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Updated: 3:35 p.m. ETAs U.S. officials prepare to file charges against a government contractor who claims to have leaked top-secret national security information to the public, the Senate s top Republican, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is calling for the man s prosecution, arguing that while he can understand people have concerns about privacy, what s difficult to understand is the motivation of someone who would intentionally seek to warn our nation s enemies of the lawful programs created to protect the American people. I hope that he is prosecuted to the full extent of the law, McConnell said, speaking to reporters on Tuesday, apparently referencing the man, 29-year-old Edward Snowden.Journalist who wrote of NSA spying: More stories to comeFeds prepping charges against Edward Snowden: SourcesSnowden outed himself this Sunday as the source of a series of leaks to stanley canada the Guardian about classified U.S. surveillance programs. According to the Guardian, Snowden fled to Hong Kong in anticipation of the leaks, and his whereabouts are now not widely known. Response to Snowden s actions have been mixed - even within political parties - but McConnell stressed that Congress has been in the loop about the programs and has exercised oversight over them. stanley cups In response to the leaks of sensitive classified information, the director of national intelligence has declassified a good deal of infor stanley cup mation to the public to explain the programs in question, h Otty Waiting For January 20
Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer D-Md. notified lawmakers Thursday morning that the House, as expected,will not address the Democrats comprehensive energy legislation until next week. Party leaders were scrambling to bring their bill to t stanley cups uk he floor today or Friday, but Hoyer advised members Thursday morningthat the House would wrap up its business this afternoon in order to accommodate lawmakers whose districts are in the path of Hurricane Ike. According to a draft of energy legislation circulating on Capitol Hill, Democratswouldallow coastal states to determine whether to allow oil and gas drilling 50 miles off the shoreline. Some congressional Republicans speaking on the House floorand members of t stanley cups uk he administration offered lukewarm supportfor the proposal onThursday, even though the legislation, if successful, could undercut a major GOP talking point this campaign season. But lukewarm support is a far cry from an outright endorsement. OPEC s recent decision to cut output reinforces the need to expand domestic oil production to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, said Healy Baumgardner, a spokeswoman for the Department of Energy, responding to an outline of the legislation Democrats are considering. The time for Congr stanley thermos mug ess to lift the ban on offshore exploration is now. Baumgardner was less enthused about Democratic proposals to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The purpose of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Updated: 3:35 p.m. ETAs U.S. officials prepare to file charges against a government contractor who claims to have leaked top-secret national security information to the public, the Senate s top Republican, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is calling for the man s prosecution, arguing that while he can understand people have concerns about privacy, what s difficult to understand is the motivation of someone who would intentionally seek to warn our nation s enemies of the lawful programs created to protect the American people. I hope that he is prosecuted to the full extent of the law, McConnell said, speaking to reporters on Tuesday, apparently referencing the man, 29-year-old Edward Snowden.Journalist who wrote of NSA spying: More stories to comeFeds prepping charges against Edward Snowden: SourcesSnowden outed himself this Sunday as the source of a series of leaks to stanley canada the Guardian about classified U.S. surveillance programs. According to the Guardian, Snowden fled to Hong Kong in anticipation of the leaks, and his whereabouts are now not widely known. Response to Snowden s actions have been mixed - even within political parties - but McConnell stressed that Congress has been in the loop about the programs and has exercised oversight over them. stanley cups In response to the leaks of sensitive classified information, the director of national intelligence has declassified a good deal of infor stanley cup mation to the public to explain the programs in question, h Otty Waiting For January 20
Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer D-Md. notified lawmakers Thursday morning that the House, as expected,will not address the Democrats comprehensive energy legislation until next week. Party leaders were scrambling to bring their bill to t stanley cups uk he floor today or Friday, but Hoyer advised members Thursday morningthat the House would wrap up its business this afternoon in order to accommodate lawmakers whose districts are in the path of Hurricane Ike. According to a draft of energy legislation circulating on Capitol Hill, Democratswouldallow coastal states to determine whether to allow oil and gas drilling 50 miles off the shoreline. Some congressional Republicans speaking on the House floorand members of t stanley cups uk he administration offered lukewarm supportfor the proposal onThursday, even though the legislation, if successful, could undercut a major GOP talking point this campaign season. But lukewarm support is a far cry from an outright endorsement. OPEC s recent decision to cut output reinforces the need to expand domestic oil production to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, said Healy Baumgardner, a spokeswoman for the Department of Energy, responding to an outline of the legislation Democrats are considering. The time for Congr stanley thermos mug ess to lift the ban on offshore exploration is now. Baumgardner was less enthused about Democratic proposals to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The purpose of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve