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Dalai Lama receives rights award
WASHINGTON - Powerful U.S. lawmakers honored the Dalai Lama with a human rights award Tuesday even as President Barack Obama faced harsh criticism for delaying a meeting with the exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader.
Nations:U.S. People:Tom Lantos Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama Ronald Reagan George W. Bush Hu Jintao Activities:Tibet Issues China-U.S.
2009-10-06
Road to nomination gets easier
The road to the Democratic nomination for president got easier Monday -- by one delegate.
People:Tom Lantos Dennis Hastert Eliot Spitzer Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Spitzer Sex Scandal US Election 2008
2008-03-17
Yahoo lobbied on China, foreign control
Yahoo Inc., which has come under fire for its role in the jailing of Chinese journalists, spent $1.6 million in 2007 lobbying the government, in part, on issues related to China and foreign jurisdiction over U.S. companies.
Nations:China People:Tom Lantos Condoleezza Rice Activities:China Control of Internet
2008-02-22
House holds Bush confidants in contempt
The House voted Thursday to hold two of President Bush's confidants in contempt for failing to cooperate with an inquiry into whether a purge of federal prosecutors was politically motivated.
People:Alberto Gonzales Tom Lantos Karl Rove Activities:2007 U.S. Attorneys Firing 110th Congress
2008-02-14
Calif. Rep. Tom Lantos dies
Rep. Tom Lantos of California, the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress, has died. He was 80.
Nations:Hungary Libya People:Tom Lantos Steven Spielberg Activities:Holocaust Darfur Genocide Crisis 2005 Hurricane Katrina
2008-02-11
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