This newsticker is archived daily. To search
back archives dating back to 1999, search for the article using
keywords by title, names, video or headline at www.usdemocrats.com/search
|
GOV source feeds are always available in
realtime 24 hours a day 7 days at week by accessing the homepage
at www.usdemocrats.com
|
CNN
Cable TV LIVE FEED
|
|
|
 
|
 
|
|
|
|
Solana
wants UN to push forward and establish 'Palestine'
by Jerusalem Post - Israel
COM STAFF The European Union's top diplomat has called for the
United Nations Security Council to push forward and recognize
a Palestinian state even ...
|
|
Durbin:
Investigation is possible for Cheney concealment
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin says Congress
should investigate whether former Vice President Dick Cheney
and others in the Bush administration ordered the CIA to conceal
the existence of a counterterrorism program....
|
|
India
PM to leave for France, Egypt on Monday
from Sudan News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
New Delhi Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads for France and
Egypt, during which he will meet his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf
Raza Gilani in the hope of getting a categoric commitment that
Mumbai att...
|
|
Republicans
try to resist Justice interrogation probe
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two leading Republican senators say a criminal
investigation into the Bush administration's harsh intelligence
practices would make the CIA a boogeyman....
|
|
Canada
advances to qualify for World Cup
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Last Updated: July 12. 2009 5:44PM UAE / July 12. 2009 1:44PM
GMT Canada became the first nation to get through the qualifying
process and confirm their place at the 2011 World Cup when they
beat the ...
|
|
Obama
urges patience on economic stimulus plan
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Washington: With the US economy still firmly in the grip of a
tenacious recession, President Barack Obama is urging Americans
to have patience and give his economic recovery plan time to
work. Restati...
|
|
Queen's
visit to Canada for 2010 confirmed
from CBC | Ticker
The Queen and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, have accepted
an invitation to visit Canada next year, Prime Minister Stephen
Harper announced Sunday.
|
|
|
US,
Swiss operatives ask for delay in UBS banking secrecy case
from AP Top U.S. News At 3:24 a.m. EST
by By CURT ANDERSON
The U.S. and Swiss governments and banking giant UBS AG indicated
Sunday they were seeking a settlement and asked a federal judge
to delay high-stakes hearings on the Internal Revenue Service's
effort to identify thousands of suspected American tax evaders....
|
|
Iraqi
Airways to lease 20 planes
from Iraq News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Iraq to sell stored planes Iraq, Bahrain sign MoU Iraqi Airways
to lease 20 planes Oman Air's FFP unites with Shangri La Hotels
and ... Kingfisher Airlines announces roadmap for next ...
|
|
U.S.
to spend another $1 billion for flu vaccine
from Reuters: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will spend an another
$1 billion for ingredients for an H1N1 vaccination, U.S. Health
and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Sunday.
|
|
Top
Democrats Want Investigation of Cheney
by Roll Call (subscription) - Washington,DC,USA
... Leahy (D-Vt.) said that rather than having separate investigations
of various issues regarding the Bush administration's handling
of national security, ...
|
|
Prosecute
the Bush Administration - Carefully
by Daily Kos - Berkeley,CA,USA
Will a series of criminal investigations of Bush Junior's gang
produce an admirable cleaning-up of our system as we all want?
...
|
Afghanistan
war crimes from CNN.com - Video
CNN's Anderson Cooper asks President Obama whether he wants a
war crimes investigation.
|
|
Torture
Investigation Likely by Attorney General Eric Holder
by The Huffington Post News Editors
WASHINGTON — Contrary to White House wishes, Attorney General
Eric Holder may push forward with a criminal investigation into
the Bush administration's harsh interrogation practices used
on suspected terrorists. Holder is considering whether to appoint
a ... Everything that happened up to the end of the war in 1945
was completely legal under those German laws. That was the problem!
