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Hope fades for family of hero doctor jailed in Pakistan after helping US nail Bin Laden
Relatives of the hero doctor who helped the U.S. pinpoint Osama bin Laden are so fearful of retribution and devoid of hope that they have asked his lawyer and older brother to stop trying to get him freed from prison. Shakeel Afridi, the CIA...
Representative Dana Rohrabacher: 'I Plan to Be an Activist One Way or Another'
Washington, Nov 15 - Today, ScienceInsider is taking a closer look at the three veteran politicians running to become chair of the House of Representative's Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Representatives Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), F....
***PRESS STATEMENT*** Rep. Rohrabacher Congratulates NASA's Commercial Crew Partners
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Rohrabacher Accuses Karzai of Corrupt Oil Deal With China
Washington, Jun 27 - Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) fired the latest shot Wednesday in his feud with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, accusing Karzai’s family of corruption with the Chinese over an oil deal in Afghanistan. Rohrabacher, chairman of...
Rohrabacher Demands Tougher Action to Help Pakistani Doctor
Washington, Jun 19 - Rep. Dana Rohrabacher is urging the United States to intervene more forcefully in the case of the doctor who was jailed in Pakistan for helping track down Osama bin Laden, saying no one in the administration or Congress seems to...
Congressman worried case of jailed Pakistani doc falling through the cracks
Washington, Jun 19 - The California congressman who's made the plight of jailed Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi a personal cause said Monday he's concerned the case has fallen off the radar screen -- and that without U.S. intervention, the man...
Rohrabacher Calls for Massive Pressure on Pakistan Over Jailed Doctor
Washington, May 24 - A Republican congressman called Thursday for a "massive outpouring" of pressure to compel Pakistan to release from prison the doctor who helped find Usama bin Laden, warning that the U.S. would be setting an "immoral and...
Obama administration accused of dropping ball on case of jailed Pakistani doctor
Washington, May 24 - Former U.S. intelligence officers accused the Obama administration of dropping the ball on the case of the Pakistani doctor sentenced to 33 years in prison for helping find Usama bin Laden -- with one openly challenging the...
U.S.-China Research Projects Draw Congressman's Ire
Washington, May 17 - The United States government is "insane" to be funding collaborative research with China according to a senior Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Representative...
***PRESS RELEASE*** Rohrabacher to Pakistan: U.S. Will No Longer Fund Your Terrorism; Introduces Bill to Substract Foreign Aid
Washington, May 11 - Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) has introduced H.R. 5734, the “Pakistan Terrorism Accountability Act of 2012.” The legislation would require the Department of Defense to list all Americans killed by terrorist groups operating with...