"This man was on a mission, on a mission that he believed was from his God, a jihadist mission," Congressman Michael McCaul from Texas said in the House of Representatives. Citing the information he received from soldiers who survived the November 5, massacre.
Introduced by Republican Congressman Ted Poe and Democratic lawmaker Rick Nolan, the legislation calls for revoking MNNA status of Pakistan, which was granted to it in 2004 by the then president, George Bush, in an effort to get the country to help the US fight Al Qaeda and the Taliban.
'The high profit margins in this kind of crime make it little wonder why gangsters and terrorists have turned to piracy.'
As the United States leads a sustained campaign against the dreaded terror outfit Islamic State, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said success against global terror is within reach if countries adopt a common strategy.
Less than a fortnight left for her first trip to India as the Secretary of State, Clinton had a breakfast meeting with more than a dozen top Congressional leaders from both Democratic and Republican parties on Wednesday, coming from both the chambers of the Congress -- the House of Representative and the Senate.
However, an optimistic Obama said, "I promise you, though, that sooner or later immigration reforms will get done."
Alleging that Khan is a "loose nuke scientist with proven ability to sell the worst weapons to the worst people", Congressman Jane Harman said on Thursday on the House floor that his legislation in this regard provides a path for the Zardari government to do the right thing.
The US House of Representatives averted a government shutdown on Thursday, narrowly passing a $1.1 trillion spending bill despite strenuous Democratic objections to controversial financial provisions.
A Christian organisation in the US has urged the Bush administration not to start implementing the civilian nuclear agreement with India unless the violence against the community in Orissa stops.
Obama is likely to sign the bill into law, as early as early next week. The momentous occasion for Obama came late Friday night when the Senate passed the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act by 60 to 38 votes, hours after the House of Representatives approved the similar version of the $ 787 billion stimulus package by 246 to 183 votes.
The United States House of Representative on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution recognising the influence Mahatma Gandhi had on Martin Luther King Jr, the great civil rights leader of America, who has been a source of inspiration to President Barack Obama. Passed by a roll call vote of 406 to 0, with 26 abstaining, the resolution commemorates the 50th anniversary of King's visit to India in 1959. It was introduced by Congressman John Lewis.
The Senate passed its $838bn fiscal stimulus bill by 61 votes to 27 on Tuesday, clearing the way for Congress to thrash out final legislation for President Barack Obama to sign into law.
Accusing India along with China, Iran and four other countries of refusing to take back their nationals who were deported from the United States, a lawmaker has introduced a legislation aimed at denying aid to such nations and visas to their nationals.
Opponents of the clause argue that the real world is too complicated to be viewed in these terms. The opposition comes from economists as well as politicians in other countries.
The American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which pumps $819 billion into the US market so as to boot up its fast sinking economy, was passed by the House early this week; with all Republicans lawmakers voting against it. The stimulus package is now scheduled to come up before the Senate next week, wherein the opposition Republicans, though in minority, have vowed to block it. They have, in fact, brought out their own version of the bill.
Economists are engaged in a fiscal feud over Obama's spending plan and how much of a boost it will give the recession-wracked economy
A resolution was introduced in the US House of Representatives on Monday calling on the Indian government to take all necessary steps to restrict the reach and resources of "radical religious elements" that cause violence periodically, including the incitement of violence against minorities.
The nonproliferation lobby is not happy at all with Congressman Howard Berman's bill, which he introduced in the House of Representatives on September 25. Nonproliferation activists feel that their strongest advocate, who had been critical of the India-United States civilian nuclear agreement, has let them down by capitulating to the Bush administration with a piece of legislation, which is a clone of the measure that was approved two days earlier by the Senate Foreign Relat
The United States House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously passed a legislation to erase the government-imposed stigma against membership in the African National Congress of South Africa, the party of Nobel Laureate and former South African President Nelson Mandela. The bill, authored by Congressman and California Democrat Howard Berman would remove any notation that would characterise the ANC and its leaders, as terrorists.
Congressman Howard Berman, the chairman of the United States' House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, has predicted that Pakistan is "perhaps the most likely launching point of a future Al Qaeda terrorist strike." Berman said, "The tribal regions of Pakistan provide safe haven for thousands of militants and terrorists, who seek not only to destabilise Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan, but who also plan attacks around the globe."
Modi, who is leaving for Iran on Sunday, will also pay a two-day visit to Qatar from June 4.
A bill has been introduced in the United States House of Representatives to triple non-military aid to Pakistan, amounting to a whopping $1.5 billion, as part of the new Af-Pak policy. Planned for the next five years, the aid can be extended for another five years. However, the bill puts conditions on Pakistan's military, linking the aid with their success in fighting against terrorism. US President Barack Obama announced the Af-Pak policy last Friday.
An online White House petition seeking to designate Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism has gained a record half a million signatures, five times the number needed to get a response from the Barack Obama administration.
Congressman Joseph Crowley, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the United States House of Representatives and the former chair of the Caucus on India and Indian Americans, has condemned the terror attack on Mumbai.
Pelosi told the assembled gathering and many lawmakers who year after year have approved unanimous resolutions condemning the Chinese repression of the Tibetans that "the welcoming of India of the Tibetan refugee community is a testament to the close ties between the Indian and Tibetan people."
Observing that the Chinese government has not "won the hearts and minds" of the Tibetan people, United States House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday asked Beijing to come out with a solution that respects the human rights of every Tibetan.
Minutes before he signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Obama said, "Today does not mark the end of our economic troubles. But it does mark the beginning of the end -- the beginning of what we need to do to create jobs for Americans scrambling in the wake of layoffs; to provide relief for families worried they won't be able to pay next month's bills; and to set our economy on a firmer foundation, paving the way to long-term growth and prosperity."
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US President Barack Obama has signed his first bill into law since he assumed the top office, making a historic provision that ensures equal pay for both men and women.
US Senate on Wednesday passed the $700 billion financial bailout package by a wide margin of 74-25 votes.
We are not worried about what happened today. We are worried what will happen tomorrow, says a senior BofA official recounting the blackest day in US markets history.
In an interview with the New York Times, the third ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives James E Clyburn described the former president's remarks as "bizarre" conduct and said African-American people were incensed over the comments.
The proposed bill would suspend all pending visa petitions from countries refusing to take back illegal immigrants until they agree to repatriate our deportees. The legislation would also direct the State Department to withhold funds under the Foreign Assistance Act to countries that persist in this refusal. India is amongst eight countries to have refused to repatriate illegal migrants.
Sharif said the Kashmir issue is the bone of contention between the two neighbours and it will have to be resolved for peace and stability in the region.
The resolution may have been adopted a week after the festival of lights was celebrated, but it was nonetheless delightful news to the Indian American community that had lobbied for it, particularly the nascent Hindu American Foundation, comprising young professionals, who had earlier seen their efforts bear fruit in the US House of Representatives.
First Look: Dalai Lama with Speaker of United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi
This election should not be about Ramalinga Raju, or SNC-Lavalin, or Prabhakaran, or 'pub culture'. It should be about the actual issues of the day, which can be summed up in a single word: 'Security'.
When 17 million Indians seek their fortune abroad it only means people are losing faith in the government's ability to honour its promises, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
The two leaders discussed the status of the deal and a range of issues covering Indo-US strategic partnership at the Oval Office in the White House. The meeting slated for 5.10 pm local time (2.40 am IST) started 20 minutes late as Bush was engaged in talks with presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain on the financial crisis in the US.
Congressman Gary Ackerman, New York Democrat and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, introduced the resolution, which was voted 413-0.
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