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Zach Carter

Bipartisan Group Casts Bizarre Pro-Porn Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 12.20.2011

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WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers directed the federal government to deploy radical new powers to enforce and protect cop...

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Shortchanging Our Inventors Is Slowing Our Economic Recovery

Sen. Chris Coons | Posted 07.05.2011

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Sen. Chris Coons

Congress' delay in ending patent-fee diversion is costing America jobs at a time when we desperately need to be getting more Americans back to work. We need to fight for the power of good ideas.

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Hospital Deals Rival Wall Street on Kickbacks That Cost You Money

Martha Burk | Posted 05.25.2011

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Martha Burk

Candidates will be stumping for every vote in the upcoming midterm elections -- but how many are willing to buck the hospital corporations and medical device manufacturers in favor of you and me?

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Facebook Still Faces Judiciary Committee Probe

readwriteweb.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite the rollback on some of Facebook's heavily-debated privacy changes, the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary still has questions for Facebook...

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Kagan Confirmation Process: Confirming Your Worst Suspicions

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

"Mr. Chairman, and my fellow members of this committee: I'll keep my statement brief today, so that we'll all have an opportunity to engage in the kind of detailed questioning of the nominee that has been this committee's trademark."

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Sheldon Whitehouse and 4 Other Superb "Out of the Box" Suggestions to Replace Justice Stevens

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Abrams

Yes, Glenn Beck would likely conjure a grand conspiracy in sending someone named "Whitehouse" to the Supreme Court, but as a sitting senator it would be difficult for Republicans to filibuster his nomination.

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Is Your Email Private?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Is your email private? You may think it is, but you may also be surprised how easy it is for law enforcement to access it without a warrant.

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Supreme Court's Scalia, Breyer Talk Twitter, Friendship With Elena Kagan During Capitol Appearance (VIDEO)

AP / Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer talked about Twitter and their friendship with Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on Thursday....

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Goodwin Liu Approved By Senate Judiciary Committee, Faces Strong GOP Opposition

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's liberal pick for a San Francisco-based appeals court survived his first Senate test Thursday but still fac...

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Vacancies Threaten National Security: After Recess, President Obama Demands Senate Action

Victor Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Victor Williams

Republican Senators holding important national security and justice positions vacant while extorting provincial pork must be exposed and shamed.

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KSM: Ready For His Closeup?

Michael Smerconish | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Smerconish

Sen. Arlen Specter would like to see Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's trial be televised, stemming from a prosecutorial belief that trying him in a federal civilian court is the right decision.

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Obama Versus Obama on the Patriot Act

Leslie Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leslie Harris

Disturbingly, Obama Administration officials played a significant behind the scene role in opposing stronger civil liberties protections, directly contradicting Obama's positions as a Senator.

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Media Shield Bill Advances In Senate

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A bill to protect reporters' confidential sources in federal court cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, ending month...

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Sam Stein

Leahy To GOP: "Stop The Racial Politics" On Sotomayor

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The two top officials on the Senate Judiciary Committee left niceties at the door when they held a joint appearance on CNN's "State of the Union" Sund...

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Friday Talking Points [80] -- Parsing Obama's Cairo Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

This is an interesting and refreshing subtext in Obama's entire speech -- he says things are "facts" and not opinions. Considering the lunacy that passes for "political debate" on American television screens -- where there are always two points of view, and every "fact" is subject to spin from one side or another -- it is a breath of fresh air.

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Senator Sessions, Judge Sotomayor, And Racism

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

In all the hoopla over Judge Sonia Sotomayor being nominated to the Supreme Court, there is one interesting side story that the media is largely ignor...

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Sam Stein

How Obama's Supreme Court Nominee Can And Can't Be Filibustered

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The prospect of Senate Republicans filibustering an Obama Supreme Court nominee seemed remote, especially considering the defection of Sen. Arlen Spec...

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Why Did Republicans Boycott the Senate Judiciary Hearing on Hamilton?

Nan Aron | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nan Aron

We can't let the Republicans block nominees who don't support their agenda. We can't continue to have a country where there is one set of rules for a few at the top and a different set for the rest of us.

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Support John Conyers' Truth Commission

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Are you frustrated by all the "we need to look forward, not backward" language from Barack Obama and other Democratic leaders? Well, now you can do something about it.

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Sam Stein

Eric Holder: Can GOP Stop Obama's AG?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The fault lines over the confirmation battle for Attorney General nominee Eric Holder were drawn several weeks ago, when a series of Republican Senato...

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Urge Congress to Vote Contempt for Karl Rove

Don Siegelman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don Siegelman

I'm urgently enlisting your help to hold Karl Rove accountable for politicizing the Department of Justice -- including the prosecution that targeted me -- because our time may well be running out.

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Quit Horsing Around on Slaughter and Transport

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Markarian

Eleven lucky horses got a new lease on life yesterday. Authorities still don't know who discarded the malnourished horses. The owner might not come forward since he/she could face criminal charges.

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Contempt for Rove

Don Siegelman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don Siegelman

Karl Rove and his right-wing political cronies targeted me through a malicious, unfounded, politically-motivated prosecution. Now is the time to take action.

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35 Reasons You Must Call (202) 225-5126

Larry Beinhart | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Beinhart

Dennis Kucinich introduced 35 Articles of Impeachment against George W. Bush. They were referred to the Judiciary Committee -- to die. That's too bad.

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Sam Stein

McClellan To Testify Before Judiciary Committee

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan, whose scathing memoir about his time in the Bush administration sent waves through Washington D.C....

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