Obama administration official Melanie Ann Pustay on Tuesday testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee to urge congressional officials to amend the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to strengthen government's ability to prevent...
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US Attorney General Eric Holder , in a speech Monday, framed the Obama administration's policy toward the targeted killing of US citizens abroad who are members of al Qaeda . Holder's comments also...
UN Special Rapporteur Margaret Sekaggya on Monday outlined the risks and challenges faced by human rights journalists and media workers , and called for additional protection of those workers. The report indicated that, "journalists and...
Leaders from 25 European Union (EU) countries on Friday signed the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance which is directed at improving fiscal discipline and promoting greater financial information disclosure between member...
The Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill on Thursday that would require a woman seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound before the procedure. The bill was passed by the...
The Virginia Senate approved a bill on Tuesday that would require a woman seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound before the procedure. The bill was passed by the Virginia House...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed concern Thursday over the investigation into post-election violence in the Ivory Coast in 2010 and 2011 and advocated six-month extension of the probe. HRW's primary concern rests...
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning , joined by attorneys general from six other states, filed a lawsuit Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Nebraska challenging new health care mandates that...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the dismissal of wrongful death claims by the families of two former Guantanamo Bay detainees, Yasser Al-Zahrani of Saudi...
The Maryland State Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee approved a bill on Tuesday that would permit the legal marriage of same-sex couples within the state. This bill is a cross-filing of HB438 which was...
