Archive for September 27th, 2006
Cop Killing Sparks Immigration Debate
Police Chief Blames Federal Government for Officer’s Death
ABC news | Sept. 25, 2006
The shooting of a Houston police officer has sparked a new battle over immigration.
Juan Leonardo Quintero, an illegal immigrant, has been charged with killing a Houston police officer last week after a routine traffic stop.
Police Chief Harold Hurtt blamed the federal government for [...]
Peaceful Iraq war protests prompt 71 arrests
CNN | Sept. 26, 2006
By Lisa Goddard
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Two Presbyterian ministers were among 71 people arrested during a series of peaceful protests against the Iraq war Tuesday, said a spokeswoman for a group participating in the protests.
Demonstrators held sit-ins, prayer services and sing-alongs at four locations in the Capitol complex, including the central atrium [...]
Surveillance bill stalls in U.S. Congress; detainee measure heads toward floor votes
Associated Press | Sept. 26, 2006
WASHINGTON Half of President George W. Bush’s anti-terror legislative agenda stalled Tuesday when discord among Republicans forced the party’s leaders to give up on trying to legalize his warrantless wiretapping program before the Nov. 7 election.
Republican lawmakers instead turned their attention to the other half: establishing a legal framework for [...]
The Rockefeller File
