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Supporting Cain, GOP base evokes Thomas hearings (AP)

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:59:59 +0000

AP – Conservatives are rallying around Herman Cain as he battles sexual harassment allegations, comparing the attacks on the Republican presidential contender to what they describe as the “high-tech lynching” of another prominent black Republican: Clarence Thomas.

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Congress opens hearings on violent Islam in prison (AP)

admin — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:10:38 +0000

AP – Islamic radicalization in prisons continues to be a concern among law enforcement officials across the U.S., and countering it should not be a partisan issue, the top Republican on the House Homeland Security said Wednesday.

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Muslim hearings ripped as witch hunt

admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:02:08 +0000

Proclaiming “Today I am a Muslim too,” about 1,000 protesters gathered Sunday in Times Square to decry Rep. Pete King’s upcoming hearings into homegrown radical Islam.

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GOP Rep. to hold hearings on ‘radical’ Muslims

admin — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:21:19 +0000

Rep. Peter King said yesterday he’ll hold hearings on the “radicalization of the American Muslim community” – but some critics fear an anti-Islamic witchhunt.

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US senator calls for hearings on plane registry (AP)

admin — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 03:06:35 +0000

AP – The chairman of the Senate subcommittee overseeing aviation said Friday he would recommend holding congressional hearings on aircraft registration after The Associated Press reported the Federal Aviation Administration was missing data on one-third of U.S. planes.

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NY, Mass., Va. bail hearings await 9 in spy case (AP)

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:08:11 +0000

AP – Bail hearings for nine people charged in a Russian spy case were scheduled Thursday as a U.S. prosecutor said the evidence against them was growing stronger by the day.

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Kagan hearings near end with confirmation likely (AP)

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:33:54 +0000

AP – Her confirmation all but assured, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan neared the end of a final grueling day of Senate questioning Wednesday, fielding GOP challenges on abortion, gays in the military and other divisive issues while sidestepping Democrats’ invitations to blast conservative decisions by the court she’s hoping to join.

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Day 1 of Senate hearings offers tale of 2 Kagans (AP)

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:44:35 +0000

AP – Elena Kagan strode into Day 1 of her confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court with a broad grin and a bounce in her step. She emerged nearly four hours later with her smile intact, and bearhugs aplenty for family and friends.

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Kagan set to break silence as hearings commence (AP)

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:51:10 +0000

AP – Elena Kagan, a trailblazer for women and the law, is hitting a new path that could be strewn with a few rough patches: the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings.

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Kagan’s e-mails to go public as hearings approach (AP)

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:52:50 +0000

AP – Ever wish you could rifle through a public figure’s e-mail? Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s e-mails are about to go public as part of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s preparations for her confirmation hearings in a little more than a week.

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