We have the same problem now. Your credibility and integrity
are now on the line. ...
|
|
Canada
NDP Leader Layton calls for release of Canadian-Iranian reporter
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
The Canadian Press TORONTO -- NDP leader Jack Layton is calling
on the federal Conservatives to take immediate action to secure
the release of a Canadian-Iranian journalist held in Iran since
June. ...
|
|
Over
540,000 Households in South Korea Earn Less Than $200 Monthly
from South Korea News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
By Lee Hyo-sik Staff Reporter South Korea was one of the poorest
countries in the world when it emerged from the ashes of the
1950-53 Korean War. But it has become one of the world's major
economi...
|
|
UK
to set out route map for cutting emissions
from Reuters: Environment
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will set out a route
map on Wednesday showing how it plans to meet its 2020 target
of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 34 percent compared to
1990 levels, a minister said on Sunday.
|
|
Officials
forging ahead on health care in spite of delay tactics
from AP Top Headlines At 4:24 a.m. EST
by By PHILIP ELLIOTT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's overhaul of the nation's
health systems is unlikely to be completed by the White House's
August deadline, lawmakers said Sunday as Congress turns its
attention to other priorities....
|
|
Geithner
to focus on investment, economic recovery
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST by By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
WASHINGTON (AP) -- On his first trip to the Middle East as Treasury
Secretary, Timothy Geithner's message this week will be similar
to the one he delivered to Chinese officials a month ago: your
investments in the United States are safe....
|
|
Obama
says slavery's past should be taught in US
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says slavery is a terrible
part of the United States' history and should be taught in a
way that connects that past cruelty to current events, such as
the genocide in Darfur....
|
|
Feinstein
suggests CIA concealment broke law
from washingtonpost.com - Courts, Judiciary
by AP
WASHINGTON -- Six months into Barack Obama's presidency, his
Democratic allies are pushing for twin investigations into Bush-era
torture and anti-terrorism policies.
|
|
VIDEO:
Grisella Martinez, Nat’l Immigration Forum, Legislative
Director
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Grisella Martinez discuses the Senate’s adoption of the
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, from earlier this week.
The amendment would require federal government contractors and
subcontractors to verify the legal status of their employees
Length: 29 min.
Published: Saturday at 8am (ET)
|
|
VIDEO:
John Hutton, Government Accountability Office, Acquisition &
Sourcing Management Director
from C-SPAN Recent Video
John Hutton discusses the Government Accountability Office report
looking at bonuses given to Government Contractors, which was
released earlier this week. He spoke about the report's findings
and recommendations.
Length: 29 min.
Published: Saturday at 8:30am (ET)
|
McCain:
CIA secrecy story just beginning
Posted: 12:50 PM ET
Sen. McCain said Sunday that he expects more details to come
out about reports of instructions from former Vice President
Cheney to the CIA.
(CNN) — Sen. John McCain thinks we haven't heard the last
about allegations that former Vice President Dick Cheney ordered
secrecy for a CIA surveillance operation after the September
11, 2001, terror attacks.
|
|
Withholding
info from Congress 'a serious breach'
Posted: 12:58 PM ET
From CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart
WASHINGTON (CNN) – A day after reports
that former Vice President Cheney instructed the Central Intelligence
Agency not to share with Congress information about a specific
intelligence program, Republicans are attempting to downplay
a possible violation of the laws governing intelligence gathering
while Democrats are attempting to sound an alarm about the possibility
of Congress being denied critical information affecting national
security.
“That’s a serious breach,”
Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota said Sunday on CNN’s
State of the Union.
|
Senator:
Cheney and alleged secret CIA program 'a problem'
Posted: 01:47 PM ET
Former Vice President Dick Cheney reportedly ordered the CIA
to withhold information about counterterrorism.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — CIA Director Leon Panetta testified to
a congressional committee that he was told former Vice President
Dick Cheney ordered the intelligence agency to withhold information
about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress, the chairman
of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Sunday.
|
|
Senator:
Cheney kept CIA program from Congress, Panetta testified
Posted: 01:18 PM ET
From Pam Benson
CNN National Security Producer
WASHINGTON (CNN) — CIA Director Leon
Panetta testified to a congressional committee that he was told
former Vice President Dick Cheney ordered the intelligence agency
to withhold information about a secret counterterrorism program
from Congress, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee
said Sunday.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, told
the “FOX News Sunday” program that Panetta testified
that “he was told that the vice president had ordered that
the program not be briefed to the Congress.”
