December 15, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Indefinite Military Detention Measure Passes On Bill of Rights Day 15 Dec 2011 The Senate passed a defense bill Thursday that authorizes indefinite detentions of American terrorism suspects, coincidentally acting on the controversial measure on the 220th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. The bill, the [...]
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December 16, 2011
December 15, 2011
Terror suspect defence law passes
15 December 2011 Last updated at 02:26 GMT FBI Director Robert Mueller said it was not clear how the provision would impact law enforcement agencies The US House of Representatives has passed a defence bill likely to change the way the US detains terror suspects. The bill passed after the White House lifted a veto [...]
December 15, 2011
December 15, 2011
House of Representatives passes $662bn defence bill
The House of Representatives has passed a $662bn defence bill after the White House dropped a veto threat over provisions regarding the handling of terror suspects. The vote on Wednesday evening was 283 to 136. In a closed-door meeting, conservative Republicans had expressed some concerns over the provisions, fearing an expanded role for the military [...]
December 14, 2011
Barack Obama defied by House on payroll tax bill
The Republican-led House of Representatives has defied a White House veto threat and passed a bill to expedite approval of the Keystone XL Canada-to-Texas pipeline project and extend a payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans. Democrats oppose Republicans‘ efforts to link the two issues. The House measure will now go to the Senate, where [...]
December 2, 2011
Senate Approves $662 Billion ‘Defense’ Bill
December 2, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Senate Approves $662 Billion ‘Defense’ Bill 01 Dec 2011 Ignoring a presidential [phony] veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a massive, $662 billion defense bill that would require the military to hold suspected terrorists linked to ‘al-Qaida’ or its affiliates, even those captured on U.S. soil. [...]
September 27, 2011
September 27, 2011
President’s Plan on Deficit Mixes Cuts and Taxes
WASHINGTON — President Obama will unveil a deficit-reduction plan on Monday that uses entitlement cuts, tax increases and war savings to reduce government spending by more than $3 trillion over the next 10 years, administration officials said. The plan, which Mr. Obama will lay out Monday morning at the White House, is the administration’s opening [...]