Today's Events
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National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast
Bush, George W., President, United States
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Senate Session
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House Session
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Data Management and Identity Theft
Stevens, Ted, U.S. Senator, R-AK
Swindle, Orson, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Leary, Thomas, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Harbour, Pamela, Nominee, Federal Trade Commission
Majoras, Deborah Platt, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
Witnesses testify about recent breaches in security in databases containing sensitive personal and financial information and the problem of identity theft in the U.S.
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Phased Withdrawal of Military Troops
Kucinich, Dennis, U.S. Representative, D-OH
Paul, Ron, U.S. Representative, R, Texas
Representatives speak to reporters about a possible phase-out of military personnel stationed in Iraq.
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House Minority Leader News Conference
Pelosi, Nancy, U.S. Representative, D-CA
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Interfaith Dialog
Milewski, John, Host, Close Up Foundation
Ahmed, Akbar S., Professor, American University
Chane, John Bryson, Bishop, Episcopal Church, Washington, DC
Lustig, Bruce, Senior Rabbi, Washington Hebrew Congregation
Participants speak to students about the quality and importance of interfaith dialog, levels of religious adherence in the U.S, and the value of religious understanding.
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Registered Traveler Program
Verdery, Stewart, Official, Department of Homeland Security, Border Security
Lungren, Daniel, U.S. Representative, R, California
The House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection and Cybersecurity hears testimony on the implementation of the registered traveler program by the Transportation Security Administration. Witnesses testify about accelerating airport security checks for registered travelers, biometric screening technologies, and prototype programs at several airports in the U.S.
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Medicare Reform
Bush, George W., President, United States
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Question Period
Martin, Paul, Prime Minister, Canada
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Downing Street Minutes and Pre-War Intelligence
Conyers, John Jr., U.S. Representative, D-MI
Bonifaz, John C., Founder, National Voting Rights Institute
Wilson, Joseph, Deputy Chief of Mission (1988-91), Iraq
McGovern, Ray, Member, Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
Sheehan, Cindy, Mother
Rep. John Conyers, Jr., and other Democrats hold a public meeting concerning the "Downing Street Memo" and pre-war intelligence on Iraq.
On May 1, 2005 a Sunday London Times article disclosed the details of a classified memo, also known as the "Downing Street Minutes", recounting the minutes of a July 2002 meeting of Prime Minister Tony Blair with his advisers that depicted an American president already committed to going to war in the summer of 2002, despite contrary assertions to the public and the Congress. The minutes also described apparent efforts by Bush administration officials to manipulate intelligence data in order to justify the war to the international community.
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Iranian Newscast