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On September 15, Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) went on the record to push for his bipartisan sanctions bill, the "Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2008," as an amendment to the ...

Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA) responded to a constituent regarding concerns that provisions in H.Con.Res. 362 might be misconstrued as calling for a blockade against Iran. Rep. Johnson said he will work to ...

CQ Today reports this morning:Aides predicted the Senate will vote Tuesday on an amendment to the fiscal 2009 defense authorization bill (S 3001) offered by Joseph I. Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut, ...

Joe Lieberman, John McCain, and nearly 30 other Republican senators last week introduced an amendment to the FY2009 Defense Authorization bill stating that it is the sense of the Senate to "recognize the success ...

In her weekly Legislative Round-up, Lara Friedman points out four more amendments to the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Act, in addition to the two already posted on INW (Dodd-Shelby Sanctions ...

Senator John F. Kerry (D-MA) responded to a constituent letter outlining concerns with the U.S. approach toward Iran. Below is the Senator Kerry's response, which details his position on how the U.S. should move ...

In an interview with Charles Gibson for ABC News, Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin outlined her stance on Iran. Palin said that nuclear weapons under the control of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ...

On September 11, 2008, Senators Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Richard Shelby (R-AL) submitted their “Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2008” as an amendment (S.AMDT.5485) to the ...

Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA), who took former Representative Tom Lantos’ congressional seat, responded this week to a concerned constituent that she is seeking an amendment with other co-sponsors to ...

This is an update to the September 10 and September 11 lists.For details on what all is in the bill, see the Center's detailed analysis.Today, the Senate resumes consideration of the FY2009 Defense Authorization ...

The U.S. Senate is currently working on the fiscal year 2009 Defense Authorization bill (summary of bill's contents here, amendment lists here and here).When I was reading through the amendments this morning, I ...

On September 9, 2008, the Iranian Parliament voted down a polygamy law that was ironically proposed to the “Family Support Bill” under Article 23. The law would have allowed a man to take a new wife without the ...

This is an update to yesterday's list. For details on what all is in the bill, see the Center's detailed analysis.Especially noteworthy are Sen. Russ Feingold's two Iraq amendments.LIST OF MAJOR SENATE AMENDMENTS ...

Chris Hellman just reacted to today's announcement on the airborne refueling tanker competition:On September 10, the Defense Department announced that it was terminating the current competition to build the next ...

On September 9, 2008, the Bush administration released a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) on the National Defense Authorization Act of 2009 (S. 3001). The SAP was delivered to Senate Armed Services ...

Every time Congress considers a major defense policy or appropriations bill, John Isaacs puts together a list of amendments. Below is his amendments list for the Senate's pending floor consideration of the Fiscal ...

Representatives Gary Ackerman (D-NY) and Mike Pence (R-IN) circulated a “Dear Colleague” letter on September 8, 2008 once again urging members of Congress to sign onto H.Con.Res. 362. The controversial resolution ...

I'd write something original, but I don't need to because Cernig already put together the best analysis available over at NewsHoggers. ...

Vice Presidential candidate Matt Gonzalez, running as an independent with Ralph Nader, spoke at a press conference yesterday in Columbus, Ohio. He argued that he and Nader should be included in debates with the ...

Numerous news outlets are reporting today that Iraq wants to buy 36 F-16 jet fighters from the United States.This proposed sale is the latest development in an intense recent push by Iraq's military to acquire the ...

The final version of the 2008 Republican Party Platform is finally available online. Below is the excerpt on Iran from page 13 of the platform."We express our respect for the people of Iran who seek peace and ...

During the Q&A at the Truman event yesterday, Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, asked Richard Danzig and Bill Perry what Obama's national security strategy might look...

At the Truman event yesterday, top Obama adviser and former Secretary of Defense Bill Perry said that Barack Obama considers four foreign policy challenges to be his top priorities:Rebuilding the American military ...

John McCain spoke today at the annual convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.Matt Duss expertly dissects McCain's comments on Iraq. I only have one thing to add to Matt's analysis. McCain said:Nor has [Obama] ...

According to several news sources, Shirin Ebadi's life may be in danger. Recently Dr. Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate and human rights defender, announced that she would take on the case of the Baha'i ...

I don't believe any of the wording has changed since I posted the draft, but below is the final wording on the Democratic Party's position on Iran, as expressed in the Report of the Platform Committee approved on ...

In the spirit of the Olympics, ABC News has a story profiling Sara Khoshjamal, a Tae Kwondo champ who will compete in Beijing and "could be the first woman from the Islamic Republic to medal."...