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Senate confirmation hearings stories: 46 news summaries

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 Holder:
 Waterboarding Is Torture 

But supports FISA, Patriot Act

Jan 15, 09 10:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Eric Holder minced no words when asked about waterboarding in his confirmation hearing today. “Waterboarding is torture,” the AG-designate said, a declaration neither Michael Mukasey nor Alberto Gonzales was willing to make. He said that, even in emergencies, the president couldn’t override the constitution. Republicans also leapt... More »

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Barack Obama • Alberto Gonzales • Attorney General • Arlen Specter • Senate confirmation hearings • Michael Mukasey • confirmation hearings • Eric Holder • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama Cabinet

OPINION

Clinton Gets Group Hug in Senate Clubhouse


Jan 14, 09 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - For all the press and spectators vying to squeeze into the hearing room where Hillary Clinton testified yesterday,“there was no suspense inside,” writes Dana Milbank in the Washington Post. Grilling the secretary of State nominee gave way to congratulating a colleague, as senators slathered on the... More »

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Hillary Clinton • secretary of State • Senate confirmation hearings • confirmation hearings

OPINION

'A-Student' Hillary Aces Her Senate Hearing

Forget Geithner, it's Clinton who's queen of the 'hot nerds': Dowd

Jan 14, 09 8:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton breezed through her Senate confirmation hearing yesterday, writes Maureen Dowd, "performing as the A-student she always is" on topics from nuclear proliferation to governance in the Arctic. While Tim Geithner got caught up in controversy over back taxes, Hillary charmed the windy John Kerry and buttered the... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • diplomacy • John Kerry • secretary of State • Richard Lugar • Senate confirmation hearings • President Obama • Timothy Geithner

Clinton Promises 'Smart Power' in Cozy Hearing

Back-patting abounds

Jan 13, 09 10:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton promised a new “smart power” era of US foreign policy today, advocating a mix of diplomacy and defense, in a decidedly friendly confirmation hearing today, the AP reports. “America cannot solve the most pressing problems on our own, and the world cannot solve them without America,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • John Kerry • Richard Lugar • Senate confirmation hearings • confirmation hearings • Senate Foreign Relations Committee • Obama administration

Kerry, Clinton Face Off at
State Hearings

Foreign Relations chair says no sour grapes on being passed over

Jan 13, 09 7:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Today's confirmation hearings for Hillary Clinton also mark John Kerry's debut as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It could be an awkward meeting as she interviews for the job he openly campaigned for—after he dumped her to back Obama in the presidential race. But Kerry's putting a... More »

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Hillary Clinton • John Kerry • Senate • secretary of State • Senate confirmation hearings • confirmation hearings • Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Gun Lobby Holds Up Bush ATF Nominee

Republicans hold fellow Republican's nomination hostage

Feb 25, 08 2:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Sullivan has spent a long time waiting to become head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, but his appointment has run into a roadblock in the Senate. Not with Democrats—with his fellow Republicans. Gun-rights supporters have blocked the appointment of Sullivan, also a US Attorney... More »

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Bush administration • NRA • gun control • ATF • Senate confirmation hearings • Michael J. Sullivan

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