Senate Dems Plan Investigatory Hearings
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New Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said Monday his party will launch investigative hearings next year in response to what he said was the reluctance of Republicans to look into problems in the Bush administration.
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The Inquiry focuses how the N.Y. Senate majority leaderâs private business dealings may relate to his position.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee may seek testimony from controversial prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald about the obstruction of justice case against vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby, two senators said on Sunday.
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Democrats from New York and New Jersey asked on Wednesday for an investigation that could lead to criminal charges against former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Christie Whitman for breathing problems suffered by thousands after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Panel wants to hear from two investigators; others are due to say if they'll appear at a hearing next week.
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The National Reconnaissance Office has asked the Justice Department to consider opening a criminal investigation into recent disclosures about a highly classified satellite program that has prompted criticism in Congress because of escalating costs, two administration officials said yesterday.
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Democratic lawmakers on Friday  requested an investigation into why the State Department  delayed word of sanctions on two Indian companies for  Iran-related dealings until after the U.S. House of  Representatives approved a nuclear agreement with New Delhi.
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Two senior Democratic lawmakers asked Wednesday for a congressional investigation into long Election Day lines, including some that took hours to get through and continued even past midnight.
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The U.S. Senate's top Democrat called Tuesday for a federal investigation into the activities of polygamists in Western states.
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The four Senate Democrats seeking their party's presidential nomination will take their campaigns to the chamber's floor next week, pushing new limits on U.S. involvement in Iraq in an attempt to burnish their antiwar credentials.
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A Senate chairman heading an investigation into the Bush administration's warrantless domestic spying program subpoenaed documents on Wednesday from the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney's office, the National Security Council and Justice Department.
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Senate Democrats are hoping to force at least modest troop withdrawals in the coming months.
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WASHINGTON - Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are mum or undecided about whether they will support President Bush's nominee to head the CIA, saying they're still concerned about his independence and objectivity.    During a 4 1/2-hour confirmation hearing for former House Intelligence Chairman Porter Goss, R-Fla., the panel's Democrats appeared most concerned about his Republican background and recent politically charged comments...
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The Senate Judiciary Committee's top Democrat said Wednesday that Alberto Gonzales will face tough questioning during hearings on his nomination to become the next attorney general but is on track to be confirmed.
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Democrats asked the Federal Election Commission and Federal Communications Commission on Monday to investigate Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.
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Top Democrats on the Senate Energy Committee ordered a new inquiry on Thursday into the Interior Departmentâs program to collect billions of dollars worth of oil and gas from companies that drill on public territory.
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Urged on by Democratic lawmakers, the Government Accountability Office plans to investigate the way votes were counted in the presidential election. The office cautions, however, that it is powerless to act if irregularities are found.