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Senators Menendez, Byrd, Clinton Call on President Bush Not to Attend Olympic Opening Ceremonies
By admin - Posted on April 10th, 2008
Senators Say Bush's Presence Would Show Tolerance for Human Rights Violations, Disrespect for Spirit of the Olympics
April 9, 2008 -- Washington, DC – Today, as the Olympic torch relay makes its only stop in the United States, U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Robert Byrd (D-WV) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) are officially calling on President Bush not to attend the Opening Ceremonies in Beijing this summer.
Senator Hillary Clinton: Photo by Marc Nozell (CC)
In their letter to Bush the Senators wrote: » read more »
Byrd, Sanders Secure Funds for Gulf War Illness Research
By newsdesk - Posted on November 12th, 2007
Senators Lead Effort on Behalf of Estimated 175,000 Affected Gulf War Vets
11/09/2007 -- Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Robert C. Byrd, D-West Virginia, and Bernie Senders, I-Vermont, applauded the Senate’s passage of a $10,000,000 investment in research to combat Gulf War Illness. Byrd and Sanders led the effort to include the funding in the Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Defense Appropriations legislation, which cleared the Senate on November 9th. » read more »
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