“I think this is a problem, obviously,”
Feinstein said, adding that the law requires full disclosure
of such operations to Congress.
|
Sotomayor
confirmation hearing starts Monday
Posted: 02:14 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) — After weeks of meeting senators and preparing
for tough questions, Sonia Sotomayor on Monday begins the formal
hearings on her nomination to become the nation’s first
Hispanic Supreme Court justice.
|
Obama
defends $787B stimulus bill
Posted: 01:14 PM ET
|
U.S.
seeks amnesty for two held in North Korea
Posted: 01:38 PM ET
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gives a news briefing Friday
at the State Department.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The United States has dropped its request
that two American journalists imprisoned in North Korea be released
on humanitarian grounds, and is seeking amnesty instead, U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.
|
Sotomayor
in the spotlight
Posted: 01:48 PM ET
|
Obama
visits historic slave trading site in Ghana
Posted: 03:32 PM ET
|
Obama
Signals Health Care Strategy
Speaking at a news conference after a summit in Italy, President
Obama hinted that he and his aides will be making campaign-style
appearances around the country to keep up the pressure on lawmakers
ro produce a health care overhaul, reports CQ Politics.
|
Cheney
Ordered CIA to Keep Information from Congress
The CIA "withheld information about a secret counterterrorism
program from Congress for eight years on direct orders from former
Vice President Dick Cheney, the agency's director, Leon Panetta,
has told the Senate and House intelligence committees,"
reports the New York Times.
|
Iran
preparing proposals for talks with West, official says
Posted: 03:39 AM ET
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iran is working on a new package of
proposals that could form a framework for future talks with Western
nations, Iran’s foreign minister said.
|
Iranians
detained by U.S. return home
Posted: 06:05 AM ET
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Five Iranians held in Iraq by the United
States since 2007 went back to Tehran on Sunday, Iran’s
government-backed Press TV reported.
|
FEMA
Funds New Public Library In Orleans Parish
Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:55:09 -0500
NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Nearly four years after Katrina, the Robert
E. Smith Branch of the New Orleans Public Library on Canal Boulevard
has remained damaged and closed. In its place, a library bookmobile,
followed by a modular library, have continued to service the
community and children of the Lakeview area.
|
DoD
Identifies Army Casualty
Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:28:00 -0500
|
|
First Vote of the Week… Last Vote
Predicted…
Monday 6:30 p.m.
Friday p.m.
Legislative Program - 51600 | Floor Information
- 57400 | Whip Information - 63210
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
On Monday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for Morning Hour
and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until
6:30 p.m.
Suspensions (16 Bills)
1) H.R.
1044 - Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement
Act of 2009 (Rep. George Miller - Natural Resources)
2) H.R.
1442 - To provide for the sale of the Federal Government's
reversionary interest in approximately 60 acres of land in Salt
Lake City, Utah, originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery
Association under the Act of January 23, 1909 (Rep. Matheson
- Natural Resources)
3) H.R.
934 - To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory
the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin
Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands (Rep.
Sablan - Natural Resources)
4) H.R.
2188 - Joint Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of
2009 (Rep. Kratovil - Natural Resources)
5) H.R.
129 - To authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest
System lands in the Los Padres National Forest in California
(Rep. Gallegly - Natural Resources)
6) H.R.
409 - To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of
Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas
Motor Speedway (Rep. Heller - Natural Resources)
7) H.R.
762 - Affirming patent number 27-2005-0081 and its associated
land reconfiguration issued by the Bureau of Land Management
(Rep. Heller - Natural Resources)
8) H.R.
