Arlen Specter
Events (31)
- October 8-12, 1991: Conservative Supporters Defend Thomas, Smear Hill 1991-10-08
- June 6, 2002: FBI Whistleblower Says FBI Is Overwhelmed with Paperwork, ‘Roadblocks’ to Investigations 2002-06-06
- February 25, 2003: Senate Report Finds FBI, Justice Department Misuse FISA 2003-02-25
- April 23, 2003 and After: Anti-Gay Comments by Republican Senator Draw Fire 2003-04-23
- September 21, 2005: Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Public Hearing on Able Danger Unit; Key Officers Barred From Testifying 2005-09-21
- November 10, 2005: US Attorney Has Law Changed to Allow Him to Continue Temporary Position in Justice Department 2005-11-10
- December 10, 2005: Voting Rights Section in Justice Department Bars Staff Attorneys from Making Recommendations in Voting Rights Decisions 2005-12-10
- December 16, 2005: Senators Challenge Bush’s Authorization of Warrantless Wiretapping Program 2005-12-16
- January 19, 2006: Justice Department Defends NSA Wiretapping Program 2006-01-19
- February 15, 2006: Justice Department, Republicans Limit Information About Warrantless Wiretapping Program 2006-02-15
- March 7, 2006: Senate Republicans Block Probe of Wiretapping Program 2006-03-07
- March 29, 2006: Former FISA Judges Speak Out Against Warrantless Wiretapping 2006-03-29
- June 27, 2006: Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Use of Signing Statements 2006-06-27
- October 17, 2006: Military Commission Act Becomes Law; Authorizes Torture, Restricts Fundamental Legal Rights 2006-10-17
- October 20, 2006: Bush Administration Uses Military Commissions Act to Remove Detainee Cases from US Court 2006-10-20
- January 17, 2007: Gonzales Says Right of Habeas Corpus not Protected by Constitution 2007-01-17
- May 16, 2007: Senators Accuse Gonzales of Misrepresenting Debate Over NSA Wiretapping Program 2007-05-16
- July 24, 2007: Gonzales Contradicts Comey’s Testimony about Pressuring Ashcroft to Reauthorize NSA Wiretapping Program 2007-07-24
- July 25, 2007: Documents Show Gonzales May Have Perjured Himself Before Congress 2007-07-25
- July 26, 2007: Senate Democrats Call for Perjury Investigation of Gonzales 2007-07-26
- July 31, 2007: Director of National Intelligence Acknowledges Other Secret Surveillance Programs 2007-07-31
- November 8, 2007: Michael Mukasey Becomes Attorney General after Close Senate Vote and Waterboarding Controversy 2007-11-08
- December 14, 2007: Justice Department Refuses to Answer Congressional Questions about CIA Tape Destruction 2007-12-14
- September 6, 2008: Many Politicians and Scientists Have Doubts about FBI’s Case against Anthrax Attacks Suspect Ivins 2008-09-06
- March 17, 2009 and After: Republicans Fighting to Block Obama’s Choice to Head Justice’s OLC 2009-03-17
- (July 30, 2009) and After: Anti-Reformers Claim Government Would Have ‘Direct Access’ to Americans’ Bank Accounts 2009-07-30
- August 2, 2009: HHS Secretary, Democratic Senator Preside over Raucous Health Care Discussion 2009-08-02
- August 5, 2009: Democrats Charge ‘Mob Tactics’ Used at Health Care Meetings; Republicans Dispute Allegations 2009-08-05
- August 11, 2009: Democratic Senator Faces Second Unruly Town Hall 2009-08-11
- August 17-Late August 1998: President Clinton Criticized for Using Missile Strike on Al-Qaeda as Distraction from Personal Sex Scandal
- Late April 2006: President Bush Personally Refuses to Allow Justice Department Investigation of NSA Wiretapping Program