Senate

A Senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature or parliament. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: Senatus), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: senex meaning "the elder" or "the old one") and therefore allegedly wiser and more experienced members of the society or ruling class.

Thus, the literal meaning of the word "senate" is: Assembly of Elders.

Many countries have an assembly named a senate, composed of senators who may be elected, appointed, have inherited the title, or gained membership by other methods, depending on the country. Modern senates typically serve to provide a chamber of "sober second thought" to consider legislation passed by a lower house, whose members are usually elected.

Overview

The modern word senate is derived from the [Latin] word senātus (senate), which comes from senex, “old man”. The members or legislators of a senate are called senators. The Latin word senator was adopted into English with no change in spelling. Its meaning is derived from a very ancient form of social organization, in which advisory or decision-making powers are reserved for the eldest men. For the same reason, the word senate is correctly used when referring to any powerful authority characteristically composed by the eldest members of a community, as a deliberative body of a faculty in an institution of higher learning is often called a senate. This form adaptation was used to show the power of those in body and for the decision-making process to be thorough, which could take a long period of time. The original senate was the Roman Senate, which lasted until 580 (various efforts to revive it were made in Medieval Rome). In the Eastern Roman Empire, the Byzantine Senate continued until the Fourth Crusade, circa 1202–1204.

Sally Yates

Sally Quillian Yates (born August 20, 1960) is the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, as of March 2015.

Early Life and Education

Yates was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended the University of Georgia, receiving her B.A. degree in 1982. Her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, is from the University of Georgia Law School, awarded in 1986.

Career

From 1985 to 1989, Yates practiced with King & Spalding, in Atlanta. From 1989 to 2015, she was with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia, rising from Assistant U.S. Attorney in 1994 to Chief of the Fraud and Public Corruption Section, in 2002 to First Assistant U.S. Attorney, in 2004 to Acting U.S. Attorney, and in 2010 to U.S. Attorney. She was the lead prosecutor in the prosecution of Olympic bomber Eric Rudolph. During her time as a U.S. Attorney, Yates was appointed by Attorney General Eric Holder to serve as Vice Chair of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee.

Senate confirmation

On May 13, 2015, the United States Senate voted 84-12 to confirm Yates as Deputy Attorney General of the United States.

Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and responsible to the Attorney General for its operations. The FBI Director is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

The current Director of the FBI is James Comey, who assumed office on September 4, 2013.

Responsibilities

Along with the Deputy Director, the Director ensures cases and operations are handled correctly. The Director also is in charge of staffing the leadership in any one of the FBI field offices with qualified agents. The Director briefed the president on any issues that arose from within the FBI until the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 was enacted in response to the September 11 attacks. Since then, the director reports to the Director of National Intelligence, who in turn reports to the President.

Lists of officeholders

Bureau of Investigation chiefs and directors (1908 to 1935)

When the Bureau of Investigation (BOI) was established in 1908, its head was called the Chief of the Bureau of Investigation. It was changed to the Director of the Bureau of Investigation since the term of William J. Flynn (1919–1921), and to its current name when the BOI was renamed FBI in 1935.

James Comey

James Brien Comey, Jr. (born December 14, 1960) is an American lawyer. He is the seventh and current Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

He was the United States Deputy Attorney General, serving in President George W. Bush's administration. As Deputy Attorney General, Comey was the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and ran the day-to-day operations of the Department, serving in that office from December 2003 through August 2005. He was U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York prior to becoming Deputy Attorney General.

In December 2003, as Deputy Attorney General, Comey appointed the U.S. Attorney in Chicago, close friend and former colleague Patrick Fitzgerald, as Special Counsel to head the CIA leak grand jury investigation after Attorney General John Ashcroft recused himself. In August 2005, Comey left the DOJ and he became General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Lockheed Martin. In 2010, he became General Counsel at Bridgewater Associates. In early 2013, he left Bridgewater to become Senior Research Scholar and Hertog Fellow on National Security Law at Columbia Law School. He also joined the London-based board of directors of HSBC Holdings.

