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Gupta 'lacks the requisite experience,' congressman charges
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Barack Obama's apparent choice for surgeon general, Sanjay Gupta, is drawing fire from within his own party, ABC News reports. John Conyers of Michigan, the House Judiciary Committee chair, sent a letter to his fellow legislators today encouraging them to join him in protesting the nomination of the CNN fixture as "not in the best interests of the nation"—and spelling the celebrity neurosurgeon's first name "Sunjay."
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Lawmakers will ask if Bush, Cheney told ex-spokesman to lie
Associated Press Jun 9, 08 7:04 PM CDT
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Scott McClellan agreed today to testify about Dick Cheney's role in leaking the name of a CIA agent, the AP reports. In a hearing next week, House lawmakers are expected to ask him about his claim that Cheney and President Bush told him to "exonerate Scooter Libby" as White House spokesman. McClellan made the recent claim while hyping his new Washington tell-all memoir, What Happened.
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Baltimore Sun Oct 12, 07 3:58 PM CDT
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The disability system for NFL players will receive additional scrutiny now that a House committee with "serious questions" about it has commissioned a Congressional Research Service study, the Baltimore Sun reports. The committee wants to find "why only a small percentage of former players receive disability benefits in such a dangerous sport," according a letter released today.
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House panel rejects privilege claim
Reuters Jul 20, 07 6:23 AM CDT
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White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten may face contempt charges over the administration's refusal to turn over subpoenened documents. A House panel yesterday voted 7-3 to reject the White House contention that the documents—sought in the probe of the dismissals of US attorneys—are covered by executive privilege, Reuters reports.
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