Wikio - Carl Levin

What we couldn't fit in print (LSJ Blogs: Capitol Journal)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:45:14 GMT

... the state may remain close enough that he should consider making Mitt Romney his VP choice. On the Levin v. Hoogendyk race for senate: The Senate race is unlikely to be competitive. While Carl Levin's approval scores are fairly average, there simply aren't enough hard-line conservatives in Michigan for Hoogendyk to have much of a shot. It's very rare to have a candidate who...

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Why we’re still talking about Guantanamo (Pop + Politics)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:27:13 GMT

... a 1957 Air Force study of Chinese Communist techniques used during the Korean War. Michigan Sen. Carl Levin , chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said after reviewing the 1957 article that “every American would be shocked” by the origin of the training document. “What makes this document doubly stunning is that these were techniques to get false confessions,” Mr. Levin...

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Top Pentagon investigator to resign (MSNBC.com)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:54:36 GMT

... other sensitive matters.Members of Congress, including Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., said the remarks raised questions about Laufman's credibility and his independence. In late 2006, after the panel declined to hold a vote to confirm him, Laufman withdrew himself from consideration.A deputy inspector general, Thomas Gimble, ran the office after Schmitz...

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Pentagon's top investigator to resign (The Washington Times)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:10:32 GMT

Members of Congress, including Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., said the remarks raised questions about Laufman's credibility and his independence. In late 2006, after the panel declined to hold a vote to confirm him, Laufman withdrew himself from consideration.

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Pentagon's top investigator quits; Labor Department inspector general picked as replacement (Star Tribune)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:30:15 GMT

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The enemy is us (Crunchy Con)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:47:46 GMT

... it had been created as a result of concern about false confessions by American prisoners. Senator Carl Levin, Democrat of Michigan and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said after reviewing the 1957 article that "every American would be shocked" by the origin of the training document."What makes this document doubly stunning is that these were techniques to get false...

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Guantanamo Bay interrogations based on faulty Chinese communist methods (The Telegraph)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:44:21 GMT

... September 11 attacks, is known to have included sleep deprivation and exposure to cold. Senator Carl Levin, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told The New York Times: "What makes this document doubly stunning is that these were techniques to get false confessions. People say we need intelligence, and we do. But we don't need false intelligence." A Pentagon...

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White House overrates Iraq progress (Xinhuanet)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:09:13 GMT

... forces. But McIntyre and other Democrats said only a few benchmarks has been actually met. Senator Carl Levin, a Democrat from Michigan, said there is no military solution to the Iraq problem, no matter what White House said about the progress in Iraq. U.S. President George W. Bush signaled that he will keep most of the current 147,000 U.S. troop in Iraq through the end of his term...

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7/1 TUE: anti-war victory rally w/ zool (NY Protest Calendar (Beta))

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:12:13 GMT

... the General David Petraeus hearings before the Senate Armed Services Committee, chaired by Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), on April 8, 2008. Zool stood up and chanted “Bring them home, bring them home! . . . ,” was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor count of “disruption of Congress.” Rather than a jury trial, and possible 6 months in jail, Zool walked out of the courtroom with a diversion...

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US Politicians Meddle in Iraqi Oil (Liberally Conservative)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:04:33 GMT

Yes, Democrats, Liberals are now meddling with the Iraqi government and its decision to negotiate contracts with companies of their choice . Sens. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., John Kerry, D-Mass., and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., want the United States to dam negotiations on contracts the senators claim will, in part, further sectarian fighting. A letter from Senate Committee on Armed Services Chairman Carl...

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State, National Long Term Care Community Applauds Michigan Leaders in U.S. Senate and U.S. House for Helping Lead Effort to Block $770 Million Bush Medicare Cuts (PR News Wire )

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:48:00 GMT

Bipartisan Efforts Oppose $27.4 Million Funding Cut to State's Medicare Beneficiaries LANSING, Mich., June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Health Care Association of Michigan (HCAM) and the American Health Care Association (AHCA) today praised Senators Debbie Stabenow (D) and Carl Levin (D) and Representatives Bart Stupak (D-1) and Dale Kildee (D-5) for helping lead bipartisan efforts...

