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June 28, 2008 Feds will pay scientist they linked to anthrax
D.; Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.; network-television offices in New York; and the company that owns National Enquirer, gripped the nation and disrupted ...
June 28, 2008 When C-SPAN just won't do, senators hit big screen
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., a diehard Batman fan, previously appeared as another imperiled party guest in 1997's hideous, high-camp "Batman & Robin. ...
June 27, 2008 Ruling draws mixed response
Patrick Leahy of Vermont. But Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who became mayor of San Francisco in 1978 after Mayor George Moscone was fatally shot in City ...
June 27, 2008 Reps introduce anti-preemption bill
Ted Kennedy and Sen. Patrick Leahy. This bill doesn't affect drugmakers; pharma companies, unlike device makers, aren't covered by a statute that implies ...
June 27, 2008 Senate Launches Probe of Juvenile Justice
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked the Justice Department to provide a wide array of records from the Office of ...
June 26, 2008 High court affirms gun rights in historic decision
... constitutionality of government regulations of firearms are reviewed against the backdrop of this important right," said Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont. ...
June 26, 2008 Supreme Court Slashes Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Fine to One-Tenth of ...
Sen. Patrick Leahy, chair of the Judiciary Committee, accused the court of giving Exxon Mobil a $2 billion windfall. John Passacantando, executive director ...
June 26, 2008 Vt. Republican chairman: Salmon's absence can be issue in campaign
Roper's comments led US Sen. Patrick Leahy to issue a statement, saying any Vermonter has a right to challenge Salmon but to make his service as a member of ...
June 26, 2008 VPR Evening News June 26th, 2008
A legislative committee is scrambling to find ways to help Vermonters pay for the skyrocketing cost of heating fuel; Senator Patrick Leahy is applauding the ...
June 26, 2008 Leahy lauds Supreme Court gun ruling
AP MONTPELIER - US Sen. Patrick Leahy is applauding a US Supreme Court decision overturning the District of Columbia's tough restrictions on gun ownership. ...
June 25, 2008 Covert Torture, Surveillance Jeopardizes the Freedom of American ...
Most recently, Attorney Wilson has addressed the Senate Judiciary Committee in a letter to Senator Patrick Leahy requesting a hearing and congressional ...
June 25, 2008 Alaska Newsreader: Special Exxon Valdez edition
Ted Stevens and Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Don Young. Washington Post > Sen. Patrick Leahy calls court decision a misread of the Constitution. ...
June 25, 2008 Senators Question Border Laptop Searches
Senators Russell Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat, and Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, both urged CBP to reconsider its policy that apparently has lead to ...
June 25, 2008 Leahy throws down the gauntlet on Republican nominees to the bench
Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, (D-Vermont, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, gave his word that at least three more nominees would receive votes by ...
June 24, 2008 Senate approves Michigan judicial nominees
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said White should be a consensus confirmation because she was nominated by both Clinton and Bush ...
June 24, 2008 DOJ favored politically conservative candidates in hiring: OIG report
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official website] said [press release] that further anticipated reports would "shed light on ...
June 24, 2008 Senate approves Michigan judicial nominees
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said White should be a consensus confirmation because she was nominated by both Clinton and Bush ...
June 24, 2008 US Justice Department injects politics into employment, says report
In response to the report, Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, said in a statement that the hiring practices of the ...
June 24, 2008 OPINION: Senator By Day, Extra By Night
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., a diehard Batman fan, previously appeared as another imperiled party guest in 1997's hideous, high-camp "Batman & Robin. ...
June 24, 2008 Leahy to host early showing of Batman movie in Vermont
AP Writer / June 24, 2008 US Sen. Patrick Leahy's hometown will get an advance peak at the newest Batman movie, "The Dark Knight," in which he has a part. ...
June 23, 2008 Bill to safeguard lawyer-client communications gains support
... in a seven-page letter to Senator Patrick Leahy, Democrat of Vermont and the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, where the bill is under review. ...
June 22, 2008 Welcome for US aid for Mexicoâs drug war
Tim Rieser, aide to Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the appropriations subcommittee on State and foreign operations, told the FT that the new version was ...
June 22, 2008 Vermont artist captures essence of dog-man relationship
... television talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw (a drawing of his dog) and US Sen. Patrick Leahy, whose Washington, DC, office is decorated with Huneck art. ...
June 22, 2008 Senator by day, extra by night
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., a diehard Batman fan, previously appeared as another imperiled party guest in 1997's hideous, high-camp ``Batman & Robin. ...
June 21, 2008 Three Years After Fire, New Grange Hall Opens
US Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., secured a $100000 grant to help in the preservation, but it was barely a dent, he said, in the $2.8 million price tag. ...
June 21, 2008 When Patents Get Political
Two top executives at GlaxoSmithKline urged Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the Judiciary Committee chairman, and Arlen Specter (R-PA), the ranking member, ...
June 21, 2008 AG rules hemp bill is legal
"We're really excited the bill will be allowed to go through," Shollenberger said. "And we're looking forward to talking with (Sen. Patrick) Leahy about ...
June 20, 2008 Democrats Cave on Telecom Immunity
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) issued a statement Thursday saying he won't support the bill when it reaches the upper chamber. "This bill would dismiss ongoing ...
June 20, 2008 NMPA Seeks To Guard Songwriters' Earnings, Protect Copyrights
Among other honorees this year, the association recognized honored Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy and Amy Lee, the songwriter, pianist and lead singer for ...
June 20, 2008 Telecoms granted immunity in US wiretapping probe
I would have supported indemnification by the government or substitution of the government for them in these lawsuits," Democratic senator Patrick Leahy, ...
