Topic: Joseph Lieberman
The topic for today's Senate Homeland Security hearing was supposed to be air cargo security. But in the wake of growing public concern about the Transportation Security Administration's new procedures to screen air travelers, that's where the discussion kept returning. CNET is ...
July 11, 2007 the United States Senate unanimously backed a measure censuring Iran for what it said was complicity in the killings of US soldiers in Iraq, intending to send a stern warning to Tehran. The vote was intended to let Iran ...
Every time Joe Lieberman opens his mouth lately I become more and more disappointed that Al Gore ever chose him as his running mate in 2000. I was even more offended when the former Democratic VP candidate was actively stumping for John ...
Efforts by terrorists abroad to radicalize and recruit U.S. residents are an evolving problem, three top Obama administration officials told Congress on Wednesday. "Groups affiliated with al-Qaida are now actively targeting the United States and looking to use Americans or Westerners who ...
Attorney general says Miranda warning may need revisions for terroristsIn the wake of the Times Square bombing plot, the Obama administration said on Sunday it wants to work with Congress on possible limitations of the constitutional rights afforded terrorism suspects — even ...
Driven by the failed New York car bombing, US lawmakers were poised to unveil legislation Thursday to strip Americans of their citizenship if they aid or join a foreign terrorist group.The measure, which some critics have already branded unconstitutional, would also target ...
Senate's homeland security chairman says domestic terrorism a real and growing danger for USThe chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee says domestic terrorism is a real and growing danger.Sen. Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut independent, says the political discourse in the U.S. ...
WASHINGTON (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.Republican Senator John McCain and Independent ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is ahead of the game in its fight against radical Islamists but it must remain nimble and pursue its enemies to new battlefields in Yemen and elsewhere, two key U.S. senators said on Sunday. "It's a ...
YouTube bans terrorism training videos and other footage that incites violenceThe popular video-sharing site YouTube has moved to purge terrorists training films and other videos that extremist groups might use to attract new members, an imperfect process that will rely on users ...