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Where was Barrack Obama? (Right Commentary)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:36:21 GMT

... Google and what should pop out - but a FAQ page by veteran Senator, and total left-winger, Sen. Carl Levin. Levin (D-MI) has been in Congress almost 30 years. He is rapidly becoming one of those Congressman who can take his place with the likes of Thurmond, Dole, Kennedy, and Byrd, in terms of longevity. One of the questions asked of Sen. Levin by a budding elementary...

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The Speculation Explanation: Framing the Energy Crisis (Alternet)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:00:01 GMT

"There is nothing in that equation that says oil should cost what it costs today. Nothing! With one exception -- speculation." -- Mike Norman, Fox News Central"A major contributor (to high oil prices) is the rise in speculation." -- Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., to CNNMoney "Perhaps 60 percent of today's oil price is pure speculation." -- F. William Engdahl, Global Research The $11 spike...

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Today in History - June 28 (The Washington Times)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:01:25 GMT

Today's Birthdays: Blues singer-musician David "Honeyboy" Edwards is 93. Comedian-movie director Mel Brooks is 82. Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., is 74. Former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta is 70. Rock musician Dave Knights (Procul Harum) is 63. Actor Bruce Davison is 62. Actress Kathy Bates is 60. Actress Alice Krige is 54. Football Hall of Famer John Elway...

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Bringing Live Democracy to the people (Ning Blog)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:23:54 GMT

It’s official — DemocracyLive is, well, live! The network is all about bringing democracy to the people. Members can “read or respond to every Member of Congress in one centralized, unfiltered, on-demand media center,” as the network description says. Elected officials at all levels of government have profiles on the network. Ask Senator Carl Levin (D-Mi.) about the [...]

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Democrats Debate Changes to Primary System After Divisive 2008 Season (US News)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:58:00 GMT

... them out—no more Super Duper Tuesdays. And strip Iowa and New Hampshire of what Michigan Sen. Carl Levin calls their "hammerlock" on the leadoff contests. "You just can't perpetuate a privilege like that, not when you're the antiprivilege party," says Levin, a dogged opponent of the two states' me-first positions.But to advocate a fix is to suggest something is broken. Which...

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Deborah Colson: The Supreme Court Returns the Constitution to Guantánamo (The Huffington Post)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:20:23 GMT

... officials in sanctioning torture by U.S. interrogators at Guant�namo and elsewhere. Senator Carl Levin opened one hearing by stating that former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's decision to approve coercive interrogation techniques at Guantánamo "unleashed a virus" that quickly spread to Afghanistan and Iraq. Senator Levin also criticized the administration's contention...

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U.S. Congress calls on Bush to block or cancel Iraq oil deals (Iraq Oil Report)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:19:29 GMT

... Ben Lando has also obtained a letter from Senate Committee on Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., to President Bush’s national security adviser Stephen Hadley, asking the administration to press Hunt Oil and other U.S. companies to cancel their oil deals with the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq. The Iraqi Oil Ministry is negotiating two-year, technical support contracts...

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Reason to Capitulate (BooMan Tribune)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:01:33 GMT

A look at the latest Senate polling shows just how bad things are for the Republicans. Mark Warner of Virginia has a 31 point lead, Tom Udall of New Mexico has a 28 point lead, Carl Levin of Michigan has a 22 point lead, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire has a 14 point lead, and Mark Udall of Colorado and Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey have 9 point leads. Non-partisan polling shows Minority...

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Obama up nine in Michigan (LSJ Blogs: Capitol Journal)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:59:52 GMT

... Clinton as vice president, while 15 percent said they'd like Obama more. On the Senate side, Carl Levin maintained his comfortable lead over Jack Hoogendyk, 54-32. As I've said before, the question with Levin seems to be not if he'll win, but if he'll top 60 percent. Even money on the latter point right now. As for the race for governor in 2010, PPP compared Dennis Archer and...

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