Leading The Week
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New CentCom Appointment
Today
Gen. David Petraeus, the Commander of Multi-National Forces in Iraq, & his deputy, Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno, appear at a Senate Armed Services hearing on his nomination as new Chief of U.S. Central Command (Centcom). Meanwhile, the Senate passed the Iraq funding bill by vote of 70-26.
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Secretary at Oversight Hearing
Today
As Memorial Day approaches, Energy Sec. Samuel Bodman defends Pres. Bush's energy policy during a hearing of the House Select Energy Cmte. He is expected to discuss the admin.'s reasons for not releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the Presi-
dent's support for oil company tax breaks.
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Passing the Farm Bill Again
Today
The House is currently debating how to vote on repassage of the Farm Bill (H.R. 2419). Yesterday, after members overrode Pres. Bush's veto by a vote of 316-108, they learned that the bill sent to the President was missing a title. Members must decide whether to vote on the missing title or on the entire bill.
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| Bodman Rejects Releasing Govt. Oil |
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| Now on C-SPAN |
| House: 2nd Vote on Farm Bill Today |
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Recent Programs
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Kip Hawley, TSA, Administrator discusses airport security and passenger safety topics such as, re-training of TSA agents, new checkpoint technology and separate security lanes for families and business travelers.
Washington, DC
: 35 min.
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Gen. David Petraeus, the Commander of Multi-National Forces in Iraq, appears at a Senate Armed Services hearing on his nomination as new Chief of U.S. Central Command (Centcom). Also appearing is his deputy Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno, nominated as Gen. Petraeus' replacement.
Washington, DC
: 2 hr. 34 min.
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The British House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing on the Foreign and Commonwealth Human Rights Report. Testifying before the committee is the Dalai Lama on China's human rights record.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 3 min.
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House Min. Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) conducts a weekly briefing on legislative issues in the 110th Congress.
Washington, DC
: 14 min.
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House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) conducts a weekly briefing on legislative issues in the 110th Congress.
Washington, DC
: 23 min.
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Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) chairs a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee hearing on the impact of the mortgage crisis on neighborhoods. This first day of hearings concerns the cost to neighborhoods caused by abandoned houses, strategies to mitigate the effects of and prevent vacancies, and estimates of the size of the national problem.
Washington, DC
: 2 hr. 21 min.
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Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks to supporters at a campaign rally in Tampa, FL.
St. Petersburg, FL
: 40 min.
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Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow delivers the opening statement of her testimony before a House Health subcommittee on breast cancer research legislation.
Washington, DC
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Press Secretary Dana Perino and Office of Management & Budget Dir. Jim Nussle conduct a daily briefing at the White House. After opening statements, both administrators took reporter's questions.
Washington, DC
: 32 min.
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The oil industry blames the rising price of consumer gasoline on increases in the cost of crude oil. Executives from BP America, Shell Oil Co., Chevron Corp., ConocPhilips Co., and Exxon Mobil Corp. testify today at a Senate Judiciary Cmte. hearing on unrefined petroleum production.
Washington, DC
: 2 hr. 59 min.
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| Gasoline Blues Weigh on Dealers, Too |
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Capital News
Updated:
May 22, 2008, 1:29pm (ET)
This Week on C-SPAN
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Saturday at 7pm (ET)
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A&C: Address by U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement
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Saturday at 9pm (ET)
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Libertarian Party Convention
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Sunday at 8pm (ET)
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Q&A: Author Thomas DiLorenzo
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