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October 09, 2008 US Senate panel to study military eavesdropping

By Scott Shane WASHINGTON: The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator John Rockefeller IV, said Thursday that the committee would ...

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Source: International Herald Tribune, France


September 08, 2008 The enigma: Vice presidency

Obama's safe, if not rather ho-hum, choice of Sen. Joe Biden found its reciprocal a week later, when John McCain picked as his partner Sarah Palin, ...

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Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN


August 05, 2008 ERLC urges action on indecency bill

Land asked recipients of the "action alert" to call the legislation's sponsor, Sen. John Rockefeller, D.-W.Va., and urge him to call for Majority Leader ...

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Source: BP News, TN


July 30, 2008 Hunt on for man accused of kidnapping daughter

A spokesman for the descendants of John Rockefeller Sr, said Clark Rockefeller was not descended from that side of the wealthy family. ...

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Source: WalesOnline, United Kingdom


July 18, 2008 Senate committee holds HIT hearing

Sen. John Rockefeller, DW.Va., suggested making the adoption of HIT a precondition for Medicare and Medicaid. Nextgov.com (07/17) Want to dig deeper? ...

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Source: SmartBrief, DC


July 15, 2008 Officials Testify On Congestion, Delays

Subcommittee Chairman Sen. John Rockefeller (DW.Va.), spoke of the need to improve and modernize the National Airspace System, saying that too many flights ...

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Source: AviationNews.net, VA


July 11, 2008 In defence of cartels

In 1889 Texas’s Republican Senator John Sherman created the Sherman Anti-trust Act, directly aimed at monopolists such as John Rockefeller, ...

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Source: Metalbulletin.com (subscription), UK


July 03, 2008 Let's get beyond patriotic doubt on presidential hopefuls

Even US Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV of West Virginia crossed the line a few weeks ago when he suggested that McCain's service as a fighter pilot reflected ...

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Source: Tampabay.com, FL


July 02, 2008 Thoughts on the Presidential Race

... himself express respect for John McCain's military service while his surrogates (examples: Senator John Rockefeller of West Virigina and retired General ...

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Source: WEBCommentary


June 24, 2008 Resolution to improve air passenger rights

The Congressional legislation – S. 1300 by Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) and HR 2881 by Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN) – authorizes appropriations for the ...

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Source: Warwick Beacon, RI


June 21, 2008 W.Va. bridge named for doctor who fought for it

Robert C. Byrd and John Rockefeller urging them to see the need for the bridge. "They probably got sick of me," Townsend said. ...

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Source: Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD


June 21, 2008 W.Va. Serenade player tunes in to politics

With his father and US Sen. John Rockefeller seated among an audience of more 300 gathered for 2008 West Virginia Serenade, Snyder admitted he was a bit ...

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Source: Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD


June 12, 2008 war, deception and now denial

... people died” thesis as a fiction, citing a new report issued by the Senate Intelligence Committee chaired by Sen. John Rockefeller (D-West Virginia). ...

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Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA


June 10, 2008 Iraq, United Arab Emirates A landmark visit

... and what was suspected about Iraq and the threat it represented to our national security”, said Senator John Rockefeller, the committee chairman. ...

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Source: Monday Morning, Lebanon


June 09, 2008 Activities of Iraq 'PR group' beyond scope of committee's ...

"That's essentially a public relations group," Wendy Morigi, a spokesman for Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), said, referring to WHIG. ...

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Source: Raw Story, MA


June 07, 2008 City Council sends out awful signals

Tarbell restoration: Ida Tarbell, Pennsylvania's famous chronicler of John Rockefeller's unethical tactics in "The History of the Standard Oil Company," ...

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Source: GoErie.com, PA


June 07, 2008 US Holds $50 Billion of Iraq’s Financial Reserves Hostage

Sen. John Rockefeller, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee said the report shows the administration “led the nation to war on false premises. ...

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Source: Democracy Now, NY


June 06, 2008 News Summary for June 5, 2008

The Democratic chairman, Senator John Rockefeller of West Virginia, underlined the importance of the findings. SEN. JOHN ROCKEFELLER (D), West Virginia: You ...

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Source: NewsHour


June 05, 2008 Zimbabwe suspends aid groups and detains diplomats

The report shows an administration that "led the nation to war on false premises," said the committee's Democratic Chairman, Sen. John Rockefeller of West ...

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Source: Mirror.co.uk, UK


June 03, 2008 Costs of war: The balance sheet on al-Qaida

... the chairman of the powerful US Senate Intelligence Committee, the mild-mannered Democratic senator from the state of West Virginia, John Rockefeller. ...

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Source: ISN, Switzerland


May 31, 2008 Rockefeller: Hayden’s ‘Upbeat Assessment’ On Al Qaeda ‘Not ...

But Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said in a letter to Hayden that he is “surprised and troubled” by his ...

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Source: Think Progress, DC


May 29, 2008 BRIEFLY NATION

Exxon Mobil on Wednesday fended off a revolt by descendants of company founder John Rockefeller Sr. at the firm’s annual meeting in Dallas and defeated a ...

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Source: The Register-Guard, OR


May 28, 2008 Gov. deJongh and Senator John D. Rockefeller To Appear at News ...

Governor John P. deJongh, Jr. and US Senator John D. Rockefeller (D-WV) will host a media briefing on the campus of the Julius Sprauve School on St. John on ...

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Source: St. John Tradewinds, U.S. Virgin Islands


May 13, 2008 West Virginia Primary Results: Hillary Clinton Defeats Barack Obama

With the endorsement of the state's junior senator John Rockefeller along with the endorsement of current Congressman Nick Rahall, as noted by the WSAZ ...

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Source: Associated Content, CO


May 06, 2008 Senate Blocks FAA Reform Bill

Sen. John Rockefeller (D., W. Va.), a lead author of the Senate bill, said the vote was a blow to efforts to modernize an air traffic system that could have ...

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Source: Wall Street Journal


May 01, 2008 Senate Stalls On Debate Of FAA Funding Bill

... S.1300, had been stalled in committee since last September... until a compromise between Baucus and Senator John Rockefeller (D-WV) broke the logjam, ...

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Source: Aero-News Network, FL


April 30, 2008 Aviation bill stalls in Senate

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Source: Reuters


April 27, 2008 McCain worthy of White House, not lame attacks

Clinton was trying to puff up her combat credentials, but West Virginia Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV weaved his fictitious and malicious web in a vile ...

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Source: East Valley Tribune, AZ


April 27, 2008 GAO: CMS violated law with SCHIP eligibility directive

The April 17 GAO opinion -- requested by Sen. John Rockefeller (D, W.Va.) -- found that the Aug. 17 CMS directive is a regulation that should have been ...

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Source: American Medical News (subscription)


April 26, 2008 Pain at the pump

Unfortunately, John Rockefeller bought enough politicians to make gasoline the most popular fuel. Diamonds and petroleum are two abundant natural resources ...

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Source: FayObserver.com, NC


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