Michael Flynn

Michael Flynn or Mike Flynn may refer to:

Michael F. Flynn (born 1947), American science fiction author

Michael Flynn (footballer) (born 1980), Welsh footballer

Michael J. Flynn (born 1934), American computer engineer

Michael T. Flynn, U.S. lieutenant general, former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency

Mike Flynn (baseball) (1872–1941), American baseball player

Mike Flynn (basketball) (born 1953), American basketball player

Mike Flynn (footballer) (born 1969), English footballer

Mike Flynn (American football) (born 1974), American football player

Mike Flynn (radio host), American radio host

'Senate' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Playground Politics (2011)

Actors: Mahal Montoya (actress), Amy Covell (director), Amy Covell (writer), Amy Covell (producer), Amy Covell (editor), C.J. Berdahl (actor), Bryton Berdahl (actor), Bryton Berdahl (actor), Caelan Scrivener (actor), Caelan Scrivener (actor), Matthew Pinna (editor), Elizabeth Fomine (actor), Elizabeth Fomine (actor), L.J. Burns (actor), Jasmine Aceves (actress),

Plot: In Ms. Hammond's fourth grade class, where learning is doing, shy Felix learns about the three branches of government in a class re-enactment, where he is named the Speaker of the House. The lesson continues on the playground at recess, Graham, the now appointed president, bullies students for their lunches and takes over every playground game. With Graham backed up by his cabinet members, the kids are scared to take a stand, until Vice President Sarah reminds Felix that Congress has the power to impeach the president. Felix rallies the other students to impeach Graham, and to prove he can stand up to bullies, all the while learning about the U.S. Government's system of checks and balances.

Keywords: children, education, playground, politics
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Playground Politics (2011)

Keywords: children, education, playground, politics
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Playground Politics (2011)

Keywords: children, education, playground, politics
Genres: Short,

Playground Politics (2011)

Keywords: children, education, playground, politics
Genres: Short,

Code of Ethics (1999)

Actors: Mark Litwak (miscellaneous crew), Eric Bruno Borgman (actor), Eric Bruno Borgman (miscellaneous crew), Melissa Leo (actress), Joe Lisi (actor), Pat Cooper (actor), Susan Johnston (actress), Wally Dunn (actor), Grant Maloy Smith (composer), Dean Rader-Duval (actor), Joya Granbery-Hoyt (miscellaneous crew), David Beecroft (actor), John Ferus (actor), Jonathan Walker (actor), Thomas A. Ohanian (editor),

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A War for the ages, shifting of tide
Morality, hatred and ethnic divide
Onward to Mecca with crosses in hand
Attack without blessing in God’s holy land
Ancient division, revision of sight
Perception of hatred as man’s holy right
A war without end over God sheds no light
When souls burn in hell as the fields burn the night
I’ll send your son to protect my way of life
A war for the ages, shifting of tide
No boundary, no continental divide
Where doctors of spin ease ours minds when it’s said
That “the victor is proven by numbers of dead”
A warrior dies, a god left in place
Inspiring thousands to hatred of race
An empire rises, with ashes it falls
As we sleep with our enemies within these walls
I’ll send your son to protect my way of life
As souls burn in hell and oil fires burn the night
I the walking dead, woeful are the sheep

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Multiple media sources are now reporting Republicans are starting to discuss the possibility Vice President Mike Pence may be replacing Donald Trump as president. Scandals such as the firing of FBI Director James Comey and alleged leaks of classified information to Russian officials have raised the possibility of Pence taking over at the White House, The Independent reported....

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Putin jokes about Trump

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Russian President Vladimir Putin poked fun at reports that President Trump had shared classified intelligence with Russian officials during a White House meeting last week, saying if they were true, the information had not been passed on to him ... “It was necessary to issue him a reprimand, a rebuke,” Putin said of Lavrov, “because he didn’t share these secrets ... political issue ... ....

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China intercepts US radiation-sniffing plane, Pentagon calls it unprofessional

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Two Chinese SU-30 aircraft carried out what the US military described as an “unprofessional” intercept of a US aircraft designed to detect radiation while it was flying in international airspace over the East China Sea ... ....

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange participates via video link at a news conference marking the 10th anniversary of the secrecy-spilling group in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016.

Swedish prosecutor drops rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

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Sweden’s top prosecutor on Friday dropped a seven-year rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ... The announcement comes after Assange’s lawyers demanded that Sweden drop his European arrest warrant ... ....

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Researchers warn against betting on deployment of carbon removal technologies

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San Francisco, May 19 (IANS) Two researchers from the Stanford University on Friday warned against betting the future of the planet on massive-scale deployment of carbon removal technologies. "For any temperature limit, we've got a finite budget of how much heat-trapping gases we can put into the atmosphere ... This trend puts in doubt efforts to keep climate change damages from sea level rise, heat waves, drought and flooding in check ... ....

