Armed Services Committee

Organization

Los Angeles Times, 12.12.08 16:35 UTC

Rumsfeld blamed in detainee abuse scandals

A bipartisan Senate report calls decisions made by the former Defense secretary a 'direct cause' of inhumane treatment of prisoners of war. Other Bush officials also are faulted.

New York Daily News, 01.12.08 09:31 UTC

President-elect Barack Obama set to tap Hillary Clinton as secretary of state

Hillary Clinton is set to add secretary of state to her storied résumé when President-elect Barack Obama announces plans Monday to nominate her to the nation's top diplomatic post. The lineup will ...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 19.11.08 05:38 UTC

Senate Dems let Lieberman retain key post

WASHINGTON -- Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who this fall campaigned hard for Republican presidential nominee John McCain, yesterday got only a mild rebuke from Senate Democrats. On a 42-to-13 ...

WashingtonPost Top Stories, 18.11.08 18:31 UTC

Democrats Let Lieberman Keep Committee Chair

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) easily won a vote to remain chairman of a key committee today and will stay in the Democratic caucus despite his high-profile criticism of President-elect Barack Obama ...

Houston Chronicle - Politics, 05.11.08 20:33 UTC

McCain starts mapping new role in Senate

PHOENIX Before resting from the grueling presidential race, John McCain began discussing with senior aides what role he will play in the Senate now that he has promised to work with the man who ...

New York Daily News, 19.08.08 08:45 UTC

Evan Bayh, Joe Biden and Tim Kaine on short list to run with Barack Obama

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama is this close to picking his running mate. There's an outside chance the nod could come as soon as Wednesday, but sources indicated Monday that the planning was still fluid, ...