Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]

Senate tables amendment on 9/11 trials

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (Vt.) and Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (Mich.) said Graham's amendment would bar the Obama administration from pursuing justice. “If this amendment passes,

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Sisters star in PBS documentary

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...headquarters in the city of Archangel, Russia and is also seen in several still photographs depicting life there. Sen. Carl Levin also appears in the documentary film, recalling how the duty of The Polar Bears was known as “the acid test of loyalty to

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Killing of 5 British soldiers raises doubts about Afghan police

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...Peter Galbraith, the former top American official at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, told BBC Radio 4. In September, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., called for increasing the size of the Afghan army and police "much faster than presently planned" instead of

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Lax Laws Allow US Companies to Be Used for Crimes

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...Bout used a network of shell companies around the world, including a dozen U.S. corporations, to carry out his activities, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing. One Delaware-based ho

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Lax Laws Allow US Companies to Be Used for Crimes

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

PBS documentary on World War I Polar Bears features two local men

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...conditions, watching their buddies die, knowing that all other soldiers fighting in the World War had already come home.” Sen. Carl Levin appears in the documentary film, recalling how the duty of The Polar Bears was known as “the acid test of loyal

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Policeman kills 5 troops

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Afghan cop kills 5 Brits; training rush questioned

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...hired," Peter Galbraith, the former top American official at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, told BBC Radio 4. In September, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., called for increasing the size of the Afghan army and police "much faster than presently planned" ins

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U.S. Senate OKs unemployment extension

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...first emergency extension and 20 weeks of the states extended benefits program -- between May and the end of the year. Sen. Carl Levin, Michigan Democrat, said that during the debate, about 7,000 unemployed Americans lost their benefits each day and th

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USW Declares Support for 'Trade Enforcement Priorities Act' to Create Jobs

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...Stabenow added, "This bill will hold countries accountable for violating our trade rules." Sens. Russ Feingold (D-WI), Carl Levin (D-MI), and Arlen Specter (D-PA) are all original cosponsors of the bill. The Brown-Stabenow Super 301 bill would ensure th

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The Color of Money: Debt collection law needs more bite

2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

...crisis and many people struggling to pay their bills, debt collectors have responded by becoming more aggressive," said Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., in a prepared statement after the release of the GAO report. "Debt-collection abuses are not getting the at

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Reform due in business of collections

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

...in crisis and many people struggling to pay their bills, debt collectors have responded by becoming more aggressive," said Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., in a prepared statement following the release of the GAO report. "Debt collection abuses are not getting

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GM CEO says Volt on track for end of '10, vows to increase market share

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...But some have questioned the strategy, given that GM is in the process of eliminating four of its eight brands. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, asked Henderson about the status of the extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt -- a vehicle that will be able to

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U.S bill aims to crack down on rich overseas tax cheats

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...he proposed this year. Lawmakers have been working for years on proposals to stop tax cheats from hiding assets overseas. Sen. Carl Levin, a Democrat, who has worked on the issue, estimated the U.S. loses US$100 billion a year in tax revenue because of

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Defense Chairmen Push Obama To Resist Big Troop Buildup in Afghanistan

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...up their pressure on President Obama to resist Pentagon recommendations for a troop surge in Afghanistan. Michigan Sen. Carl Levin , chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Pennsylvania Rep. John P. Murtha , chairman of the House Defense Ap

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Reform to federal law overdue for collection of old debt

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...crisis and many people struggling to pay their bills, debt collectors have responded by becoming more aggressive," said Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., in a prepared statement following the release of the GAO report. "Debt collection abuses are not getting th

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Carl Levin in the Crossfire

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...on Afghanistan and didn't like what he heard from the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman: I stayed on to hear Sen. Carl Levin. He argued that in Afghanistan a “change in strategy is essential and more important than force levels.” His implica

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Cheney's 'cheap and easy lines' criticized by Sen. Levin

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...-- Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan today criticized former Vice President Dick Cheney for "cheap and easy lines" in his recent sharp criticism of President Barack Obama over Afghanistan. Levin, D-Detroit, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee

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Obama revives military trials at Guantanamo

2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

...House in Washington. From left are, Mullen, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. and the president. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) - AP WASHINGTON President Barack Obama brought back Bush

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Defense bill includes money to sway Taliban

2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

...whether to send thousands more U.S. troops into Afghanistan next year. Several prominent Senate Democrats, including Sen .Carl Levin, D-Mich., have publicly backed more money to develop Afghan security forces instead of sending more U.S. troops there. O

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