402 - To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient
Clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the "William C. Tallent
Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic" (Rep.
Duncan - Veterans' Affairs)
9) H.R.
1037 - Pilot College Work Study Programs for Veterans Act
of 2009 (Rep. Herseth Sandlin - Veterans' Affairs)
10) S.Con.Res.
30 - A concurrent resolution commending the Bureau of Labor
Statistics on the occasion of its 125th anniversary (Sen. Schumer
- Education and Labor)
11) H.Con.Res.
123 - Recognizing the historical and national significance
of the many contributions of John William Heisman to the sport
of football (Rep. Thompson (PA) - Education and Labor)
12) H.Res.
612 - Expressing the profound sympathies of the House of
Representatives for the victims of the tragic Metrorail accident
on Monday, June 22, 2009, and for their families, friends, and
associates (Rep. Norton - Oversight and Government Reform)
13) H.Res.
476 - Celebrating the 30th anniversary of June as "Black
Music Month" (Rep. Cohen - Oversight and Government Reform)
14) H.Res.
469 - Honoring the life of Wayman Lawrence Tisdale and expressing
the condolences of the House of Representatives on his passing
(Rep. Cole - Oversight and Government Reform)
15) H.Res.
543 - Expressing support for designation of June as "Home
Safety Month" (Rep. Halvorson - Energy and Commerce)
16) H.Res. __ - Expressing the gratitude of the House of Representatives
for the service of M. Pope Barrow, Jr. (Rep. Dingell)
TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2009 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:30 a.m. for Morning Hour
debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. On Wednesday
and Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative
business. On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative
business.
Suspensions (10 Bills)
1) H.Res.
607 - Celebrating the Fortieth Anniversary of the Apollo
11 Moon Landing (Rep. Hall (TX) - Science and Technology)
2) H.R.
2729 - To authorize the designation of National Environmental
Research Parks by the Secretary of Energy (Rep. Lujan - Science
and Technology)
3) H.Con.Res.
156 - Condemning the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community
Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994 (Rep. Ros-Lehtinen
- Foreign Affairs)
4) H.Res.
538 - Supporting Olympic Day on June 23, 2009, and encouraging
the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois,
as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Rep.
Schakowsky - Foreign Affairs)
5) H.Res.
555 - Expressing concern for the well-being of journalists
Laura Ling and Euna Lee and urging the Government of the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea to release them on humanitarian grounds
(Rep. Schiff - Foreign Affairs)
6) H.R.
1511 - Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2009
(Rep. Smith (NJ) - Foreign Affairs)
7) H.Res.
519 - Expressing appreciation to the people and Government
of Canada for their long history of friendship and cooperation
with the people and Government of the United States and congratulating
Canada as it celebrates "Canada Day" (Rep. Stupak -
Foreign Affairs)
8) H.R.
1933 - A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center Act (Rep.
Klein - Judiciary)
9) S.Con.Res.
29 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive
a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in
1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance
of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation (Sen. McCain
- Judiciary)
10) H.R.
2632 - Korean War Veterans Recognition Act (Rep. Rangel -
Judiciary)
H.R. __ - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2010 (Rep. Pastor – Appropriations) (Subject to a Rule)
H.R.
3170 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations
Act, 2010 (Rep. Serrano – Appropriations) (Subject to a
Rule)
* Conference Reports may be brought up at any time.
* Motions to go to Conference should they become available.
* Possible Motions to Instruct Conferees.
|
ticker timeline 09:47 Eastern Time Sunday
July 12, 2009
|
|
|
new ticker page started 00:01 Eastern
Time Sunday July 12, 2009
today's ticker page 1
for previous
yesterday's ticker page click here
|
|
|
|
view
previous page:::::page one |
usdemocrats.com political news ticker/weblog
July 12, 2009 for yesterday's ticker entries click here
Sunday
July 12, 2009
make sure to refresh the page to view the most current updates
click here to search ticker archives by keyword or go to the weblog archive index
rss xml