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Patrick Leahy stories: 53 news summaries

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 Guess What Oil Execs Make  

Industry bigwigs are grilled by the Senate

May 21, 08 8:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Big Oil executives today were grilled by the Senate on soaring prices, and Sen. Patrick Leahy asked for their salaries, the AP reports. Here's what they said:
  • J. Stephen Simon, Exxon: $12.5 millon.
  • John Lowe, ConocoPhillips: Did not recall
  • Peter Robertson, Chevron: Did not recall.
  • John
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Exxon • Shell • Chevron • ConocoPhillips • Patrick Leahy • oil companies

Fellow Pols Shaken by Kennedy Diagnosis

Colleagues met news with 'stunned silence'

May 20, 08 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy's Senate colleagues reacted to news that the lawmaker has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor with "stunned silence," Ben Nelson of Nebraska tells the Hill. "I am having a hard time remembering a day in my 34 years here when I felt this badly,... More »

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John McCain • John Kerry • Senate • Ted Kennedy • Mitch McConnell • Patrick Leahy • Ben Nelson

Congress Prods Justice Dept.
on Secrecy

Dems accuse Mukasey, underlings of stalling on requests

Apr 8, 08 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Congress is redoubling its efforts to get info from the Justice Department, the Washington Post reports. Requests for classified documents have languished for as long as 3 years, and the contretemps between Congress and Alberto Gonzales over their disclosure has improved little under the new AG, Michael Mukasey. "We... More »

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Congress • Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • Patrick Leahy • detainee • US attorney firings • Michael Mukasey • warrantless wiretapping

Obama Nails 10-Point
National Lead
in Gallup Poll

It's his biggest
margin this year

Mar 31, 08 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama jumped to his largest national lead of the year in a new Gallup poll, pulling ahead of Hillary Clinton 52% to 42%. The figure marks the Illinois senator’s third consecutive lead, and the first double-digit lead since Hillary chalked up a 11% lead over Barack in early... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Patrick Leahy • poll numbers • Gallup

Hillary Says She Won't Drop;
Obama Thinks That's OK

She says she'll take her battle all the way to the convention

Mar 29, 08 9:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton insisted today that she will not drop out of the race early, and Barack Obama thinks that's just fine. Clinton told the Washington Post that she will compete in every primary, then take her fight to the convention in August if necessary. Could any scenario change her mind?... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • Howard Dean • Bill Clinton • Patrick Leahy • Pennsylvania primary • Election 2008 • Indiana primary

'Ugly, Divided' Party Will Lose, Dean Warns

Dems keep clashing over fallout from primary battle

Mar 29, 08 6:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats continue to clash over the effects of a long and bitter primary race, the New York Times reports. "If we have an ugly, divided convention, we will lose" the November election, said Howard Dean, who has called on superdelegates to decide by July. But Hillary-backer Gov. Tom... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • Howard Dean • Patrick Leahy • Democratic Party • superdelegates

 Leahy Be Damned,
 Hillary Soldiers On 

Clinton has no thoughts of dropping campaign, as Dems wonder about the health of the party

Mar 29, 08 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Citing the rights of voters to speak their piece and the “many differing opinions and strong-minded individuals” of the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton yesterday reaffirmed her candidacy in the face of senator Patrick Leahy’s call for her end a campaign with “no very good reason” to continue... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Howard Dean • Patrick Leahy • Democratic National Committee • superdelegates • Election 2008

Leahy to Clinton:
You're Out

Influential Democrat wants peace; Dean suggests deadline

Mar 28, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Continued sniping with Hillary Clinton is hurting Barack Obama's chances of winning the White House, and "she ought to withdraw and she ought to be backing Senator Obama," Sen. Pat Leahy told Vermont Public Radio in an interview aired today. The harsh assessment coincided with a suggestion from... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • Howard Dean • Patrick Leahy • Democratic nomination • Democratic presidential primaries • superdelegates

Pointing Toward March 4, Dems Think Small

Clinton cranks up Vt. effort as Ben & Jerry warm to Obama

Feb 19, 08 7:21 PM CST
(Newser) - With the days when 23 delegates were no big deal a distant memory, Hillary Clinton isn't conceding Vermont to Barack Obama, the Burlington Free Press reports. She has sent three staffers to open a field office in a state where her opponent has seven paid workers, four offices, and the... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Vermont • Patrick Leahy • Ben & Jerry's • Madeleine Kunin

Hill's Attack Mode Gets Backlash

Many rank-and-filers are rethinking the Clintons

Jan 24, 08 1:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary and Bill Clinton are facing backlash for their aggressive tone toward Barack Obama, as the former First Couple stands accused of conduct unbecoming of party leaders. As the Clinton campaign harps on discredited charges, the Washington Post writes, many neutral Democrats worry the harshness might hurt in the general... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • Ted Kennedy • Patrick Leahy • negative campaigning • attack ad

New Fed Gun Law Inspired by Virginia Tech Massacre

Congress makes it harder for mentally ill to buy guns

Dec 20, 07 3:15 AM CST
(Newser) - New gun control legislation designed to keep weapons out of the hands of the mentally ill was passed by the Senate yesterday. The rare event of congressional action on gun control—and even rarer bipartisan agreement—was triggered by the Virginia Tech massacre last April. The bill, which strengthens background... More »

