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Weyerhaeuser joins push for U.S. climate bill

2010-03-18T09:00:42Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Weyerhaeuser Co, a timber developer and home builder, has joined the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, a group of companies and moderate green groups pushing for a climate bill, the organization said.</p><p>Weyerha...

General Petraeus Says Military Should Reconsider Gay Ban

2010-03-17T08:30:11Z

<div id="subtitle">'The time has come' for the military to reconsider the gay ban, Patraeus testified Tuesday</div><div><p> <p>General David Patraeus, the commander of the U.S. military forces in the Middle East and South Asia, has said ...

Gen. Petraeus Testifies On US Special Operations FY2011 Budget

2010-03-16T08:33:28Z

WASHINGTON - MARCH 16: US Navy Adm. Eric Olson (C), commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command greets Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) (L) while Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)(R) and President Barack Obama made a renewed push for a long-stalled climate and energy bill Tuesday, urging lawmakers at a White House meeting to pass a comprehensive bill this year.</p><p>Fourteen senators from both parties — including several who rem...

U.S. "cap and trade" rebranded "pollution reduction"

2010-03-09T13:45:37Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Like a savvy Madison Avenue advertising team, senators pushing climate-control legislation have decided to scrap the name "cap and trade" and rebrand their product as "pollution reduction targets."</p><p>A clunky and difficult term to define for laymen and some politicians, "cap and trade" had become dirty words on Capitol Hi...

Gay Groups Call Senate 'Don't Ask' Repeal Bill Historic

2010-03-05T05:00:30Z

<div id="subtitle">Gay groups are cheering Wednesday's Senate introduction of a bill that would repeal 'don't ask, don't tell'</div><div><p> <p>Gay groups are cheering Wednesday's Senate introduction of a bill that would repeal “don't ask, don't tell,” the military policy that bans open gay service.</p> <p>Independent C...

Air Force Budget

2010-03-04T16:31:31Z

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., center, talks with the committee's ranking Republican Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, and committee member Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., on Capitol Hill in Reuters) - Two senior senators unveiled legislation on Thursday to require the military to hold, interrogate and prosecute certain terrorism suspects and also bar them from receiving legal rights afforded most criminals in the United States.</p><p>Republican Senator John McCain...

Lieberman To Introduce Military Gay Ban Repeal Bill

2010-03-03T19:33:49Z

<div id="subtitle">Senator Joe Lieberman will introduce a Senate measure to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell' Wednesday</div><div><p> <p>Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman will introduce a Senate measure to repeal “don't ask, don't tell,” the 1993 policy that bans gay troops from serving openly, Wednesday at 12:30PM.</p> <...

Lawmakers launch bill to end military gay ban

2010-03-03T16:00:35Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pushing back against Pentagon opposition, lawmakers said on Wednesday they would forge ahead with legislation to lift restrictions on homosexuals in the armed forces before a year-long military review is completed.</p><p>Following President Barack Obama's call for ending the "don't ask don't tell" policy, the lawmakers sa...

Senators propose ending ban on gays in US military

2010-03-03T15:16:25Z

<div><p>A group of US Senators introduced legislation Wednesday to end a ban on gays serving openly in the military -- a plan backed by President Barack Obama but opposed by some top brass.</p><p>The current law, dubbed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," calls for service members to be discharged if they disclose that they are homosexual.</p><...

Senate gets bill on ending ban on gays in US miltary

2010-03-03T15:16:23Z

<div><p>Lawmakers introduced legislation in the US Senate Wednesday to end a ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military -- a plan backed by President Barack Obama but opposed by some top brass.</p><p>The current law, dubbed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," makes it a dischargeable offense i...

Military Gays

2010-03-03T12:46:51Z

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., second from right, accompanied by, from left, Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in The Washington Post reported Friday night.<...

Congress Jobs

2010-02-26T22:45:46Z

Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., left and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., center, followed by Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, to vote on the Senate Jo...

Key senator backs upping aviation security fee

2010-02-24T16:45:23Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key senator said on Wednesday that he supported hiking aviation security fees as authorities boost security after the failed attempt to blow up a U.S. commercial airliner on Christmas Day.</p><p>Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chai...

Lieberman To Back Senate Military Gay Ban Repeal Bill

2010-02-24T06:30:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman announced Monday that he will back a bill in the Senate to overturn 'don't ask, don't tell'</div><div><p> <p>Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman announced Monday that he will back a bill in the Senate to overturn “don't ask, don't tell,” the law that outlaws gay troops fr...

US defense chiefs voice concerns over lifting gay ban

2010-02-23T16:16:17Z

<div><p>The US Army and Air Force chiefs voiced doubts Tuesday about lifting a ban on gays serving openly in the military, saying now was not the time to make the change in the midst of two wars.</p><p>The comments by the US Army's top-ranking officer, General George Casey, and Air Force Chief of Staff General ...

Defense Budget

2010-02-23T13:46:47Z

Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey, center, talks with Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., left, and the committee's ranking Republican Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on US army's top-ranking officer said on Tuesday he had "serious concerns" about lifting the ban on gays serving openly in the American military as proposed by President Barack Obama.</p><p>US Army chief of staff