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James R. Lilley, 81, Envoy in Tiananmen Era, Dies

WASHINGTON James R. Lilley, a former intelligence agent and ambassador to China who viewed that country with a rare blend of pragmatism and love because of his childhood there, died Thursday at a Washington hospital. He was 81. Mr. Lilley, who lived in ...

From DAVID STOUT, The New York Times,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: James R Lilley,  George H. W. Bush,  Yale University,  George Washington University,  Central Intelligence Agency

In Radio Address, Republican Pans House Bill

The health care bill passed by the House isn’t good for what ails Americans or their country, Representative Mark Kirk of Illinois said on Saturday on behalf of the Republican Party. Contrary to what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says, the bill flies in ...

From DAVID STOUT, The New York Times,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Mark Kirk,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Nancy Pelosi,  Barack Obama

Ex-Louisiana Congressman Sentenced to 13 Years

WASHINGTON Former Representative William J. Jefferson, a New Orleans Democrat whose political career once seemed to hold high promise, was sentenced on Friday to 13 years in prison for using his office to try to enrich himself and his relatives. The ...

From DAVID STOUT, The New York Times,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: William J. Jefferson,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Harvard University,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Congress

Supreme Court Declines to Block Execution of Washington Sniper

WASHINGTON The Supreme Court declined on Monday to block the execution of John A. Muhammad, the sniper who terrorized the region around Washington, D.C., seven years ago. The step cleared the way for Mr. Muhammad to be put to death on Tuesday unless ...

From DAVID STOUT, The New York Times,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Paul Stevens,  Ruth Bader Ginsburg,  Sonia Sotomayor

Supreme Court Declines Case of Klansmen in ’64 Slayings

WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Monday said it would not review a case arising from the 1964 kidnapping and slaying of two black teenagers along the Mississippi-Louisiana border, an episode that continues to stir legal debate as it stokes memories of ...

From DAVID STOUT, The New York Times,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ford Motor Company,  John Paul Stevens,  Antonin Scalia,  U.S. Department of Justice,  Thomas Moore

Administration Steps Up Efforts on Climate Bill

WASHINGTON The White House and its allies in the Senate intensified their campaign Tuesday, in the face of some determined opposition, to advance a bill that its supporters say will reduce global warming while making the United States more ...

From DAVID STOUT, The New York Times,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Steven Chu,  White House,  Barack Obama,  Joe Biden

Kerry Calls for Limiting Expectations in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON Calling for a broad, patient war strategy, John Kerry, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Monday that Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the American military commander in Afghanistan, was trying to do too much in a ...

From DAVID STOUT, The New York Times,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: John Kerry,  Taliban,  Senate Foreign Relations Committee,  Stanley A. McChrystal,  Council on Foreign Relations

Senate Approves Broadened Hate-Crime Measure

WASHINGTON The Senate voted on Thursday to extend new federal protections to people who are victimized because of their gender or sexual orientation, bringing the legislation close to reality after years of fierce debate. The 68 -29 vote sends the ...

From DAVID STOUT, The New York Times,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Jim DeMint,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Department of Justice

Justice Dept. Issues New Medical Marijuana Policy

WASHINGTON People who use marijuana for medical purposes and those who distribute it should not face federal prosecution, provided they act according to state law, the Justice Department said on Monday in a directive with political and legal ...

From DAVID STOUT, The New York Times,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Department of Justice,  Barack Obama,  Eric Holder,  George W. Bush,  Marijuana Policy Project

House Backs Detainee Transfers

WASHINGTON The House voted on Thursday to allow detainees being held at the Guantánamo Bay naval base in Cuba to be transferred to the United States, but only if they are facing trial. Passage of the measure, attached to a $42.8 billion appropriations ...

From DAVID STOUT, The New York Times,  15 Oct 2009

Related Topics: White House,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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