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Virginia Tech • Seung-Hui Cho • Patrick Leahy • John Dingell • Carolyn McCarthy • National Rifle Association • 1968 Gun Control Act • National Instant Criminal Background Check

Mukasey Tells Congress to Back Off CIA Tapes Inquiry

AG won't divulge investigation details

Dec 14, 07 3:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Mukasey isn't about to open up to Democratic lawmakers who want details of the Justice Department’s ongoing investigation into the CIA’s destruction of interrogation tapes, the Washington Post reports. In letters sent today, the new AG also restated his objections to appointing a special prosecutor to investigate,... More »

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Congress • CIA • Department of Justice • Senate Democrats • Arlen Specter • Patrick Leahy • Michael Mukasey • interrogation techniques

Bush Can't Protect Rove, Senator Says

Executive privilege doesn't hold; ex-aides ordered to testify

Nov 29, 07 1:21 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush’s attempts to protect Karl Rove from testifying about the firings of US attorneys were shot down today by the Senate Judiciary Committee, meaning Rove will likely face contempt charges unless he complies with congressional subpoenas, the Associated Press reports. Bush had cited executive privilege, which protects advisers,... More »

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Karl Rove • Patrick Leahy • executive privilege • US attorney firings • Michael Mukasey • George W. Bush

Congress Torn on Telecom Immunity

Senate panel
sidesteps; House passes bill without it

Nov 16, 07 7:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Congress is conflicted over proposed immunity laws that would retroactively protect telecoms from suits alleging they illegally handed the government information on calls. The Senate Intelligence Committee endorsed immunity 13-2 last month, but the Judiciary Committee left the immunity section out of the document it approved yesterday. The House passed... More »

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Senate • Senate Judiciary Committee • domestic intelligence • Patrick Leahy • domestic surveillance • telecom • Senate Intelligence Committee • warrantless wiretapping

Pirate Act to Take Senate Floor, Again

Would enable Justice Dept. to prosecute illegal downloaders

Nov 8, 07 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Legislation that would enable the Justice Department to prosecute those who partake in peer-to-peer copyright infringement is coming before Congress—for the fourth time—now sponsored by Senators Patrick Leahy and John Conryn. But while it's popular among lawmakers and corporate copyright holders alike, the Pirate Act hasn't seen too... More »

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Department of Justice • Recording Industry Association of America • Motion Picture Association of America • piracy • Patrick Leahy • copyright • John Cornyn • Orrin Hatch

2 Key Dems Support Mukasey

Schumer, Feinstein will vote to confirm AG nominee

Nov 2, 07 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite controversy over Michael Mukasey's cagey responses to questions about waterboarding and torture, Charles Schumer and Dianne Feinstein will vote to confirm the AG nominee, the Democratic senators said this afternoon. Their votes, along with Republican committee members', are expected to tip the scales in Mukasey's favor and send his... More »

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Charles Schumer • Senate Judiciary Committee • Dianne Feinstein • Patrick Leahy • Michael Mukasey

Mukasey Calls Waterboarding 'Repugnant,' Dodges Legality

AG nominee's 'massive hedge' worries critics

Oct 31, 07 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey frustrated senators on both sides of the aisle by again refusing to specify whether he considers waterboarding a form of torture, calling it only "repugnant," CNN reports. "Hypotheticals are different from real life," Mukasey wrote to confirmation committee members yesterday, adding... More »

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torture • Attorney General • Arlen Specter • Patrick Leahy • Michael Mukasey • confirmation hearings • waterboarding

Mukasey Silent on Torture, Vocal on Spying

AG nominee's testimony a "massive hedge," says Democratic senator

Oct 18, 07 8:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Mukasey remained mum today on whether interrogation methods such as waterboarding constitute torture. But the president’s nominee for attorney general spoke out in favor of the White House’s eavesdropping program, the NY Times reports, frustrating and confusing Democrats on the second day of his confirmation hearings.... More »

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Congress • CIA • torture • Attorney General • Senate Judiciary Committee • White House • Patrick Leahy • Constitution • Michael Mukasey • waterboarding • Sheldon Whitehouse • George W. Bush

Senate Brokers Truce With Bush on Domestic Spying

Includes immunity for phone companies

Oct 18, 07 4:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Senate Democrats and Republicans have brokered a deal on legislation regarding the White House domestic spying and wiretapping program—including a highly controversial grant of immunity to telecommunication companies that co-operated with warrantless wiretaps. The deal marks a victory for the White House because Democrats had to kill a House... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • CIA • FBI • Hamas • White House • House Judiciary Committee • American Civil Liberties Union • Arlen Specter • Patrick Leahy • Senate Intelligence Committee • Mike McConnell • warrantless wiretapping • domestic spying • John D. Rockefeller • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court • Louie Gohmert • domestic wiretapping • al-Qaeda

Dems to Grill AG Nominee on Bush's Meddling

Influence on Justice looms as top Mukasey confirmation issue

Oct 16, 07 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Mukasey's confirmation hearings kick off tomorrow, and the focus of senators' questions for the AG nominee is already clear, the Christian Science Monitor reports: Democrats want assurances he’ll be more independent than Alberto Gonzales. Pat Leahy, for one, is looking for agreement that “federal law enforcement should... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Attorney General • Patrick Leahy • Michael Mukasey

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