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Leahy Blasts Pres. Obama on Refusal to Sign Landmine Ban Treaty

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:38:46 GMT

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy is blasting Pres. Barack Obama's decision to refuse to sign a 10-year-old international treaty banning land mines.
Source: Seven Days

Bolt The Door, Mercy

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:53:27 GMT

I wanted to follow up on a comment and post from fellow depressive Sinister Spinster in the context of what Ericka wrote yesterday. HCR has been a big personal and political issue for our family, so we've been as engaged as possible.
Source: Dohiyi Mir

Leahy Hits U.S. Refusal to Join Landmine Treaty

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:40:11 GMT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24, 2009 - Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is sharply critical of the Obama Administration's decision, announced Tuesday by the State Department, to decline to join the international treaty to ban anti-personnel landmines, a weapon that...
Source: YubaNet

NABET: Multicast Short-Market Satellite Fix Is Crucial

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:40:24 GMT

The National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians, a Communications Workers of America union representing almost 10,000 TV station employees, says TV stations won't survive without having the ability to exploit "the full potential" of DTV.
Source: Multichannel News

Quoted in 'Sanders adamant on 'public option''

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:31:04 GMT

Patrick Leahy said in Rutland Herald:

I have been assured and was assured over the weekend we would fix Vermont's Medicaid problem

Leahy praises Reiss' appointment

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:24:31 GMT

MONTPELIER — The U.S. Senate approved Judge Christina Reiss for a spot on the federal bench in Vermont on Saturday after a quick nomination process that was also a victory for U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Vermonter who is the head of the Senate Judiciary...
Source: Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

Senate confirms Reiss for Vt. bench

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:02:41 GMT

The U.S. Senate approved Judge Christina Reiss for a spot on the federal bench in Vermont on Saturday after a quick nomination process that was also a victory for U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Vermonter who is the head of the Senate Judiciary...
Source: Rutland Herald

Leahy: Vt. judge confirmation fastest this year

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:22:39 GMT

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy says the confirmation of Vermont's new federal judge by the Senate was the fastest one this year.
Source: WCAX

For Reid, Dodd, clout on big issues cuts both ways

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:11:11 GMT

WASHINGTON - Two Senate leaders trying to steer a pair of President Barack Obama's high-stakes initiatives through Congress are being dogged by re-election worries, and it's not clear whether their legislative prominence will help or hurt them.
Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor

Quoted in 'Reid: Repeal "damaging" antitrust exemptions for insurers'

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:05:40 GMT

said in News-Medical.net:

The chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, has introduced a bill — the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act — that would repeal the insurance industry's limited exemption.

Photo from AP Photo

Mon, 25 May 2009 09:24:06 GMT

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-VT. , left, shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 25, 2009. Gilani briefed Leahy regarding anti-Taliban operation going on in northwest Pakistan.

Photo from AP Photo

Mon, 18 May 2009 10:21:57 GMT

U.S. Forest Service Chief Gail Kimbell speaks at a news conference to announce new Forest Legacy funding in Richmond, Vt. , Monday, May 18, 2009.

The Joker Party Crashing Scene from TDK

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:57:14 GMT