Senator Jon Kyl

Republican  •  Arizona  •  7th Term  •  Sworn In 1987
Current Term 2007 - 2012 View All
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11/19/09
Wonk Room » New Study On Nuke Testing Proves Kyl Wrong

noneed (2) A new congressionally commissioned report just stuck it to Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ). Kyl is the leading advocate in the Senate for testing nuclear weapons and has led the charge against the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) – a ...

Source: Wonk Room
11/19/09
The Nematode: Shame on Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Az)

Shame on Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Az). I had just posted my rant about Henry Reid ramming his healthcare bill through with 3 days to read the 2074 pages of insults to the American taxpayer. I thought I would add a quote from one of my own ...

11/19/09
DownWithTyranny!: Blue Dogs Show Their True Color On The Estate ...

Recall that when Blanche Lincoln and Jon Kyl tried to lower the rate on estates worth more than $7 million (under which the rate is zero; they pay nothing), their efforts (in her case on behalf of the Walton family which owns so much of ...

11/19/09
NRO

But Fiorina's picking up support from some pretty darn conservative senators, too: Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, Jon Kyl of Arizona, and now, Oklahoma's other senator James W. Inhofe. DeVore has fewer endorsements, but perhaps ones that might ...

11/19/09
Maggie's Notebook: Eric Holder Lindsay Graham: Eric Holder Jon ...

In the meeting, Senator Jon Kyl mentioned a previous request from Senator Charles Grassley, who has asked Holder for list of DOJ attorneys who have previous ties to terrorists. Holder indicated he would think about it. ...

11/19/09
The Washington Monthly

[Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) of Iowa] demanded that Holder explain the presence in the solicitor general's office of Neal Katyal, who represented Osama Bin Laden's driver at the Supreme Court. Grassley used a smear from the New York Post ( penned by th

11/19/09
BG Views - Obama, Holder predict conviction in 9/11 case

The attorney general said he is certain the men will be convicted, but even if a suspect were acquitted, “that doesn't mean that person would be released into our country.” Tempers flared when Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., challenged Holder to ...

11/19/09
Conviction predicted in 9/11 case - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Split along party lines. Tempers flared when Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., challenged Holder to say how a civilian trial could be the best idea, since Mohammed had previously sought to plead guilty before a military commission. ...

11/19/09
News Release by UncleYap: Political / Executive Interference into ...

person would be released into our country." Tempers flared when Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., challenged Holder to say how a civilian trial could be the best idea, since. Mohammed had previously sought to plead guilty before a military ...

11/19/09
Judiciary Panel Changes to Media Shield Bill Leave GOP Skeptical ...

The panel adopted a substitute amendment offered by Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania at a committee markup session that would add more national security protections to the bill, which is known as the Free Flow of Information ... “The langua

11/18/09
» Obama, Holder defend plans for Sept. 11 trial

Tempers flared when Sen. Jon Kyl, a Republican, challenged Holder to say how a civilian trial could be the best idea, since Mohammed had previously sought to plead guilty before a military commission. “How can you be more likely to get ...

11/18/09
Republicans Clash With Attorney General Eric Holder Over Terror ...

Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl pushed back at Holder's rejection of a military tribunal. "How could you be more likely to get a conviction in federal court when Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has already asked to plead guilty before a military ...

11/18/09
Allvoices.com - President Obama...

Sen. Jon Kyl questions AG ... Video Source: youtube.com. "How could you be more likely to get a conviction in federal court ... Obama, Holder defend NY 9/11 ... Video Source: youtube.com. Obama, Holder defend NY 9/11 . ...

11/18/09
Muslims Against Sharia Blog

Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz) pointed out that Holder claimed prosecutors would have a better chance of convicting Mohammed in a federal court. But Mohammed has announced to the world he wants to plead guilty before a military commission, ...

11/18/09
Holder: Prosecutors could accept KSM's guilty plea - The Hill's ...

The attorney general earlier deflected concerns aired during a heated exchange with Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) that the use of a civilian court rather than a military commission in any way favored the defendants' case. ...

