Dodd: I won't let AG nominee 'trample law'
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A senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Sunday he plans to vote against Michael Mukasey's confirmation as U.S. attorney general.
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Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd on Saturday criticized rivals John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton, who were overheard discussing among themselves their hope of limiting the number of Democrats in presidential debates.
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The retired federal judge nominated as attorney general enjoyed a warm reception on Capitol Hill yesterday, but Democrats continued sending mixed signals about whether their dispute with the White House over congressional access to sensitive administration documents will be an impediment to his...
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The Recording Industry Association of America opposes a judge's recommendation that it reimburse Tanya Andersen for legal defense bills she incurred to fight piracy charges that were dropped for lack of evidence. Andersen's defense bills could amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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As Senator Christopher Dodd is poised to lead the Senate Banking Committee, many are wondering if he will embrace populist policies or favor big businesses.
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The nomination of Michael B. Mukasey as attorney general encountered resistance from Democrats today.
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Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) should not be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea to charges of disorderly conduct because he fully understood the legal process leading up to the deal, the Minnesota prosecutor who handled the case contended in legal documents filed today.
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Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd made a good impression on Florida Democratic Party activists Saturday in his first major appearance since announcing he'll explore a 2008 White House run.
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The attorney general nominee declined to say if he considered harsh interrogation techniques to be torture.
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Democrat Chris Dodd is touching all the right bases in New Hampshire and Iowa. The problem is he hasn't yet scored big with voters.
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Democrats Bill Richardson, Chris Dodd and Joe Biden on Friday pledged not to campaign in states that hold early nominating contests in violation of party rules, drawing a sharp rebuke from Florida officials who are challenging the system.
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Democrat Bill Richardson on Friday became the first presidential candidate to promise not to campaign in states that hold early nominating contests in violation of party rules.
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Chairman of Prison Officers' Association refuses to discount possibility of further action.
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Attorney General-nominee Michael Mukasey refused to say Thursday whether he considers waterboarding a form of torture, frustrating Democrats and potentially slowing his confirmation to head the Justice Department.
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Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales is promising senators that he will abide by treaties prohibiting the torture of prisoners, despite deriding the restraints as relics in 2002.
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Democrat Donna Edwards, an attorney and longtime political activist, appeared little threat to seven-term Democratic Rep. Albert R. Wynn last spring when she initiated a late-starting challenge for the Sept.12 primary in MarylandÃ¢ÂÂs 4th Congressional District.
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Struggling US companies must not use the federal pension agency as a &quot;dumping ground&quot; for their pension plans in order to survive, a key lawmaker working on pension reform legislation warned on Tuesday.