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On March 2, 2006, Leahy was one of ten senators that voted against the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act, a bill to extend the USA PATRIOT Act. The Reauthorization Act changed the appointment process for interim United States attorneys, allowing the Attorney General to make interim appointments without term limit, and without Senatorial confirmation. This was an aspect of hearings in the dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy. Both houses voted to overturn the interim appointment provision in March 2007.
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From Celtic to country to classical and pop, the Leahy's are a whirlwind of fiddle-driven music, dance, percussion, keyboards and vocals that leave audiences breathless. Their music combines the influence of their Irish and Scottish roots with their inherent desire to widely travel the musical map. The Los Angeles Times raved — "[Leahy's] approach seems so gloriously free of the commercial pollution of so much American pop that it felt like a tonic for the spirit."
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For the past decade, Airbus dealmaker John J. Leahy has struck fear into the heart of Boeing Co. executives. It was Leahy, after all, who helped the European jetmaker supplant Boeing as the world’s top producer of commercial jetliners. And on Dec. 5, with Qantas Airways Ltd. executives debating whether to award one of the largest jet orders of the year to Airbus or Boeing, it looked like Leahy £25,000 Jet Setters (The Denbighshire Free Press)
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[A] fan of U2, Leahy has a picture mounted on the wall of his office of himself, his wife, President Bill Clinton and Bono. On it, Bono has drawn an arrow pointed to himself, with the caption, "Would you trust this man with your children?"
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Leahy has... broken with his party on several notable occasions. He surprised many when on September 21, 2005 he announced his support for John Roberts to be Chief Justice. He did however, vote against the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. Leahy has a mixed record on gun control, being one of the few Senate Democrats to vote against the Brady Bill. He voted for NAFTA, but against CAFTA, and in favor of phasing out farm subsidies supported by the populist wing of the Democratic Party. Leahy voted for the Defense of Marriage Act and was one of the few liberal Democrats to support the ban on partial-birth abortions.
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On November 2, 2004, Leahy easily defeated his opponent, businessman Jack McMullen, with 70.6% of the vote. On January 5, 2005, Leahy was sworn in for his sixth term in the Senate by Vice President Cheney. Leahy surprised many when on September 21, 2005 he announced his support for John Roberts to be Chief Justice. Despite often being labeled a liberal Democrat, he has broken with his party on other occasions. However, on January 19, 2006, Leahy announced that he would vote against Judge Samuel Alito to be a justice on the Supreme Court. He has a mixed record on gun control, being one of the few Senate Democrats to vote against the Brady Bill.
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