Source: News
11/18/09
Investors.com - The War On Terror On Trial

Steam was pouring out of Eric Holder's ears after Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., quoted from former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy's National Review article this week. McCarthy described Holder as "a lawyer whose firm is among those ...

11/18/09
The War On Terror On Trial | Political Opinions, News Aggregation

Steam was pouring out of Eric Holder's ears after Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., quoted from former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy's National Review article this week. McCarthy described Holder as "a lawyer whose firm is among those ...

11/18/09
Attorney General Eric Holder In Senate Hearing, Defending 9/11 ...

Sen. Jon Kyl challenged the wisdom of Holder's decision to bring the case to civilian courts. Noting that Mohammed had sought to plead guilty before a military commission, the Arizona Republican drew applause when he asked: "How could ...

11/18/09
Byrd becomes longest-serving Congress member - WBTV 3 News ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Robert C. Byrd became history's longest-serving member of Congress on Wednesday, earninga formal salute from the Senate and President Barack Obama for his nearly 57 years of service. ... McConnell, who had saluted Byrd's &qu

Source: WBTV - News
11/18/09
Hot Air » Blog Archive » The definition of “show trial”

More importantly, though, Senator Durbin and the attorney general fail to point out that the Moussaoui trial was a three-ring circus, that the district judge actually tried to dismiss the indictment, and that we don't know what would have happened had

Source: Hot Air TV
11/18/09
Senator Jon Kyl Confronts Attorney General Eric Holder During ...

Senator Jon Kyl Confronts Attorney General Eric Holder During Senate Judiciary Hearings About KSM's Trial. YouTube Preview Image · Share/Bookmark. Related posts: Attorney General Eric Holder Video In Front Of The Senate Judiciary ...

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11/18/09
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) Endorses Fiorina in CA Senate ...

Inhofe is one of the most conservative Senators, with a grade of 96/100, just behind Jim DeMint, and Jon Kyl, who also is supporting Fiorina. He ties with Mike Enzi, and Tom Coburn, who supports Fiorina, and is also from Oklahoma. ...

11/18/09
Tracy Walters blog: Senator Kyl: ''How could he be more likely to ...

Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) put my question to AG Holder quite succinctly. The New York Times reports. Tempers flared when Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., challenged Holder to say how a civilian trial could be better, since Mohammed has sought to ...

11/18/09
Wednesday's Starting Lineup - Hotline On Call

Holder can expect harsh questioning from Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), the ranking member, and Sens. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John Cornyn (R-TX). In a round of interviews aired 11/17 from China, Pres. Obama backed his AG, ...

11/18/09
USA: Byrd becomes longest-serving Congress member

WASHINGTON—Sen. Robert C. Byrd became history's longest-serving member of Congress on Wednesday, earning a formal salute from the Senate and President Barack Obama for his nearly 57 years of service. "I've loved every precious minute ... Mc

11/18/09
Senate in holding pattern as Reid tries to cobble together health ...

"It's interesting that independents oppose it by 2-to-1, and independents, of course, are kind of the bellwether that have determined who wins and loses elections over the last several elections," said Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. ...

Source: Politics
11/18/09
Investors.com - Dems Tangled In Republicans' No-Exit Snares

Steam was pouring out of Eric Holder's ears after Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., quoted from former federal ... 11/18/2009 07:15 PM ET; The Media See Moral Grays Even In 9/11. Picking up the Sunday paper Nov. 15 could make a reader a little ...

11/18/09
General Eric Holder predict conviction in 9/11 case

The attorney general said he is certain the men will be convicted, but even if a suspect were acquitted, “that doesn't mean that person would be released into our country.” Tempers flared when Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., challenged Holder to ...

11/18/09
News Headlines - Byrd becomes longest-serving Congress member ...

Sen. Robert C. Byrd became history's longest-serving member of Congress on Wednesday, earning a formal salute from the Senate and President Barack Obama for his nearly 57 years of service."I've... ... McConnell, who had saluted Byrd's &quo

11/18/09
Arizona Senator Asks Attorney General Why He Chose To Prosecute 9 ...

Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) asks Attorney General Eric Holder during Senate Judiciary Committee hearing why he would choose to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, in a federal court if ...

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