Hearings this week.

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Yeah, Congress is back in session, until either Sept 29th or Oct 6th, depending on which date most threatens the well-being of the Republic.

The following list of hearings will go on. I, of course, have no idea if Sen. Kerry will attend these hearings or not. (I think he will on the Lebanon one, but what am I his mother? I don't know his schedule and if he needs to be at these. He might be though.)

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1. SFRC: Nomination for Intl Development, 9/12/06 11:00 am

Nomination
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HEARING
before the

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION

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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

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Time: 11:00 AM
Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Presiding: Senator Lugar

Nominee:
The Honorable James R. Kunder
To be Deputy Administrator, U.S. Agency for
International Development

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2. SFRC: Lebanon, Cease-Fire, Wed 9/13/06 9:30 am

Lebanon:
Securing a Permanent Cease-Fire
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HEARING
before the

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION

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Wednesday, September 13, 2006

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Time: 9:30 AM
Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Presiding: Senator Lugar

Witnesses:
Panel 1
The Honorable C. David Welch
Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Department of State
Washington, DC

Panel 2
The Honorable Carlos Pascual
Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy Studies
Brookings Institution
Washington, DC

Paul Salem
Director-Designate
Carnegie Middle East Center
Beirut, Lebanon

Augustus Richard Norton
Professor of International Relations and Anthropology
Boston University
Boston, MA
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Hi possibility of a Kerry sighting. It's on LEbanon, and A Boston Prof needs and intro..

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3. FinComm: Public Hospitals, 9/13/06 10:00 am

Taking the Pulse of Charitable Care and Community Benefits at Nonprofit Hospitals


September 13 , 2006, at 10:00 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building


Member Statements:
Charles Grassley, IA
Max Baucus, MT

Witness Statements:

Mr. Ray Hartz, Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia, Inc., Norfolk, VA

The Honorable Phill Kline, Attorney General, State of Kansas, Topeka, KS

Sister Carol Keehan, D.C., President and CEO, The Catholic Health Association of the United States, Washington, DC

Mr. Kevin E. Lofton, Chair-Elect, American Hospital Association, Washington, DC; Mr. Scott A. Duke, CEO, Glendive Medical Center, Glendive, MT

Dr. Nancy Kane, Professor of Health Management, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Mr. Dave Regan, President, Service Employees International Union, District 1199, Vice President, Service Employees International Union, Columbus, OH

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4. Commerce: Nominations FCC & such, 9/12/06 10:00 am

Nominations Hearing
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
10:00 AM

SR - 253

Nomination hearing for FCC Chair Kevin Martin and NTIA Nominee John Kneuer

Witnesses

Opening Remarks
The Honorable Kevin J. Martin
Federal Communications Commission

Mr. John Kneuer
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

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Oh, that's today. Can you even imagine the Rethugs on the Committee trying to figure out how to get the FCC nominee to be even more forceful in saying he won't allow any more Janet Jackson episodes during the Superbowl half-time show. ("We must have a war on sleaze. No, Janet Jackson had nothing to do with the War on Sleaziness, but she has stayed at Marriott Hotels and they show porn movies on Pay-per-View, so there is a connection. If we don't fight this type of thing now, soon the porn will be attacking us in our homes again. We must never again let boobs attack us through our TV sets. We must fight this war or the Boobs have won.")