Members of the AU community packed into Ward Circle Building Room 1 Tuesday evening to hear Bolivian President Evo Morales speak about the changes his government made in Bolivia and the need for better relations between Bolivia and the United …
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Morales urges better U.S. relations
November 20th, 2008 · No CommentsProp. 8 suits win supreme court review
November 20th, 2008 · No CommentsThe California Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear lawsuits challenging Proposition 8 but denied a request to postpone its implementation until the lawsuits are resolved.
Several lawsuits have been filed seeking to invalidate the proposition-which amended the state …
Missile-defense advocates on edge
November 20th, 2008 · No CommentsMissile defense advocates are scrambling to shield a system proposed for Eastern Europe from budget cuts or delays in the Obama administration.
During the Bush administration, the plan to place missile interceptors in Poland and a radar system …
Marc Rich pardon may haunt Holder
November 20th, 2008 · No CommentsEric Holder’s long and distinguished public service career may now be defined by what he did in his last full day at the Justice Department.
The former deputy attorney general in the Clinton administration, who’s now President-elect Barack …
Congress
Waxman dethrones Dingell as chairman
November 20th, 2008 · No CommentsCalifornia Rep. Henry A. Waxman on Thursday officially dethroned longtime Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell, upending a seniority system that has governed Democratic politics in the House for decades.
In a secret ballot vote in the Cannon Caucus …
Some rep-elects not getting comfortable
November 20th, 2008 · No CommentsSteve Stivers and Mary Jo Kilroy are getting a full introduction this week to life in Congress: the candlelight dinners, the ethics briefings, the government-issued BlackBerry.
One of them won’t be back in January to enjoy it. …



