Jeff Sessions

Type: Person

Name: Jeff Sessions

Title: United States Senator from Alabama

Organization: U.S. Senate

Date of Birth: 24/12/1946

Place of Birth: Hybart, Alabama

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Biography for Jeff Sessions

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 Documents

Jim DeMint

Infohe rips DeMint on earmarks

Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe on Wednesday accused his Republican colleague Sen. Jim DeMint of taking a hypocritical stand opposing earmarks, saying that the South Carolina conservative previously directed money back home for a series of road projects.In an ... [Published 8 hours ago by Politico]

Entities: Jim DeMint, Jim Inhofe, Republican Party (US), Jeff Sessions, Judd Gregg

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated Mar 16 2010 - 1 Documents

Patrick Leahy

Stop the Presses: Google and Steve Jobs Don't Get What They Want?

It's hard to imagine Apple and Steve Jobs or Google and Eric Schmidt not getting anything they want these days.So how did Silicon Valley's biggest and richest tech companies lose out in the recently released Senate compromise on patent reform the very ... [Published Mar 16 2010 by Law.com]

Entities: Patent, Patrick Leahy, Steve Jobs

First Reported Mar 15 2010 - Updated Mar 15 2010 - 1 Documents

Republican Party (US)

The Health-care Strategy For National Security.

Last week, Spencer Ackerman noted that Jeff Sessions has joined John McCain and Joe Lieberman in arguing for a system in which the executive branch can forever imprison anyone without trial, including U.S. citizens, on mere suspicion of ... [Published Mar 15 2010 by TAPPED]

Entities: Republican Party (US), National Security, Terrorism, Military/Armed Forces, Jeff Sessions

First Reported Mar 15 2010 - Updated Mar 15 2010 - 1 Documents

Federal Aviation Administration

Unrelated Amendments Draw Out Senate Debate on FAA Reauthorization

Hopes for a quick finish to the Senate's Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill faded Thursday, as senators from both parties used the must-pass measure as an opportunity to offer a host of unrelated amendments.A frustrated Commerce, Science ... [Published Mar 15 2010 by Airport Business]

Entities: Federal Aviation Administration, Jeff Sessions, John D Rockefeller IV, Jim DeMint

First Reported Mar 14 2010 - Updated Mar 14 2010 - 1 Documents

Barack Obama

Obama Finally Nominates a Liberal Appeals Court Judge

President Obama has nominated Goodman Liu , age 39, to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Finally, he's nominated a liberal. Goodwin Liu, 39, is an unabashed liberal legal scholar who, if confirmed, could become a force on the federal appeals court ... [Published Mar 14 2010 by Talkleft]

Entities: Barack Obama, Jonathan Singer, Jeff Sessions, University of California Berkeley

First Reported Mar 12 2010 - Updated Mar 13 2010 - 2 Documents

Eric Holder

Holder Didn’t Disclose Seven Legal Briefs to Senate (Update1)

Holder Didn’t Disclose Seven Legal Briefs to Senate (Update1)(Adds Justice Department comment in second paragraph, comment from Sessions spokesman in fifth and sixth paragraphs.)March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Attorney General Eric Holder failed to give senators ... [Published Mar 12 2010 by BusinessWeek]

Entities: Eric Holder, Jose Padilla, Attorney General

First Reported Mar 12 2010 - Updated Mar 12 2010 - 1 Documents

Jeff Sessions

Drop KSM Trial - And the Logic Behind It

Sen. Jeff Sessions, NY Daily NewsWeather in NYC43°F Forecast TrafficBy Jeff Sessions Friday, March 12th 2010, 4:00 AMFaced with growing pressure, President Obama appears to be reevaluating his decision to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed ... [Published Mar 12 2010 by RealClearPolitics - Homepage]

Entities: Jeff Sessions, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, Barack Obama

First Reported Mar 11 2010 - Updated Mar 12 2010 - 2 Documents

Whose Non-Disclosure Was Worse: Bybee’s or Holder’s?

John Kyl has officially announced he intends to waste an oversight hearing on March 23 beating up Eric Holder because he did not disclose an amicus brief opposing unlimited Presidential power . Kyl told members of the committee that panel Republicans ... [Published Mar 12 2010 by Firedoglake]

Entities: Jay Bybee, Eric Holder, Jon Kyl, Jeff Sessions

First Reported Mar 11 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 1 Documents

Holder: In the Hot Seat, Again

Attorney General Eric Holder , already fending off criticism over his decision to try 9/11 plotters in civilian courts, now faces accusations that he failed to submit certain materials to the Senate during his confirmation last year. Sen. Jeff Sessions ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by WSJ.com: Washington Wire]

Entities: Eric Holder, Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, Jose Padilla, Dana Perino

First Reported Mar 11 2010 - Updated Mar 12 2010 - 3 Documents

Senate Says No To Ending Crack Disparity.

Earlier this morning, Senator Dick Durbin announced that he and Senator Jeff Sessions had reached a "compromise" in the Senate gym over Durbin's bill, which would have eliminated the 100 to 1 sentencing disparity for crack vs. powder cocaine. ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by TAPPED]

Entities: Dick Durbin, Jeff Sessions, Sentencing

First Reported Mar 11 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 2 Documents

GOP Wants Holder to Address Terror Brief Holdback

Republicans on Capitol Hill say they are "deeply concerned" over news that, during his confirmation more than a year ago, Attorney General Eric Holder failed to notify them about a terrorism-related legal brief he helped craft."Not only was the attorney ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by FOXNews.com]

Entities: Eric Holder, Attorney General, Terrorism

First Reported Mar 11 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 2 Documents

Sessions 'Deeply Concerned' Over Holder Oversight -- By: Daniel Foster

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.), the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the news of Attorney General Eric Holder's non-disclosure :“I am deeply concerned by Attorney General Holder’s failure to disclose ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by National Review]

Entities: Jeff Sessions, Eric Holder, Attorney General, Jose Padilla

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