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Senate ethics panel admonishes Roland Burris
Nov 20th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) was rebuked today by the Senate Ethics Committee, which issued him a "public letter of qualified admonition" for his actions in connection with his appointment by disgraced Gov...
Fort Hood hearing focuses on homegrown threats, 'political correctness'
Nov 19th, 2009 - Washington Post
A Senate committee on Thursday morning launched the first public hearing into the Fort Hood shooting attack with a focus on the perils of homegrown extremism and "political...
Ripoff Alert: Senate Probes "Post Transaction Marketing," Other Dubious Web Sales Practices; UNTD, VPRT Slide [Voices]
Nov 18th, 2009 - AllThingsD
Several Internet stocks are taking some heat this morning following the release yesterday of a Senate report on aggressive sales tactics on the Web–and in particular singling out for scorn a practice known as "post-transaction marketing.
US Senate panel passes food safety reform bill
Nov 18th, 2009 - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee passed legislation on Wednesday that would increase government oversight of the U.S. food supply, which has been battered by...
Senate panel says Web sites tricking consumers into buying subscription memberships
Nov 17th, 2009 - ChicagoTribune
WASHINGTON (AP) - With Cyber Monday, the unofficial start of the Internet holiday shopping season nearing, a Senate committee Tuesday condemned three online companies...

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Bill O'Reilly: Attorney General Eric Holder 'Grilled' in Senate Committee Hearing - 11/18/09
Bill O'Reilly: Attorney General Eric Holder 'Grilled' in Senate Committee Hearing - 11/18/09
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NYS Senate Committee on Agriculture - November 19, 2009 - Part 2
Watertown, NY Senator Darrel Aubertine, Chair
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Protester Delays Senate Committee Opening
At the start of a Senate Finance Committee hearing on health care reform a protester shouted questions at committee members as they tried to begin their business.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Sotomayor
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Senate Committee from WikiPedia:

This is a complete list of U.S. Congressional committees (standing committees and select or special committees) that are currently operating in the United States Senate.

As of 2009[update], there are 16 standing committees.

There are four non-standing, select, or special committees, which are treated similarly to standing committees, and one caucus that operates as a committee. There is one temporary select committee established on June 24, 2009, to consider the impeachment of Judge Samuel B. Kent.

Senate committees are divided, according to relative importance, into three categories: Class A, Class B, and Class C. Individual Senators are in general limited to service on two Class A committees and one Class B committee. Assignment to Class C committees is made without reference to a member's service on any other panels.