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H.R.1585: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, a

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September 18, 2007 The Constitution Needs Your Help Today

Leahy and Dodd, among others — and they are asking for our help. Please call your Senators this morning and tell them to support Amendment S. 2202 (same text as the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act (S.185)) to the DOD Auth bill (HR 1585). ...

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Source: Firedoglake


September 18, 2007 Cornyn

President Bush’s comprehensive immigration reform, defeated in June, will make a second appearance this week when the Senate takes up various pro-amnesty amendments submitted to the Department of Defense funding bill, HR 1585, ...

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Source: The Voice


September 18, 2007 THIS DREAM IS STILL A NIGHTMARE (Immigration revolution)

774) was introduced as an Amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill (HR 1585). What that means is illegal aliens would be able to attend college without having to pay the ‘out of state’ tuition that American citizens are required to ...

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Source: NNN Reporters Newsroom


September 18, 2007 Habeus Corpus for Detainees of the United States - Cloture Not Invoked

At this time, we have posted the voting record for S Amdt 2022 to S Amdt 2011 to HR 1585 so you can see how the office holder representing you has voted on this piece of legislation. We will have a detailed summary available as soon as ...

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Source: Project Vote Smart's :: Recent Keyvotes


September 17, 2007 Action Alert

Action Alert SENATOR DURBIN TAKES NEW STEPS TO PASS THE DREAM ACT! ACT NOW TO STOP IT! Your phone calls are working!!!! ... (H.R.1585) that is being debated on the floor right now. PLEASE CALL YOUR SENATORS TODAY

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Source: Looky Me!


September 17, 2007 Time to get busy...horrible immigration bill is back in disguise..."DREAM Act"

I was JUST talking about this in a blog a few days earlier. I knew this would come up again. And WALAAA! Here we are! ... to offer the DREAM Act as an amendment to the FY08 Department of Defense Authorization Bill (H.R.1585

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September 17, 2007 Amnesty for illegals back for another try

ACTION ALERT: Call Your Senators and Tell Them to Oppose H.R.1585/SA-2237 (800) 862-5530 (800) 833-6354 (866) 340-9281 (866) 220-0044 http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/congdir.tt

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Source: noworldsystem.com


September 17, 2007 National Education Association: Letter to the Senate Regarding ...

... for an amendment to be offered by Senators Durbin (D-IL), Hagel (R-NE) and Lugar (R-IN) that would add the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act to the Department of Defense authorization bill (HR 1585).

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Source: National Journal's Policy Council -...


September 17, 2007 Senate to Resume War Debate (CQPolitics.com)

As soon as Monday, the Senate is likely to begin debating an amendment to the defense policy bill (HR 1585) that would allow detainees being held by US authorities at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and other prisons to contest their ...

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Source: World News Web Blog


September 17, 2007 The OJ News Holdup

It seems this is what is again happening as Democrats try to sneak though amnesty for illegal alien legislation.... allowing amendments to the currently debated must-pass HR 1585 Department of Defense authorization bill. ...

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Source: What Happened to My Country?


September 17, 2007 Shamnesty returns: The DREAM Act won’t die

Well, now bipartisan open-borders lawmakers in Congress are poised to slip the DREAM Act (Senate Amendment 2237 text here) in during consideration of the Department of Defense authorization bill (HR 1585) this week. ...

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Source: News/Activism


September 17, 2007 The Dream Act Is No Dream It's A Nightmare

Durbin, D-Ill., is expected to offer an amendment to the defense bill (HR 1585) that would attach legislation (S 774) to allow children of illegal immigrants who entered the United States before age 16 and lived here at least five years ...

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Source: Theodore's World


September 17, 2007 DREAM Act Is On….

Today the Senate will be debate amendments to The National Defense Authorization Act HR 1585, this includes the DREAM Act amendment SA 2237. Despite a majority of the American public consistently disagreeing with this bill, ...

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Source: EckerNet.Com Feed


September 17, 2007 AMNESTY RED ALERT! Call Now Oppose 'Bad' Dream Act.

Call Now.ems urbin's Amendment (number SA 2237) to attach the "Bad" Dream Act to the National Defense Authorization Act HR 1585! The Bad Dream Act is AMNESTY! How dare Senator Durbin try to replace American kids in the limited seats in ...

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Source: Scott's Blog


September 17, 2007 Amnesty for Illegals Is Back

... Bush's comprehensive immigration reform, defeated in June, will make a second appearance this week when the Senate takes up various pro-amnesty amendments submitted to the Department of Defense funding bill, HR 1585, which is...

