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July 05, 2008 Employers use federal law to deny benefits (AP)

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July 05, 2008 Employers use federal law to deny benefits

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July 05, 2008 Vermont Hemp Farming Bill Becomes Law

Second, Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont is Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, as well as a member of the Committee on Agriculture -- both relevant committees that could consider legislation. We also have a friend at the USDA ...

July 04, 2008 Obama's Evolving Foreign Policy

During much of that period, Obama's key staffer was Mark Lippert, a former aide to Senator Patrick Leahy. A Wall Street Journal profile of Lippert last fall portrayed the two men as intimate friends and quoted Obama calling Lippert "one ...

July 04, 2008 Vermont Senator appears in “The Dark Knight”

The man being threatened by the Joker is none other than Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy. Apparently, he’sa huge Batman fan. After having a knife to his throat, he’s probably loves the caped crusader even more.

July 04, 2008 Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is used to dealing with real men in ...

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is used to dealing with real men in black as he oversees the federal judiciary. But since childhood, the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman also has been fanatic about the fictitious black-caped crusader who ...

July 04, 2008 Controversial piece in the Inky

As Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) put it before hearing testimony on coercive interrogation techniques:. Too often those who would have us use torture or other harsh interrogation techniques say it cannot be ruled out because in the post ...

July 04, 2008 Obama's Evolving Foreign Policy

During much of that period, Obama's key staffer was Mark Lippert, a former aide to Senator Patrick Leahy. A Wall Street Journal profile of Lippert last fall portrayed the two men as intimate friends and quoted Obama calling Lippert "one ...

July 04, 2008 Obama Goes To Washington

Kennedy, Jim Jeffords, Patrick Leahy and Tom Harkin authored the Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2006. This bill would change the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1983 by keeping the wage increase for Congressional members at the ...

July 04, 2008 Six Degrees touching Shock pad

Sen. Patrick Leahy is “worried” that the NSA is behind the veil collecting coin telephone records. “Are I myself significant other self that tens with regard to millions pertaining to Americans are loused up mid al-Qaida? ...

July 03, 2008 Leahy's Hat Trick as a Batman Cameo

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is used to dealing with real men in black as he oversees the federal judiciary. But since childhood, the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman also has been fanatic about the fictitious black-caped crusader who ...

July 03, 2008 New Video Clip from "The Dark Knight"

Sen. Patrick Leahy from Vermont is the older gentleman at the end of the clip. Evidently, he is a huge Batman fan, and Christopher Nolan offered him the part for fun. Ledger looks amazing. I'm like a kid on Christmas Eve. ...

July 03, 2008 Leahy's Hat Trick as a Batman Cameo

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is used to dealing with real men in black as he oversees the federal judiciary. But since childhood, the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman also has been fanatic about the fictitious black-caped crusader who ...

July 03, 2008 Ingrid Betancourt could swing the US Presidential Election

The UN condemns FARC for its human rights violations, terrorist activities and for being the largest user of landmines in the world, which Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont campaigned for US aid to treat landmine victims. ...

July 03, 2008 Tortured Evidence

Haynes sent to Senator Patrick Leahy, which Mr. Mora wrote was "the perfect expression of the legal obligations binding DOD and the happy culmination of the long debates in the Pentagon as to what the DOD detainee treatment policy ...

July 03, 2008 Obama Supports FISA Legislation, Angering Left

continue to oppose the new legislation, as does Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). All Obama backers in the primary, those senior lawmakers contend that the new version of the FISA law -- crafted after four months of intense negotiations ...

July 03, 2008 Disagreement leads to greatness

I was happy to hear Sen. Patrick Leahy speak out in favor of the Supreme Court's ruling, happy to have another liberal on my side on this issue, though I think that may be more to do with where we hail from than anything else. ...

July 03, 2008 Obama=The Flash? McCain=The Hulk? Clinton=Wonderwoman?

...and apparently Sen. Patrick Leahy is Batman. Interesting blog post from the LA Times about Leahy's love for The Dark Knight (he's actually had some cameos in recent movies, including the upcoming film) and comparisons of presidential ...

July 02, 2008 Vermont Officials Celebrate Quebec City’s 400th Anniversary

Gov. Jim Douglas and Sen. Patrick Leahy today joined officials and dignitaries from Vermont, New York and Quebec to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City.

July 02, 2008 Carol Chodroff: Reforming Juvenile Injustice

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), a former prosecutor and co-sponsor of the act, put it best:. "I know well the importance of holding criminals accountable for their crimes with strong sentences. But when we are talking about children, ...

July 02, 2008 Vt. officials celebrate Quebec City's 400th anniversary

MONTPELIER — Gov. Jim Douglas and Sen. Patrick Leahy today joined officials and dignitaries from Vermont, New York and Quebec to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City. Celebrations included a reception aboard ...

July 02, 2008 Carol Chodroff: Reforming Juvenile Injustice

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), a former prosecutor and co-sponsor of the act, put it best:. "I know well the importance of holding criminals accountable for their crimes with strong sentences. But when we are talking about children, ...

July 01, 2008 RE: I'm sorry I didn't mean to wake you up!!!

Senator Patrick Leahy on the MCA:. "Passing laws that remove the few checks against mistreatment of prisoners will not help us win the battle for the hearts and minds of the generation of young people around the world being recruited by ...

July 01, 2008 Tortured Evidence

Haynes sent to Senator Patrick Leahy, which Mr. Mora wrote was "the perfect expression of the legal obligations binding DOD and the happy culmination of the long debates in the Pentagon as to what the DOD detainee treatment policy ...

July 01, 2008 Interview: Burlington Meals on Wheels serves their 2 millionth meal

Senator Patrick Leahy delivered the organization's two millionth meal. The program has been feeding the city's older citizens two-meals a day since 1972. VPR's Mitch Wertlieb spoke with the Director of the Burlington program, ...

July 01, 2008 Whitehouse Briefings for Linguists

I guessed that the most famous person I had met was Senator Patrick Leahy, who was our district attorney before he ran for the Senate and was the speaker at my high school graduation. David's answer was President Eisenhower. ...

July 01, 2008 WSJ: Tortured Evidence

Haynes sent to Senator Patrick Leahy, which Mr. Mora wrote was "the perfect expression of the legal obligations binding DOD and the happy culmination of the long debates in the Pentagon as to what the DOD detainee treatment policy ...

July 01, 2008 Vermont Hemp Farming Bill Becomes Law

Second, Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont is Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, as well as a member of the Committee on Agriculture – both relevant committees that could consider legislation. We also have a friend at the USDA in ...

July 01, 2008 EXCLUSIVE: How the FBI Botched the Anthrax Case

The anthrax case was unprecedented even in terms of other high-profile cases: two members of Congress, Sen. Tom Daschle (D-ND) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and a prominent member of the television media, Tom Brokaw of NBC received ...

July 01, 2008 Movies, and the Brand New Dark Knight Movie Trailer

Other notable persons with cameos are Edison Chen (as a villain), US Senator Patrick Leahy. Singaporean actor Ng Chin Han will also have a role in the movie. (more…) Share/Bookmark This Post Similar Posts: ...