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GOP: Torture Probe Must Include Pelosi

Republicans say speaker knew; hope to quiet Dems on matter

May 11, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - As calls continue for an investigation of Bush administration officials over torture, Republicans think they may have an ace in the hole: Nancy Pelosi, they say, knew waterboarding had taken place but didn’t try to stop it. Some Republicans think threatening the House Speaker will make her and fellow... More »

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Bush administration • Nancy Pelosi • torture • investigation • interrogation techniques • harsh interrogation • Obama administration

 CIA Told Pelosi About 
 Waterboarding: Report 

Newly released documents show speaker was briefed in 2002

May 8, 09 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi and other Congressional leaders received multiple briefings on the CIA's use of waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques, according to new information released by the Obama administration. Records suggest that Pelosi learned of the CIA's interrogation of Abu Zubaydah in a September 2002 briefing that covered the "... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • CIA • torture • congressional Democrats • waterboarding • Jay Rockefeller • House Democrats • Abu Zubaydah • harsh interrogation

Analysis

 Hoyer and Pelosi: 
 Unlikely Allies 


May 6, 09 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer are about as different as Democrats get; he’s an affable Blue Dog budget hawk, she’s the pugilistic progressive poster girl. When Hoyer ran for House majority leader, Pelosi backed the other guy. But these days, the two are thick as thieves, Politico reports,... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • House of Representatives • Steny Hoyer • Democratic Party • House Democrats

House Dems Want to Impeach Judge for Torture Memos

GOP, Obama can't halt proceeding vs. Bybee

Apr 28, 09 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - House Democrats may start a constitutional confrontation over the fate of Judge Jay Bybee, and there’s nothing anybody—not even lukewarm President Obama—can do to stop them, reports Politico. As liberal think-tanker John Podesta argues, Bybee “authorized things that were illegal under US law” when he wrote... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • torture • impeachment • House of Representatives • John Conyers • Jerrold Nadler • waterboarding • House Democrats • George W. Bush • Obama administration • John Podesta • President Obama • Jay Bybee

Reid Resists Torture Commission

Senate leader rejects Pelosi, joins Obama in opposing panel

Apr 24, 09 2:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Reid will back President Obama in resisting calls to immediately create an independent commission to probe the CIA's harsh interrogation program, the New York Times reports. The majority leader, backed by other top Senate Democrats, said it would be "very unwise" to start establishing commissions or tribunals before... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • CIA • torture • politics • Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • Obama administration • torture memo • truth commission

(Newser) - Jon Stewart has a new feud going, this time with Nancy Pelosi, the Hill reports. Stewart thinks she's a hypocrite, accusing her of flip-flopping on an obscure legislative maneuver called budget reconciliation now that Democrats are in charge. He played clips showing her denouncing the move when the GOP ran... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • television • Congress • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi said today she knew fellow California Democrat Jane Harman was the subject of intelligence wiretaps, but she couldn’t spill because the information had come in a confidential briefing, CQ Politics reports. “Even if I wanted to share it with her I would not have had the... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • Jane Harman • confidential information • speaker of the House • wiretapping

Wiretap Catches Rep Making Deal for Pro-Israel Lobby Group

Bushies helped kill probe of Dem Harman

Apr 20, 09 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A wiretap by the National Security Agency caught California Rep. Jane Harman promising a suspected Israeli agent she’d intervene on behalf of two pro-Israeli lobbyists facing espionage charges, sources tell CQ Politics. In exchange, the agent promised to pressure then-minority leader Nancy Pelosi into making Harman chair of the... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Israel • Alberto Gonzales • FBI • espionage • NSA • National Security Agency • wiretap • Jane Harman • AIPAC • warrantless wiretapping • Israeli lobby

Biden Pokes Fun at the Boss at DC Dinner

Prez thinks Easter's 'about him;' Granholm roasts 'hot' Palin

Mar 22, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden put his foot in his mouth again, Politico reports—but this time he meant to. President Obama skipped last night’s annual Gridiron Club white-tie gathering of Washington elite, and the VP got in some laughs at his expense, explaining Obama was busy preparing for Easter. “He... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Jennifer Granholm

 Pols Invade YouTube ... Badly 

Congress' channel filled with awkward clips

Mar 19, 09 2:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Congress got its own YouTube channel 2 months ago, allowing politicians to beef up contact with voters—but instead they're just floundering, the Daily Telegraph reports. Clips seem more awkward than anything else, analysts say. Many lawmakers ramble too long in speeches; other videos are just plain weird, like Nancy... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • Internet • YouTube • rickrolling

