Open Congress : Blog Articles for Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]

New Guidelines Would Give FBI Broader Powers

2008-10-11T00:00:00Z

Senator sheldon whitehouse senator for rhode island: newsroom - in new guidelines would give fbi broader powers â€ new york times, 21 aug 2008 http://www.nytimes.com â€ f our democratic senators told attorney general michael b.

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Was NSA's Indiscriminate Wiretapping of Americans Overseas Illegal?

2008-10-10T00:00:00Z

... it appears the NSA violated EO 12333 and USSID-18 -- assuming, of course, that President Bush did not secretly authorize the NSA to disregard such directives, something at which Senator Sheldon Whitehouse has previously hinted. ...

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There's still time to claim a federal rebate check

2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

But the deadline to file a tax return is Oct. 15. Today, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, DR.I., is joining representatives from the IRS at the Woonsocket Senior Center to answer questions and help seniors file for their rebates. ...

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MUKASY AND DEMS script another smoke screen that obscures the ...

2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

Senators' interest in Mukasey's response has not waned since the hearings, when Mukasey explained that he didn't know "what was involved in the technique." Mukasey's response prompted Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, DR. ...

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Debate Watch Party with Sen Sheldon Whitehouse

2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

Come Watch the second Presidential Debate with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island. Sen Whitehouse will talk about his support of Sen Obama and watch the debate with local voters.

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NEWS: Whitehouse praises Obama health plan

2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

If elected, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will move quickly to reform the American health care system, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, DR.I. told a group of almost 50 Dartmouth Medical School students and Dartmouth-Hitchcock ...

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CARCIERI, WHITEHOUSE JOIN UNIVERSITY IN HONORING NOREEN STONOR DREXEL

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

Donald Carcieri and US Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse will join the Salve Regina community to congratulate Noreen Stonor Drexel during a ceremony tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 9) at 5:30 pm to dedicate the historic "twin cottages" on campus. ...

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HEALTH IT: Guest Blog Post by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

HEALTH IT: Guest Blog Post by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse The New Health Dialogue Blog October 6, 2008. Click here to read the full article. ShareThis.

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Boxer, Whitehouse Release Justice Department Investigation Letter ...

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mukasey, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) provided transcripts to the Justice Department for consideration in its preliminary investigation into whether Mr ...

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Military Interrogator Speaks at Johnson & Wales University

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

The four-page article questioned Senator John McCainâ€™s commitment to ban torture in the United States and highlighted Senator Sheldon Whitehouseâ€™s legislative efforts to end the practice. About Torture & Interrogation ...

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News 10/8/08

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

A guest blog post by US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) pitches billions in savings from "a national health information technology system," which he says is like the interstate highway system (no, not too expensive to afford - "a ...

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Update from the Upper Valley

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

WEDNESDAY WOMEN TO WOMEN SPECIAL EVENT: Come to the office on Wednesday by 5 pm to help phone bank, and meet special guest Senator Sheldon Whitehouse from Rhode Island. Remember, Wednesday phone banking especially encourages women to ...

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Why Vote?

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) estimated the cost of the Bush presidency at $7.7 trillion. Letâ€™s compromise and call it $6 trillion, and assume that the other candidate would have been revenue neutral, so the net difference of the ...

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Debate Watch Party with Sen Sheldon Whitehouse

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

Your Vote Could Be Worth A Million Dollars!

2008-10-05T00:00:00Z

Report implicates White House

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Yesterday, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (DR.I.) wrote Mukasey a letter asking whether Dannehy would have the authority to compel documents from the White House and testimony from former presidential aide Karl Rove and former White House ...

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Roundtable with Senator Whitehouse on Healthcare

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Please join Senator Sheldon Whitehouse at Dartmouth College for a round table on Senator Obama's health care policy.

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Emails Implicate White House in Prosecutor Purge

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (who I'm really beginning to like, by the way) is staying on top of this investigation, penning a letter to Mukasey yesterday "asking whether Dannehy would have the authority to compel documents ...

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Report Implicates White House

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

Last Yearâ€™s Most Overlooked

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Bush administration's Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice has been issuing classified legal opinions about surveillance for years. As a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (DR. ...

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