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Both of Rhode Island’s senators were present Thursday when Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein briefed the Senate on Russian interference in the 2016 election and President Donald Trump's firing of FBI director James Comey.U.S. Sen Jack Reed, D-R.I., said Rosenstein told the senators he knew the president planned to fire Comey before he wrote a memo that cited reasons for ending the director’s tenure....

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US senators probe Trump official on special counsel, FBI

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Senate

Overview

Sally Yates

Early Life and Education

Career

Senate confirmation

Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Responsibilities

Lists of officeholders

Bureau of Investigation chiefs and directors (1908 to 1935)

James Comey

Michael Flynn

See also

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LIVE: House senate to vote on Obamacare Repeal and replacement bill

Watch Live: Senate Intel hearing on Russia's meddling in the 2016 election

FBI Director James Comey Testifies Before The Senate | LIVE | TIME

Senate Session No. 76 (May 2, 2017)

GOOD NEWS Sen. Pacquiao pinatalsik sa senate ang mga LP Senators

LIVE STREAM: Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing On Russian Interference in 2016 Election 3/30/17

'Senate' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Playground Politics (2011)

Playground Politics (2011)

Playground Politics (2011)

Playground Politics (2011)

Code of Ethics (1999)

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WATCH LIVE: Senate Majority Leader McConnell expected to discuss Comey firing

Live: Sally Yates testifies before Senate subcommittee investigating Russia ties to the election

LIVE: Sally Yates and James Clapper Testify in Senate About Russian Interference

LIVE: Sally Yates to Testify to Congress on Russian Meddling in te 2016 Election: Michael Flynn

LIVE: House senate to vote on Obamacare Repeal and replacement bill

Watch Live: Senate Intel hearing on Russia's meddling in the 2016 election

FBI Director James Comey Testifies Before The Senate | LIVE | TIME

Senate Session No. 76 (May 2, 2017)

GOOD NEWS Sen. Pacquiao pinatalsik sa senate ang mga LP Senators

LIVE STREAM: Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing On Russian Interference in 2016 Election 3/30/17

WATCH LIVE: Senate Majority Leader McConnell expected to discuss Comey firing

Live: Sally Yates testifies before Senate subcommittee investigating Russia ties to the election

LIVE: Sally Yates and James Clapper Testify in Senate About Russian Interference

LIVE: Sally Yates to Testify to Congress on Russian Meddling in te 2016 Election: Michael Flynn

LIVE: House senate to vote on Obamacare Repeal and replacement bill

Watch Live: Senate Intel hearing on Russia's meddling in the 2016 election

FBI Director James Comey Testifies Before The Senate | LIVE | TIME

Senate Session No. 76 (May 2, 2017)

GOOD NEWS Sen. Pacquiao pinatalsik sa senate ang mga LP Senators

LIVE STREAM: Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing On Russian Interference in 2016 Election 3/30/17

WATCH LIVE: Senate Majority Leader McConnell expected to discuss Comey firing

Live: Sally Yates testifies before Senate subcommittee investigating Russia ties to the election

LIVE: Sally Yates and James Clapper Testify in Senate About Russian Interference

LIVE: Sally Yates to Testify to Congress on Russian Meddling in te 2016 Election: Michael Flynn

LIVE: House senate to vote on Obamacare Repeal and replacement bill

Watch Live: Senate Intel hearing on Russia's meddling in the 2016 election

FBI Director James Comey Testifies Before The Senate | LIVE | TIME

Senate Session No. 76 (May 2, 2017)

GOOD NEWS Sen. Pacquiao pinatalsik sa senate ang mga LP Senators

LIVE STREAM: Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing On Russian Interference in 2016 Election 3/30/17

WATCH LIVE: Senate Majority Leader McConnell expected to discuss Comey firing

Live: Sally Yates testifies before Senate subcommittee investigating Russia ties to the election

LIVE: Sally Yates and James Clapper Testify in Senate About Russian Interference

LIVE: Sally Yates to Testify to Congress on Russian Meddling in te 2016 Election: Michael Flynn

LIVE: House senate to vote on Obamacare Repeal and replacement bill

Watch Live: Senate Intel hearing on Russia's meddling in the 2016 election

FBI Director James Comey Testifies Before The Senate | LIVE | TIME

Senate Session No. 76 (May 2, 2017)

GOOD NEWS Sen. Pacquiao pinatalsik sa senate ang mga LP Senators

LIVE STREAM: Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing On Russian Interference in 2016 Election 3/30/17

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