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D.C. SNAPSHOT: Senate Hearings Interrupted

By David Murdock on Jun 12, 2008

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On two consecutive days, hearings conducted by the Senate Judiciary Committee were suspended when Republicans invoked the rarely used "two hour rule" that states no hearing can run more than two hours.

ANP cameras were covering both hearings as part of ongoing stories and were able to capture the latest moves in the political chess match both parties are currently waging on Capitol Hill.

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.

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Mar 18, 2009

AIG CEO Warns Of 'Dire Consequences' If Company Fails

By Mike Fritz Lagan Sebert

This piece was produced in conjunction with the Huffington Post:

"Edward Liddy, CEO of American Insurance Group, warned a congressional panel Wednesday of "dire consequences" if the bailed-out insurer is allowed to fail...

Mar 18, 2009

AIG Won't Release Names Of Executives, Citing Death Threats

By Mike Fritz Lagan Sebert

This piece was produced in conjunction with the Huffington Post:

"Members of a congressional panel interrogating AIG CEO Edward Liddy on Wednesday repeatedly asked that he release the names of executives who were on the good end of $165 million in bonus payments...

Mar 18, 2009

AIG Anticipated Major Losses And Rigged Bonuses: Frank

By Lagan Sebert Mike Fritz

This piece was produced in conjunction with the Huffington Post:

"The contracts that AIG executives have cited as justification for bonus payments insured that they would receive the money regardless of massive losses.

Rep...

Jan 26, 2009

Campaign Financing: New Twist On Old Problem

By Lagan Sebert Nick Penniman

Political fundraising has often been viewed as a corrupting influence in politics...

Jan 19, 2009

Commentary: Lincoln and Race

By Garland McLaurin

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr...

Oct 07, 2008

Flogging of AIG Execs

By Lagan Sebert

In the wake of the $700 billion bailout, the public is finally getting a look at the faces behind the financial crisis...

Sep 03, 2008

BEHIND THE BYLINE: The Gospel According to Lehrer and Rather

By Davin Hutchins

A lot has changed since the tumultuous conventions of 1968...

Jul 15, 2008

D.C. SNAPSHOT: Feith on Torture

By Harry Hanbury

Does a 20-hour interrogation involving "hooding" and "removal of clothing" constitute inhumane treatment? Rep...

Jul 15, 2008

D.C. SNAPSHOT: Feith on Torture (long version)

By Harry Hanbury

Does a 20-hour interrogation involving "hooding" and "removal of clothing" constitute inhumane treatment? Rep...

Jun 26, 2008

D.C. SNAPSHOT: Bush Lawyers on Child Torture and Burial Alive

By Harry Hanbury

On June 26, 2008, John Yoo and David Addington, two leading architects of the Bush administration's policies on torture, testified before the House Judiciary Committee...

Jun 26, 2008

DC SNAPSHOT: Supreme Court Overturns Gun Ban

By Davin Hutchins

The Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 to get rid of Washington D.C.'s 32-year-ban on handguns...

Jun 20, 2008

D.C. SNAPSHOT: Scott McClellan Under Oath

By ANP Staff

Former presidential spokesperson Scott McClellan testified under oath before the House Judiciary Committee and laid out a damning case against Bush's White House...

Jun 12, 2008

D.C. SNAPSHOT: Senate Hearings Interrupted

By David Murdock

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