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June 21, 2007 · As Congress considers an energy bill, lawmakers plan a "greening" of the Capitol — with fluorescent lights, recycled paper and electricity from renewable sources, among other efforts. Yet the building gets its energy from a smoke-belching coal plant on Capitol Street.
Decisions affect student athletes and defendants like ex-White House aide I. Lewis Libby.
He tells a House panel that he never intended to mislead Congress about federal prosecutor firings.
June 21, 2007 · The Senate energy bill won a key test vote Thursday, indicating that it is likely to win Senate passage. Still, one of the bill's major provisions was blocked — it would have subsidized green technology mainly by taking away tax breaks from big oil companies.
June 21, 2007 · The Senate Judiciary Committee authorizes subpoenas for documents describing the legal rationale behind the president's domestic wiretapping program. The spying program has been under scrutiny since a former Justice official described White House efforts to override the Justice Department's assessment that the program was illegal.
June 20, 2007 · The democratic presidential hopefuls courted their party's liberal base this week at what has become a required stop on the campaign trail — the annual Take Back America conference, where thousands of liberal activists gathered in Washington, D.C.
June 20, 2007 · New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has changed his party affiliation from Republican to unaffiliated, fueling speculation that he intends to run for president. A third-party candidate would make waves in the presidential pool, but Bloomberg says he isn't jumping in.
June 20, 2007 · Iran continues to make progress building its uranium enrichment facility as claims spread that the nation is sending conventional weapons to Iraq and Afghanistan that are being used against U.S. troops — sparking calls for military action.
June 20, 2007 · After six years as a Republican, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has left the party and says he no longer has a political affiliation. Bloomberg is playing down rumors that he may run for president.
June 20, 2007 · Minnesota residents find an unusual spot to meet Democratic candidates for public office and discuss the issues. Once a month, pharmacist Tom Sengupta turns his drug store into a neighborhood town hall.
June 20, 2007 · Journalist Laura Rozen discusses the philosophical split within the Bush administration on how to curb nuclear proliferation in Iran. Rozen reports on national security and foreign policy as a senior correspondent for The American Prospect and as a contributor to The Washington Monthly, the National Journal and other publications. She also writes a political blog, War and Piece.
June 20, 2007 · New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ditches the GOP to become "unaffiliated." Is an independent bid for president in the future? And what if the nominees end up all being from the Big Apple: Bloomberg, Giuliani and Clinton?
June 20, 2007 · New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday switched his party status from Republican to unaffiliated, a stunning move certain to be seen as a prelude to an independent presidential bid that would upend the 2008 race.
June 20, 2007 · New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg has departed the Republican Party for "unaffiliated" status. Many leaped to the conclusion that he will run for president as an independent candidate. But the billionaire may have more in mind than joining a crowded White House race.
June 19, 2007 · Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign announces the winner of its campaign-song contest. The song that visitors to her Web site chose is "You and I," by Canadian singer Celine Dion. The song has been used in an Air Canada marketing campaign.
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