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Jeff Sessions

Jeff Sessions
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]

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Infohe rips DeMint on earmarks [Politico - 8 hours ago]
Obama nominee Goodwin Liu an unassuming man [San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 16 2010]
Stop the Presses: Google and Steve Jobs Don't G... [Law.com - Mar 16 2010]
Senate Rejects Equal Sentences for Crack and Po... [AllGov - Mar 16 2010]
JLNS BREAKING NEWS: Coalition of U.S. Charities... [Jaffe Legal News Service - Mar 15 2010]
Unrelated Amendments Draw Out Senate Debate on ... [Airport Business - Mar 15 2010]
Obama Taps Liberal Scholar For Circuit Court Seat [Chicago Tribune - Mar 14 2010]
Obama borrows from GOP playbook in choosing 39-... [Minneapolis Star Tribune - Mar 13 2010]
More Holder briefs acknowledged [Yahoo! News - Mar 12 2010]
Holder Didn’t Disclose Seven Legal Briefs to Se... [BusinessWeek - Mar 12 2010]
Senate Panel Approves Weakened Cocaine Sentenci... [The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - Mar 12 2010]
Sen. Sessions Wants Indefinite Detention for Te... [The Washington Independent - Mar 12 2010]
Holder Did Not Disclose Briefs on ?Enemy Combat... [New York Times - Mar 12 2010]
Death Penalty Case Holds Up Nominee for 2nd Cir... [Law.com - Mar 11 2010]
GOP Wants Holder to Address Terror Brief Holdback [FOXNews.com - Mar 11 2010]
Republicans Want Holder to Address Omission in ... [FOXNews.com - Mar 11 2010]
Sessions 'Deeply Concerned' Over Holder Oversig... [National Review - Mar 11 2010]
Sessions Optimistic About Amendment To Limit Fe... [RTTNews.com - Mar 11 2010]
Delay, Delay: 2nd Circuit Nominee Hearing On Hold [Business Insider - Mar 11 2010]
U.S. Senate Panel Postpones Chatigny Confirmati... [Chicago Tribune - Mar 11 2010]
Obamacare: Cooked Books You Can Believe In -- B... [National Review - Mar 11 2010]
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Debate Rages On in Cong... [US News - Mar 10 2010]
Senate Holds Hearing on Supreme Court's Citizen... [Multichannel Online - Mar 10 2010]
Foreign Policy: Graham blasts Cheney on 'al Qae... [NPR - Mar 10 2010]
Cost, intrigue doomed Northrop bid [Politico - Mar 10 2010]
Cost, intrigue doomed Northrop bid (Politico) [Yahoo! News - Mar 10 2010]
Obama Judicial Nominee Supported Killer [FOXNews.com - Mar 10 2010]
Obama Judge Pick Supported Killer [FOXNews.com - Mar 10 2010]
Hearing Delayed for Obama Judicial Nominee Who ... [FOXNews.com - Mar 10 2010]
Northrop won't offer tanker bid [TradingMarkets - Mar 09 2010]
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Daphne Eviatar: Lindsey Graham's Third Strike? [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Mar 15 2010]
Given Senator Lindsey Graham's military background, one would think he would push hard for the trial and conviction of all terrorists. After all, U.S. ...
Obama Nominates Young Liberal To San Francisco'... [Crooks and Liars - Mar 15 2010]
Credit where credit is due - this is a solid liberal appointment and a noted constitutional scholar -- things that paint a target on his back to the anti-intellectual ...
The Health-care Strategy For National Security. [TAPPED - Mar 15 2010]
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 ...
Why Eric Holder is Hiding His Record of Defendi... [YID With LID - Mar 15 2010]
Its a time-honored tradition,starting way before President Obama took office. Politicians break bad or embarrassing news (for them) late on a Friday afternoon ...
Obama Finally Nominates a Liberal Appeals Court... [Talkleft - Mar 14 2010]
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 ...
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Sen. McCaskill Speaks about Discretionary Spend... [Senator Claire McCaskill - YouTube Channel - Mar 04 2010]
Sessions Reacts to the Final RFP to the Tanker [Senator Jeff Sessions - YouTube Channel - Feb 24 2010]
Sen. McCaskill Speaks in Favor of Discretionary... [Senator Claire McCaskill - YouTube Channel - Jan 26 2010]
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