Patrick Leahy

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Are Civil (Liberties) Unions America's Best Hope?

Freedom Watch
Ron Paul and Barney Frank make odd bedfellows, but one hopes theirs is more than a one-night-stand.
By HARVEY A. SILVERGLATE AND DANIEL R. SCHWARTZ | July 13, 2011

Whitehouse: Pushing to pull the truth about Bush's war skullduggery from under bus

Digging deep
Rhode Island's Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse had a Joseph Welch moment during last week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
By PETER VOSKAMP | March 11, 2009

Granite up for grabs

Why McCain, Obama, and their supporters are swooping down on New Hampshire
Presidential candidates and their surrogates spend most of their time in high-population, close-contest areas.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | September 17, 2008

Clinton fatigue

What is driving the widespread movement pressuring Hillary to drop out, even though she is very much still in the race?
This past week, Vermont senator Patrick Leahy urged Hillary Clinton to quit the Democratic race in the interests of party unity.
By STEVEN STARK | April 02, 2008

Mowed down

The federal Farm Bill leaves Mainers in the dust
Libby describes Leahy’s spot on the committee as “good for new England — because without that voice we’d be invisible.”
By DEIRDRE FULTON | August 15, 2007

New bill may offer a lift to BSR and other small broadcasters

Sounds
This makes it one of the rare stations whose programming is driven by taste rather than the bottom line.
By JESSICA KERRY | July 25, 2007

Expanding the cloak of secrecy

Bush’s unrivaled claims to executive privilege deprive Americans of the basic info they need to act as citizens
Make no mistake: the Bush administration is attempting to codify Nixonian secrecy as official constitutional doctrine.
By EDITORIAL | July 03, 2007

Carrying the banner

Whitehouse impresses in the nation’s capital
It is always nice to see Little Rhody looking good on the national scene.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | May 02, 2007

Charting New England

The six states' political stats and facts
The six states' political stats and facts
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | January 03, 2007

Keep the Internet free and open to all

Plus: Bush’s war, Kerry’s call to get out, and Clinton’s silence
The Internet may not be free for much longer. The Broadband, "God Save the Internet" (mp3) "The Death of the Internet." Commentary by COANews.org Support the Internet Freedom Preservation Act? Email your senator.
By EDITORIAL | June 15, 2006