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<p>&quot;I thank Mr. Conyers, the chair of the Judiciary Committee, and Mr. Reyes, chair of the Intelligence Committee, for their leadership in bringing this legislation to the floor. They know, as does each and every one of us, that our primary responsibility is to protect the American people. We take an oath of [...]

<p>Update/Correction:&nbsp; We <a href="http://www.washingtonindependent.com/view/providing-needed">reported</a> on Feb. 29, 2008 that Joseph Schmitz, the Pentagon’s former inspector general &quot;resigned after accusations [he was] stonewalling investigations and a little too cozy with Pentagon and State contractor Blackwater.&quot;&nbsp; Schmitz has since told us that his resignation was unconnected to those accusations. He said he had notified Donald Rumsfeld of [...]

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<p>Official translation of Fidel Castro’s letter of resignation, February 18, 2008.<br />
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Message from the Commander in Chief<br /><br />
Dear compatriots:<br />
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Last Friday, February 15, I promised you that in my next reflection I would deal with an issue of interest to many compatriots. Thus, this now is rather a message.<br />
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The moment [...]

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<p><b>Transcript of Today’s Speaker Pelosi Press Conference, February 7, 2008<br />
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<p>Washington, D.C. &ndash; Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference in her office in the Capitol this morning. Below is a transcript of her remarks:<br />
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&quot;This is all part of our agenda for jobs. The stimulus [...]

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<p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Floor Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley on Illegal Immigrants and the House Stimulus Package</span></font></p>
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<p>Weekly security statistics from Nov. 2, 2007 through Jan. 25, 008; Source: Multinational Force-Iraq</p>
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<p>Washington Independent staff and friends are gathering around CSPAN’s online stream in preparation for the State of the Union Address. Our Hill reporter Mike Lillis just told me the White House has not released the transcript for Bush’s speech, but you can check out the 36-page outline <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/stateoftheunion/2008/initiatives/index.html">here</a>. (LM)</p>
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<p>More to come.</p>
<p>9:07: Is that Bernard [...]