Dems Keep Distance From Possible 2nd Stimulus

GOP says talk of new bill is admission of failure

Mar 12, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi said this week “we have to keep the door open” to the possibility of a second stimulus bill—but most lawmakers, including fellow Democrats, are allergic to the idea, Politico reports. “If there’s appetite, there’s not in my office,” said one. “Enough... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • congressional Democrats • economic stimulus package • Eric Cantor

 GOP: Spare Us 
 Stimulus Sequel 

Republicans court Blue Dog Dems to fight further spending

Mar 11, 09 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Talk of a second stimulus proves the first one isn't working, Republican leaders said today in blasting the possibility. “We don't even know what was in the first stimulus yet,” one senator said, while Minority Leader Mitch McConnell noted that Congress had spent “$1 billion an hour”... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • GOP • Mitch McConnell • economic stimulus package • financial crisis • Blue Dog Democrats • President Obama • Republicans

(Newser) - These days, $787 billion just doesn't go as far as it used to. A meeting of House Democratic leaders and their economic advisers today has raised the prospect of a second stimulus package, the Hill reports. “We have to keep the door open,” Nancy Pelosi said after the... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • recession • economist • George Miller • House Democrats • economic stimulus package • Steering and Policy Committee

ANALYSIS

Dems Paint Cantor as GOP's New, Obstructionist Face

Ads, op-eds, even Obama paint rising star as obstructionist

Mar 10, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Dick Cheney gone and Rush Limbaugh already tiresome, Democrats need a new go-to bugbear—and House Minority Whip Eric Cantor is their guy, reports Politico. Democrats are using his name to tar other Republicans in ads and calling the young Virginian out in op-eds. The president himself said of... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • House of Representatives • Rahm Emanuel • House Republicans • Eric Cantor • President Obama • Bill Maher Grid

 Capitol Goes Gaga for Pitt 

Brad discusses New Orleans, lawmakers swoon

Mar 6, 09 8:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Brad Pitt was in Washington yesterday for a serious reason, but the effect he had on lawmakers was not entirely professional, with many employees ditching their offices to nonchalantly hang out in the halls hoping to catch a glimpse of the superstar, AP reports. It wasn’t all fun and... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Hurricane Katrina • Brad Pitt • New Orleans • Washington DC • Harry Reid • Capitol Hill • housing • celebrity • Dick Durbin • Ninth Ward

analysis

Pelosi: It's My House, Not Obama's

Speaker stakes her ground on Iraq, tax
cuts, other issues

Feb 27, 09 1:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi was happy to block for President Obama on the stimulus, but she won’t keep at it forever, reports Politico. Pelosi’s responsibilities are to her liberal district and caucus; on the pace of repealing tax cuts, withdrawal from Iraq, and other issues, Pelosi doesn’t plan on... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Congress • Senate • Harry Reid • House of Representatives

Obama Sways GOP on Iraq, Loses Dems

McCain backs plan; Pelosi thinks leaving 50K is too many

Feb 27, 09 6:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Key congressional Republicans, including John McCain, gave their backing to President Obama's plan to withdraw all combat forces from Iraq by August 2010. The New York Times reports that GOP members at a bipartisan White House meeting yesterday left more impressed than some Democratic counterparts, who thought Obama was leaving... More »

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Iraq • Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • John McCain • Charles Schumer • Iraq exit strategy • John McHugh

(Newser) - Legislation that would allow bankruptcy judges to reduce the principal on mortgages of homes in danger of foreclosure will not come up for its scheduled House vote today because Democratic infighting has broken out, endangering its passage, CQ Politics reports. The “cramdown” provision was a red flag for fiscal... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • foreclosure • mortgage • House of Representatives • financial crisis • cramdown

(Newser) - A bill pending in the US House includes a provision relaxing travel restrictions on Cuban-Americans who wish to visit Cuba by slicing out funding for enforcement of a 2004 law, the Miami Herald reports. The bill, which will likely see a vote today, allows annual visits rather than one... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • Senate • Cuba • House of Representatives • Cuban embargo • Obama administration • President Obama • travel restrictions • budget bill

Catholic Group Savages Dems Using Senator's Signature

Staffer, not Brownback, approved the letter

Feb 24, 09 2:49 PM CST
(Newser) - A letter suggesting that top Democratic lawmakers aren’t “real Catholics” is attributed to Sen. Sam Brownback, the Huffington Post reports, but in fact came from a conservative Catholic group, Politico confirms.  “Real Catholics need a new voice—not the likes of Ted Kennedy and Nancy Pelosi... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Sam Brownback • abortion • Ted Kennedy • Catholic • President Obama

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