Critics expressing disappointment with new U.S. attorney general
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
They say Michael Mukasey is reluctant to move aggressively in many fields.
Arlen Specter
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Day 3 -- NDT Goes Farther East, Back Into Childhood, Then Out Again
North Dallas Thirty (Free subscription) | yesterday
Day 3 dawned bright and sunny in Denver; at 9:14 AM, I saddled up the black steed for one more time and headed out across the Colorado and western Kansas plains. Adding to domestic oil production in Russell, Kansas. Hometown boys Bob Dole and Arlen Specter would be proud. My grandparents' backyard. You can almost smell the roast beef and mashed potatoes cooking. Final stop: NDT's folks' house, 9:31...
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Senators Seek Smithsonian Transparency
DCist (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Last week, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) submitted a bill that would bring the Smithsonian Institution under the Freedom of Information Act and Sunshine Act, a position the Institution has eluded for decades. Anyone who's followed the scandals over the past couple of years , starting with former Secretary Lawrence M. Small's excessive expenses and eventual ouster in March...
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Youths Held In Adult Jails
The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
There are 33 boys ages 15 to 17 in a Pittsburgh jail, sparking a debate on whether minors belong in adult detention facilities,...
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Editor's Cut: Going Green
The Nation (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Sen. Bernie Sanders is relentlessly pushing transformative alternatives to oil dependence as usual.
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Patriots shrug off Spygate, focus on new season
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Bill Belichick sat on the sideline, watching the Celtics wrap up their championship -- three years after his Patriots won their most recent title.
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Key NFL Question No. 10: Is Spygate Over?
Mark Maske's NFL Insider (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
My thoughts: Yes. Whether you agree with the actions taken by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell or not, Goodell did act. The public didn't share the ongoing interest of Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Matt Walsh didn't have the goods when it came to the allegation that the Patriots had taped the Rams' walk-through before their Super Bowl meeting. The scandal will forever affect how the accomplishments...
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Free Speech Protection Act
The Conservative Voice Columns (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
When is Free Speech destroyed. When a foreign court allows an author to be silenced. Early this year we alerted our members to legislation introduced in the New York Assembly called the "Libel Terrorism Protection Act," Now commonly known as "Rachel's Law".
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A stopped clock tells the right time twice a day
The Shotgun (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
McCain's best buddy Joe Lieberman is right on something for once: the 1st Amendment. Lieberman co-sponsored the Senate version of the Free Speech Protection Act of 2008, which would protect American residents from foreign libel judgments. This will make it...
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Yahoo acquisition soap opera goes to Washington
Microsoft News Tracker (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Yesterday, the head lawyers for the protagonists in the Yahoo acquisition soap opera headed off to Washington for testimony before both House and Senate committees, but it turned out to be one of the least exciting episodes so far. Brad Smith (Microsoft’s General Counsel), David Drummond (Google’s Chief Legal Officer), and Michael Callahan (Yahoo’s [...]
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Free Speech Protection Act… and Robert Murat
Stephen Newton's diary of sorts... (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
‘Now we are engaged in another great struggle – this time against Islamist terror – and again the enemies of freedom seek to silence free speech. Our legislation will help ensure that they do not succeed.’ – Senators Arlen Specter and Joe Lieberman Senator Joe Lieberman has a record of censorious behaviour. As a vice-presidential candidate, [...]
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Poll: Voters Don't Know Barack Obama Pro-Abortion, John McCain Pro-Life
PowerBlog! (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
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Sen. Specter Finishes Chemotherapy, Plans Martini
Get Mash (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Sen. Arlen Specter completed his last scheduled round of chemotherapy on Monday and said he planned to celebrate with a martini and dinner with friends. Read the full story
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Chemotherapy Completed
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Sen. Arlen Specter has completed his last scheduled round of chemotherapy. He says he plans to celebrate with a martini and dinner with friends. The 78-year-old Republican from Pennsylvania traveled to Washington on Monday after receiving the 12th and final dose at a Philadelphia hospital.
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US Senators Notice Free Speech Lawfare
The Daily Bayonet (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
United States Senators Arlen Specter and Joe Lieberman wrote an opinion...