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Source: covenantnews.com


September 17, 2007 Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On The Introduction Of ...

Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On The Introduction Of Amendment 2022, The Habeas Corpus Restoration Act Of 2007, To HR 1585, The National Defense Authorization Act,September 17, 2007. Click here to listen.

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Source: US Senator Patrick Leahy


September 17, 2007 Entry for September 17, 2007

This week, the Senate is scheduled to debate HR 1585 , the The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which passed the House May 17 on a vote of 397 to 27. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), ...

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Source: The Writing Corner


September 17, 2007 NILC Calls for Action on the DREAM Act

Today, Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) will introduce the DREAM Act as an amendment to HR 1585, the Department of Defense authorization bill, which returns to the Senate floor for debate this ...

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Source: ImmigrationProf Blog


September 17, 2007 Amendment list for Defense Authorization bill in Senate this week

This year, the recently passed House FY2008 defense authorization bill (HR1585) includes Sense of Congress language in support of this policy. The second amendment moves Chapter 1606 (Standard Reserve) and Chapter 1607 (REAP) benefits ...

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Source: Iraq Insider


September 17, 2007 Defense Appropriations Bill

Following the conclusion of all morning business, the Senate is scheduled to resume consideration of HR 1585 (Department of Defense Appropriations Bill). This bill also makes appropriations for military construction, defense activities ...

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Source: SENATUS


September 17, 2007 Change Amnesty To The Dream Act And It’s Still BS

lawmakers in Congress are poised to slip the DREAM Act (Senate Amendment 2237 text here) in during consideration of the Department of Defense authorization bill (HR 1585) this week. Numbers USA has the lowdown. ...

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Source: Right Voices


September 17, 2007 Remember the FY08 Defense Authorization Bill?

The Senate resumes consideration of the FY 2008 Defense Authorization bill (HR 1585) today. On July 18, after the Senate voted 52 – 47 for cloture on the Levin (D-MI) - Reed (D-RI) amendment (with 60 votes required to close debate), ...

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Source: Nukes of Hazard


September 17, 2007 Senate Debate: Schedule

Excerpt: "At 3 pm the Senate will resume consideration of HR 1585, the Department of Defense authorization measure. There will be no rollcall votes today, which we announced several weeks ago. The managers..." ...

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Source: HR 1585: National Defense Authorization...


September 17, 2007 Defense Appropriations - Week Three [HR1585]

Friday's Senate Session ran from 9:45:48 to 9:46:15 am, a total of 27 seconds. Week Three? Yes. This is the bill scuttled in July after a theatrical all-nighter dedicated to Levin/Reed S.Amdt.2087 (to provide for a reduction and ...

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Source: Senate by Cboldt


September 16, 2007 Webb’s “Backdoor” Approach to Ending the War

Next week the Senate will take up the defense authorization bill (HR 1585). “As the Senate prepares to resume a full-throated debate on the Iraq War, a measure that some call a ‘backdoor’ troop withdrawal is coming close to the support ...

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Source: VB Dems


September 16, 2007 Clips, Quotes and a Sunday Blog Jog

1547 does not contain language (HR 1585, sec. 641) to correct inequities in benefits for family members who've suffered abuse or domestic violence at the hands of members of the military. [OpenCRSpdf] Perrspectives has compiled a handy ...

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Source: Desert Beacon


September 16, 2007 Amnesty comes back on Monday, and what you can do about it

From this: President Bush's comprehensive immigration reform, defeated in June, will make a second appearance this week when the Senate takes up various pro-amnesty amendments submitted to the Department of Defense funding bill, HR 1585 ...

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Source: Lonewacko


September 16, 2007 Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Global War on Terror: Selected ...

This report consists of a series of tables that summarize the legislation concerning Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) considered to date during the 110th Congress, as well as a select group of amendments to HR 1585, the National Defense ...

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Source: Open CRS: Recent Reports


September 16, 2007 Traitors to the Republic

President Bush's comprehensive immigration reform, defeated in June, will make a second appearance this week when the Senate takes up various pro-amnesty amendments submitted to the Department of Defense funding bill, HR 1585, ...

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Source: Captain's Fishing Spot


September 16, 2007 SENATE TO GIVE AMNESTY AND IN-STATE TUITION TO ILLEGALS!

Please take a few minutes and read the ALERT, "linked" above, from our friends at Eagle Forum for more details on the "Durbin Amendment" (S.Amdt 2237) to HR 1585 the Defense Department.

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Source: Republicans and Conservatives for America


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