The US Senate has scheduled debate and a vote on a resolution expressing the Senate's lack of confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for mid-June. Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) said Thursday...
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The US Congress passed the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 Thursday, raising the federal minimum wage for the first time in almost a decade. The provision was introduced as an amendment to the Iraq War Supplemental Budget [HR...
An Oklahoma bill barring the use of public funds to pay for abortions passed into law Thursday after the deadline for the governor's veto expired at midnight Wednesday. The bill bars the use of public money...
The US House of Representatives passed two measures Thursday that would require stricter regulation of lobbying practices. The Lobbying Transparency Act , which passed 382-37 , would amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995...
Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, passed by the US House of Representatives, May 24, 2007 [requiring more frequent disclosure reports for contributions by lobbyists, places greater restrictions on gifts given to members of Congress, and increasing penalties for failure...
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko fired Prosecutor General Svyatoslav Piskun Thursday, prompting Interior Minister Vasyl Tsushko to dispatch police to form a protective chain around the General Office of...
Lobby Transparency Act, passed by the US House of Representatives, May 24, 2007 . Read the full text of...
Global Corruption Report 2007, Transparency International, May 24, 2007 . Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's...
US v. Timothy J. Rigas and John J. Rigas, US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, May 24, 2007 [upholding the fraud convictions of Adelphia Communications founder John J. Rigas and son Timothy J. Rigas on the grounds that...
Judicial corruption is hurting the rule of law around the world, according to an annual report on the problem released Thursday by Transparency International (TI) . TI's Global Corruption Report 2007 found judicial corruption...
