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...five Democrats opposing Roberts’ nomination were Senators Joseph R. Biden of Delaware, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Dianne Feinstein of California, Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56 of Massachusetts, and Charles E. Schumer ’71 of New York...
Throughout last week’s hearings, senators on both sides of the aisle—including Durbin, Feinstein, Kennedy, and Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio—urged the nominee to consider the human ramifications of the Court’s rulings...
...would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their Gulags, or some mad regime." DICK DURBIN, U.S. Democratic Senator, on reports of abusive behavior by American interrogators toward prisoners at Guantánamo...
...Alan Greenspan a "political hack" last week, it was another illustration that the Fed Chairman?s near-oracle status has fallen victim to the rising partisanship in Washington. His support of Social Security private accounts was only the latest move to anger Democrats. Last month, Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin said, "Mr. Greenspan lost his credibility when he endorsed the President's tax cuts." Republicans, not surprisingly, don't agree, and have been almost gleeful at Greenspan's endorsement of their plan for Social Security. "Nobody in government has more credibility than Greenspan," says Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley...
...tacitly approved the loosening of standards that led to the outrages of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo-and that no one of significance has been sacked for it. True, the offending memo was recently retracted, but the Administration's position on torture remains astonishingly fuzzy. When asked by Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois if U.S. personnel could legally engage in torture under any circumstances, Gonzales said, "I don't believe so, but I'd want to get back to you on that and make sure I don't provide a misleading answer." These words were uttered benignly, helpfully, disgracefully...