Feinstein, Democrat of California, said on the CNN program ''Late Edition. |
'I don't give heed to my personal view. What I do is interpret the law', |
'I'm now a judge. I've been on the circuit court for 15 years. It's very different. I'm not an advocate', |
'It was different then', ... 'I was an advocate seeking a job, a political job and that was 1985'. |
'No Child Left Behind' requires states and school districts to ensure that all students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms. |
[Abortion, however, is] a big threshold issue for me because the dominant majority of people in my state are pro-choice, ... I ran as a pro-choice Democrat, and she fills Sandra Day O'Connor's shoes, and they are critical shoes. |
[California's two senators, both Democrats, reflected the competing sentiments. Sen. Barbara Boxer ( news , bio , voting record ) said she believed the nomination was] aimed at appeasing the most right-wing elements of the president's political base, ... people on both sides would hold their fire, allow the Judiciary Committee to do its work and not take a position until that work is completed. |
[Church-state separation. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., asked Roberts whether he believed in the separation of church and state as set forth in the First Amendment. She quoted President John F. Kennedy as having said in 1960,] I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute. ... My question is: Do you? |
[Feinstein said she had expected Bush to select someone more conservative than Roberts appeared to be.] I don't see anything definitive, ... And I do see things to believe that . . . this is a fine legal scholar who will truly look at the law. |
a kind of ludicrous view of the United States. |
A major breach in these levees could imperil hundreds of thousands of people and endanger most of the state's water supply, ... As we have seen in New Orleans, it would be a dramatic mistake to further delay the repairs that are necessary to protect communities from the ravages of floodwaters. |
A rush job that glosses over key questions is in no one's interest. |
According to the Washington Post, the Department of Defense is changing the guidelines with respect to oversight and notification of Congress by military intelligence. Is this true or false? |
According to the Washington Post, the Department of Defense is changing the guidelines with respect to oversight and notification of Congress by military intelligence. Is this true or false? |
After a disaster such as Hurricane Katrina, the federal government has a profound obligation to help those in need, ... Right now, the victims of Hurricane Katrina need our help. Entire communities have been destroyed. Families have been torn apart. Many are still missing. Tens of thousands remain homeless. As the recovery proceeds, we in the Senate pledge to do everything in our power to help rebuild the shattered lives across the Gulf Coast. |