Topic: Henry Waxman

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A 20-year-old man from Tennessee was indicted for hacking into an e-mail account belonging to GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. The case highlights a situation in which laws forbid officials from using government resources, including e-mail, for political purposes, but security vulnerabilities dog the use of personal accounts, such as Palin's Yahoo! address.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A trip to a posh California resort by bailout beneficiary AIG drew the ire of a House panel chairman and a rebuke from the Democratic presidential candidate.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Congressional leaders are calling for Iraq's government to contribute more to rebuilding the country, following a report that Iraq actually spent only 14 percent of key reconstruction funds in the last three years, while accumulating a massive budget surplus.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Two bills passed by the U.S. House of Representatives are aimed at protecting American children, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said Saturday.

WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- Concerns about faulty wiring in Iraq were aired months before a solder was electrocuted in a shower, documents released by a U.S. congressional panel indicate.

WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- The Justice Department says it has no record that it told a GOP lobbyist accused of influence-peddling that he did not have to register his activities arranging visits to the United States and meetings with Bush administration officials for Central Asian politicians.

WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- A U.S. House of Representatives committee will investigate health insurers who cancel coverage when policyholders get sick, the committee chairman said.

WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- The White House has cited executive privilege in refusing to turn over FBI interviews with Vice President Dick Cheney on the leaked name of a CIA operative.

WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- A GOP lobbyist and fundraiser with close ties to the White House has quit a Homeland Security Department advisory committee following allegations of influence peddling and quid pro quo donations to the Bush presidential library.

WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- Homeland Security officials are looking into allegations that a member of the department's advisory council offered to arrange meetings with senior administration officials in exchange for a large donation to the Bush presidential library.