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Iraq Troop Withdrawl & Middle East Peace Talks Focus of U.S. Foreign Policy
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Sen. Dick Lugar (R-IN), the top Republican on the Foreign Relations
Committee, gives his thoughts on recent news from the Middle East, especially the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraq. Next week, President Obama is scheduled to give a major foreign policy speech about achieving his campaign promise to pullout of Iraq, and the agreement to restart the Middle East peace talks in September. These are the first peace talks in 20 months.
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Sen. Dick Lugar (R-IN), the top Republican on the Foreign Relations
Committee, gives his thoughts on recent news from the Middle East, especially the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraq. Next week, President Obama is scheduled to give a major foreign policy speech about achieving his campaign promise to pullout of Iraq, and the agreement to restart the Middle East peace talks in September. These are the first peace talks in 20 months.
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 From Sunday, August 29
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Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the subcommittee on Energy & the Environment, made a case for trusting government reports on the safety of seafood from the Gulf Coast. Backing up his appeal, the congressman went on to say that he's eaten seafood from areas of the Gulf that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have determined to be safe. Markey stated "that there are questions that have to be answered and research done" but also asserted that the public should have more confidence in the FDA.
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From Sunday, August 22
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During a round table discussion, reporters Sam Youngman, White House Correspondent for The Hill and Manu Raju, Congressional Reporter for the Politico, look at the upcoming 2010 midterm campaign season, focusing on how the Democrats and Republicans are proceeding with their respective legislative agendas and political strategies.
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From Sunday, August 15
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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka discusses the state of the economy and American jobs on a live edition of C‑SPAN’s Newsmakers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that 131,000 U.S. jobs were lost in July, while the national unemployment rate held at 9.5 percent for a second month. The AFL-CIO is the country's largest federation of labor unions.
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From Sunday, August 8
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, expressed his optimism when discussing the GOP strategy for winning more House seats in the 2010 campaign. “Not only are there more than enough seats for the Republicans to gain the majority,” McCarthy said, “there are more Republicans running than ever in the history of the party.” The congressman also pointed to House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner as a strong candidate for the leadership position if the Republicans won the majority.
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From Sunday, August 1
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After visiting Afghanistan and Pakistan earlier this month, Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) gave his observations that Afghanistan's army could be successful independently after the U.S. military left the region next year. "The Afghan army will be in the lead. Those words are very significant to the American people and the Afghan people,” said Levin. The senator also commented on how the defense supplemental bill in Congress, as well as General Petraeus’ new commanding role in Afghanistan would impact the goals for Afghanistan.
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From Sunday, July 25
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National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) shared aspects of the Republican strategy for winning more Senate seats in the 2010 campaign. The National Republican Senatorial Committee is likely to provide over $4 million to aid Republican candidates, however, “our biggest problem is going to be allocation because we have so many competitive races,” said Cornyn. While Sen. Cornyn says he wants “to be realistic with expectations,” he related his optimism toward races in states such as Arizona, Louisiana, Delaware, Illinois and Nevada.
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From Sunday, July 18
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Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) reacted to the Justice Department’s suit challenging Arizona’s new immigration law. Using his state as an example, Rep. Issa offered his views on various solutions offered to end illegal immigration. He also downplayed the use of racial profiling by law enforcement, asserting that police will only ask for documentation of those already suspected of committing a crime. When asked whose responsibility it is to address immigration issues, Issa said: “I think the states should work cooperatively with the Federal government.”
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From Sunday, July 10
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Referring to the new bill on energy and climate legislation, Energy Committee Chairman Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) said “the Senate has got to pass something...before the August break.” He stressed the ways the bill would respond to the oil spill in the Gulf and increase efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Tthe Energy and Natural Resources Committee presented their draft legislation that also seeks to restructure the agency with oversight of offshore drilling and improves offshore drilling safety regulations.
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From Sunday, July 4
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Reacting to the closing of the House-Senate conference committee on the financial regulations bill, Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) discussed the developments surrounding the budget this year and what the fiscal commission hopes to accomplish in the future. Reporters Steven Dennis of Roll Call and Walter Alarkon of The Hill, questioned the congressman on the Democrats forgoing a traditional budget resolution this year and the importance of the G20 talks on stimulus funding. While discussing the current budget deficit, Spratt said the budget committee thinks todays “deficit can be cut in half in four fiscal years.” Spratt also said the budget commission plans to spend $7 billion less than Pres. Obama requested.
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From Sunday, June 27
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