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Congress extends hate crime protections to gays WASHINGTON - Physical attacks on people based on their sexual orientation will join the list of federal hate crimes in a major expansion of the civil rights-era law Congress approved Thursday and sent to President Barack Obama.   Nations:Afghanistan   People:Ben Cardin Russ Feingold Edward Kennedy Barack Obama   Activities:111th Congress   2009-10-22 US lawmakers extend PATRIOT Act provisions WASHINGTON (AFP) - Key US lawmakers passed legislation Thursday extending three key provisions of the PATRIOT Act, the sweeping intelligence bill enacted after the September 11, 2001 attacks.   People:Russ Feingold George W. Bush   Activities:111th Congress   Source:(AFP)   2009-10-08 Gates: It is not time to get out of Afghanistan Washington - Defense Secretary Robert Gates responded to growing concerns about the US mission in Afghanistan by making one of his most forceful arguments for why Americans must stay.   Nations:Afghanistan U.S.   People:Robert Gates Russ Feingold   Activities:Afghan Terror War   Source:(Christian Science Monitor)   2009-09-07 U.S. envoy to Sudan calls for lifting sanctions WASHINGTON -- The U.S. special envoy to Sudan said Thursday that the United States should drop its designation of Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism and "unwind" sanctions that it's maintained since President Bill Clinton applied the label in 1993.   People:Hillary Clinton Bill Clinton Bob Corker Russ Feingold Barack Obama   Source:(McClatchy)   2009-08-01 Calls grow for probe of CIA plan for al-Qaida hits WASHINGTON - Congressional demands for an investigation grew on Monday over new disclosures that a secret CIA program to capture or kill al-Qaida leaders was concealed from Congress for eight years, perhaps at the behest of former Vice President Dick Cheney.   Nations:Pakistan   People:Dick Cheney Dianne Feinstein Russ Feingold Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama George W. Bush   Activities:CIA Prison Scandal   2009-07-13 Headlines Congress extends hate crime protections to gays 2009-10-22 US lawmakers extend PATRIOT Act provisions 2009-10-08 Gates: It is not time to get out of Afghanistan 2009-09-07 U.S. envoy to Sudan calls for lifting sanctions 2009-08-01 Calls grow for probe of CIA plan for al-Qaida hits 2009-07-13 Analysis: Obama seeks effective war innovations 2009-05-12 McCain Picks Up Where He Left Off on Earmarks, Lobbying 2009-01-08 McCain starts mapping out a new role in the Senate 2008-11-05 McCain, Fey poke fun at campaign on 'SNL' 2008-11-02 Congress wrestles over spying bill 2008-06-23 Senate shelves Iraq U.S. troop withdrawal bill 2008-02-28 Senate advances bill to cut Iraq funding 2008-02-26 Anti-war Democrats ponder next step 2008-02-26 Clinton makes fresh push in Wisconsin 2008-02-13 Bush homeland security adviser resigns 2007-11-19 Democrats unable to bring troops home 2007-11-16 Bush sees first veto override in water bill 2007-11-08 Democrats fail to pass anti-war bill 2007-09-21 Democrats proceed with Iraq legislation 2007-09-20 Senate blocks bill on Iraq combat tours 2007-09-19 Democrats won't temper Iraq legislation 2007-09-18 Bush wants House action on spy bill 2007-08-04 Sen. Feingold proposes censuring Bush 2007-07-22 Congress subpoenas White House on eavesdropping 2007-06-28 Wartime treatment of Germans questioned 2007-06-09 Bush says summer critical for Iraq strategy 2007-05-24 Senate to vote on ending war funding 2007-05-14 Which US Attorneys Did Rove's Bidding? 2007-04-10 Reid may move to cut Iraq war funds 2007-04-02 Justice Dept.: FBI misused Patriot Act 2007-03-09 Bush meets lawmakers on Iraq 2007-01-31 Advocates push Congress to ban profiling 2007-01-28 Ethics, lobbying reform bill stalls in U.S. Senate 2007-01-18 No Plan B in Bush Iraq strategy 2007-01-14 Senate urged to update privacy laws 2007-01-10 Senate urged to update privacy laws 2007-01-10 Panel says issue ads OK during elections 2006-12-21 House considers independent ethics panel 2006-12-14 Bush trades ideas on Iraq with panel 2006-11-13 Bush trades ideas on Iraq with panel 2006-11-13 Bush opposes Dems' Iraq troop timetable 2006-11-13 McCain edges toward '08 presidential run 2006-11-12 Bush signs bill on terror prosecution 2006-10-17 Warner bows out of White House bid 2006-10-12 Public money may not be enough in 2008 2006-09-16 Biden says Bush's Iraq policy out of step 2006-08-23 Senate OKs sweeping pension legislation 2006-08-03 Feingold addresses voter unrest over Iraq 2006-07-16 Bush pledges to rise above election-year politics 2006-02-01 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Calls grow for probe of CIA plan for al-Qaida hits 2009-07-13 Wartime treatment of Germans questioned 2007-06-09 Analysis: Obama seeks effective war innovations 2009-05-12 McCain starts mapping out a new role in the Senate 2008-11-05 McCain Picks Up Where He Left Off on Earmarks, Lobbying 2009-01-08 McCain, Fey poke fun at campaign on 'SNL' 2008-11-02 Congress wrestles over spying bill 2008-06-23 Senate advances bill to cut Iraq funding 2008-02-26 Anti-war Democrats ponder next step 2008-02-26 Sen. Feingold proposes censuring Bush 2007-07-22 Senate to vote on ending war funding 2007-05-14 Which US Attorneys Did Rove's Bidding? 2007-04-10 Bush opposes Dems' Iraq troop timetable 2006-11-13 Bush trades ideas on Iraq with panel 2006-11-13 McCain edges toward '08 presidential run 2006-11-12

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