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D.C. SNAPSHOT: Feith on Torture

By Harry Hanbury on Jul 15, 2008

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Does a 20-hour interrogation involving “hooding” and “removal of clothing” constitute inhumane treatment? Rep. Jerrold Nadler sought answers from Douglas Feith, an architect of the Bush administration’s harsh interrogation policies.

Quick Take: Kucinich Grills Lewis on Fed Emails

By Lagan Sebert

Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis took a pounding Thursday from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Keywords: Corruption, Economy, Government, Politics, Quick Hit, bank of america, Bernanke, corruption, Dennis Kucinich, fed, Financial Crisis, Frbny, Ken Lewis, Merrill Lynch, Politics News, Wall Street

Jun 02, 2009

Online Lenders Fight Regulation

By David Murdock Lagan Sebert

Payday loan offices were sprouting up in strip malls and on street corners across America for years before Wall Street collapsed last fall - quiet evidence that hard times began hitting working fam

Keywords: Corruption, Economy, Government, Politics, Dick Durbin, fraud, Interest Rate Cap, Joe Baca, Lisa McGreevy, Online Lending Alliance, online loan sharks, payday lending, payday loans, predatory lending, Senator Chris Dodd

May 20, 2009

Republicans Debate "Socialist" Resolution

By Harry Hanbury

The Republican National Committee will conclude a special session with a much-anticipated vote on a resolution to re-brand the Democratic Party as the "Democrat Socialist Party."

ANP senior producer Harry Hanbury roamed the RNC meeting with a camera and spoke with committeemen and state chairs to hear their thoughts on the vote and their ideas about both parties...

May 20, 2009

Republicans Debate "Socialist" Resolution

By David Murdock Harry Hanbury

The Republican National Committee concludes a special session this afternoon with a much-anticipated vote on

Keywords: Government, Politics, Democrat Socialist Party, Democrats, fascism, GOP, Nazi, Republican National Committee, Republicans, Steele

May 19, 2009

Sen. Lindsey Graham Debates Himself on Detainee Torture

By Mike Fritz David Murdock

Senator Lindsey Graham was a passionate critic of the Bush Justice attorneys during this past summer's Armed Services Committee hearings on interrogation.

Lately, however, Graham seems to have had second thoughts on the matter...

May 18, 2009

Lindsey Graham Debates Himself on Detainee Torture

By David Murdock Mike Fritz

The issue of detainee abuse and torture has tied more than one public official into rhetorical knots. Rep.

Keywords: Government, National Security, Politics, Abu Ghraib, CIA Interrogations, Jay Bybee, John Yoo, Senator Lindsey Graham, Steven Bradbury, torture, Torture memos

May 15, 2009

Climate Control Debate Heats Up in the House

By Lagan Sebert David Murdock

The global warming debate is heating up in the House, leading to the kind of quirky moments that are a common feature of life on the Hill.

Next week, Henry Waxman (D-CA), will bring his Waxman-Markey climate-control bill before the Energy and Commerce Committee he chairs.

Just minutes after Waxman announced he was "very, very close" to agreement on the legislation, his Republican counterpart held his own press conference, using some choice words to downplay Waxman's confidence.

Rep...

May 15, 2009

Rep. Joe Barton: Waxman 'Doesn't Have the Nuts' to Pass Energy Bill

By David Murdock Lagan Sebert

The global warming debate is heating up in the House, leading to the kind of quirky moments that are a common feature of life on the Hill.

Keywords: Environment and Health, Government, Politics, climate change, climate control debate, energy bill, global warming, henry waxman, Joe Barton

May 11, 2009

Road to Ruin: Mortgage Fraud Scandal Brewing

By Lagan Sebert

Criminal fraud may be the most underreported aspect of our current financial crisis...

Apr 30, 2009

Mortgage Bankers Celebrate Victory

By Lagan Sebert

You would think this year's Mortgage Bankers Association annual meeting would be a rather solemn affair -- given the criticism the industry has endured in recent months...

Apr 28, 2009

The Jay Bybee Problem

By David Murdock

As pressure grows for Congress to remove Judge Jay Bybee from his seat on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, people are revisiting the process that put him there in the first place.

Keywords: Government, National Security, Politics, Abu Ghraib, Jay Bybee, Scott Horton, torture, Torture memos

Apr 23, 2009

The Jay Bybee Problem

By David Murdock

How did Jay Bybee breeze through a confirmation hearing for his appointment to the Federal Appeals Court in February 2003? Not a single Democrat questioned Bybee at the session, and the proceedings came to a quick conclusion...

Apr 02, 2009