Word: harman
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...even by the U.K. Independence Party (UKIP), a fringe group whose singular focus is to get Britain to quit the E.U. altogether. Worse still, the far-right British National Party (BNP) picked up two seats in the Strasbourg Parliament, its first ever. "It was," said Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman, "a very, very bad defeat...
...Harman, Rep. Jane • disenchantment of with NSA wiretapping policy previously championed by now that the voice of turns up in wiretapped conversations saying the kinds of things that can only cause re-election problems...
...Washington New Wiretap Scandal California Representative Jane Harman is disputing media reports that a 2005 National Security Agency wiretap recorded her agreeing to press for lenient treatment for two pro-Israel lobbyists accused of espionage in exchange for help securing a coveted committee post. Harman has denied the allegations--which TIME first reported in 2006--and urged the Obama Administration to release any relevant documents...
...According to the CQ story, Justice Department officials recommended launching a Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into Harman but were held back by then Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who allegedly argued to then CIA Director Porter Goss and then Director of National Intelligence Michael Hayden that Gonzales needed Harman's support as the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee to defend President George W. Bush's warrantless wiretaps...
...Harman's allies seemed to close ranks around her on Tuesday. The group included House Speaker Pelosi, who said, "Congresswoman Harman has many fans who advocate for her, and to juxtapose that on any other activities ... is just not correct. What is true is that everybody knows I don't respond to threats, so it wouldn't be useful to use them." Added Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Dianne Feinstein: "I know Jane Harman. I know her to be of the highest integrity. She has asked that all the materials connected with it be released, and I hope that her request...