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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2006 CONTACT: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider 202-226-7616 Pelosi On Thwarted Terrorist Bomb Plot Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on terrorist bomb plot thwarted in Britain today: “British authorities are to be commended for disrupting a terrorist plot targeting aircraft headed for the United States. “Today’s news is an urgent reminder that we must make America safer and the world more stable. We must implement the strong recommendations of the independent 9/11 Commission to improve airport security screening at checkpoints.”

United House, Senate Democratic Leadership Put Forward Concrete Plan For Change of Course in Iraq 7/31/2006 12:56:00 PM To: National Desk Contact: Jim Manley or Rebecca Kirszner, 202-224-2939, both of the Office of Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid; or Brendan Daly or Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616, both of the Office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi WASHINGTON, July 31 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by House and Senate Democratic leaders: With violence exploding in Iraq, there is little evidence that the Bush Administration and Congressional Republicans have a coherent strategy to stabilize Iraq. Thousands have been killed in...

The Bush Economy Is Not Working For America July 24, 2006 Between the Bush Administration’s failed leadership and the inaction by the Republican “Do-Nothing” Congress, America’s families are feeling the pinch. According to the latest Lundberg Survey released yesterday, gasoline prices “hit an all-time high in the last two weeks, rising to just over $3 per gallon,” as the “national average for self-serve regular stood at $3.02 a gallon.” [Buffalo News, 7/24/06]. The latest jump in prices was in part “triggered by the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon” and “comes at an inopportune time for the global economy,” just as “U.S....

WASHINGTON, July 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the two-year anniversary of the 9/11 Commission recommendations this Saturday: "Two years ago, the bipartisan and independent 9/11 Commission released its report, outlining urgent and achievable recommendations for securing our nation. Implementing the recommendations would have fundamentally changed the way the executive branch and the Congress deal with matters related to terrorism - making us more unified and more effective. "Yet, two years later, the Bush administration and the Republican Congress have either failed abysmally to act on many of the critical recommendations, or...

Pelosi: 'Democrats Propose a New Direction for a Stronger America and a More Secure World' 7/19/2006 12:38:00 PM To: National Desk Contact: Brendan Daly or Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616, both of the Office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi WASHINGTON, July 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined other House Democratic leaders at a press stakeout this morning after the Democratic Caucus meeting to discuss Democrats' New Direction that will strengthen national security and protect the American people. Below are Pelosi's remarks: "As we approach the two-year anniversary this weekend of the release of the 9/11 Commission recommendations,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2006 CONTACT: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider 202-226-7616 Pelosi Statement on Providing Detainees Protections Under the Geneva Conventions Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in response to the Department of Defense’s announcement that detainees in U.S. military custody are entitled to protections under the Geneva Conventions: “Today’s decision by the Department of Defense to reverse the mistaken interpretation of the Geneva Conventions that President Bush and his Administration clung to for so long is an acknowledgement at last of the primacy of the rule of law. This decision shows that...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 07, 2006 CONTACT: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider 202-226-7616 Pelosi Statement on June's Tepid Jobs Report Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in response to the tepid jobs report that showed only 121,000 new jobs created in June, while real wages have remained stagnant over the last three years. Growth in payroll employment has been anemic under the Bush Administration, averaging only 42,000 per month compared to job growth of 237,000 per month under the Clinton Administration. Below are Pelosi’s statement and a chart showing how Republicans have turned their backs...

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Following the Republican landslide victories of the 1994 midterm elections, conservatives watched in amazement as Republican “moderates” proceeded to completely squander the ground they had gained, culminating in the defeat of Bob Dole in ‘96. In the aftermath of this year’s elections, ominous signs point towards a repeat performance. Apparently, Republican Party operatives didn’t really comprehend why, in the middle of Bill Clinton’s first term, they won big. And to this day, political analysts still don’t seem to grasp the situation. Among conservatives, the conventional wisdom is that the newly realigned GOP Congressional majority had wrongly presumed too much of...

Larry Klayman for U.S. Senate Posted: August 26, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com People sometimes ask me who my heroes are. After all, I'd be hard-pressed to name any contemporary politicians I trust or look to for leadership and courage. There is such a man. He's not a politician. But he is running for office – the U.S. Senate – from the state of Florida. His name is Larry Klayman and he founded the organization known as Judicial Watch. Larry Klayman is my hero because he has integrity – enough to prevent him from blind loyalty to party...