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Representative Conyers spoke about the legacy of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., and Senator Robert F. Kennedy forty years after their assassinations. This was the keynote speech at…

The opening day of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado focused on Senator Barack Obama’s background, experience, character, and vision for America’s fu…

The Democratic Rules Committee met to establish a committee to review candidate selection process for the Democratic Party including the rules for primaries and caucuses.

Mary Rose Oakar spoke about her positions as the Democratic National Committee Rules Co-Chair and the rules for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The committee held its final meeting …

Joe Stork and David Khairallah spoke about possible violations of humanitarian and international law in Lebanon and Gaza. Among the issues they addressed were the role and effectiveness of U…

Families of victims, former intelligence officials, and authors spoke at a daylong forum on the September 11 Commission Report. They focused on the methodology of the investigation, recommen…

Teresa Heinz Kerry addressed the annual meeting of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. She said that her husband, Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry, was "comm…

Three members of Congress and the president of the National Women’s Political Caucus responded to questions from reporters following the early testimony of former EEOC staffer Anita Hill in …

The Women’s Military Memorial was dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery. It is the nation’s first memorial to women, who have served in great numbers over the period of American history b…

Arab-American leaders reviewed their recent meeting on the events in Lebanon. They appealed to the administration to try to stop the Israeli attacks on towns in southern Lebanon.

A Cleveland Television Station, WEWS-TV, covered the indictment of former Democratic Congresswoman Mary Rose Oakar of Ohio. The seven-count indictment accuses Ms. Oakar of writing a $16,000 …

H.R. 5368: A bill to make appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs. H.R. 5504: A bill to make appropriations for the Department of Defense. H.C.Res. 37…

House considered multiple bills: S 3144: A bill to amend title ten, United States Code, to improve the health care system provided for members and former members of the armed forces and thei…

HR 5503: A bill to make appropriations for the Department of the Interior. HJR 512: A resolution to approve the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Romania. HR 6056…

HR 5679: A bill make appropriations for the departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and of…

HR 5503: A bill to make appropriations for the Department of the Interior. HR 5678: A bill to make appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the judiciary. S …

The 1992 Democratic Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates, Gov. Bill Clinton (D-AR) and Sen. Al Gore (D-TN), held a campaign rally at the Cleveland Board of Education. They downplaye…

HR 3603: A bill to promote family preservation and the prevention of foster care with emphasis on families where abuse of alcohol or drugs is present, and to improve the quality and deliver…

The House met to consider the following legislation: HR 4996: A bill to extend the authorities of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. HR 5334: A bill to amend and extend laws rela…

HR 2977: A bill to authorize appropriations for public broadcasting. HR 2782: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide that such Act does not preempt …