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Obama to announce NSA oversight measures at press conference – live LIVEPresident's first press conference since April expected to focus on reform proposals for NSA surveillance programs
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by Richard Lyon
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Some clarification from the office of Representative ...
by WolframAndHart
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In the 'What Could Possibly Go Wrong' column....
The revelations this week that DEA has been getting intel from the NSA with the understanding that DEA would have to hide the source was much on my ...
by divineorder
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Before any educational reformer steps up to the microphone and says one word about the demise of education in America , the legislatures of every Common Core State should demand that their own ...
by kavips
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by MattWuerker
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August 6, 2013
United States Senator Mark Udall
RE: The precarious status of the Constitution of the United States
Dear Senator Udall:
AMENDMENT IV of the United States Constitution:
The right ...
by Janet Wise
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Edward Snowden is an American hero in real time. He is much more than just a story or an icon. Although mightily inconvenienced by the machinations of a government that appears to believe it ...
by Ginger Carter
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Peggy Noonan, that wistful and eloquent Thought Leader who longs for the days When Character Was King , has found her inner-libertarian. She has come out firmly on the side of Rand Paul in his spat ...
by Justin Doolittle
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If you are like me, Scahill "had me at Blackwater." This is Blackwater on steroids. Even more disturbing, especially the information on Obama's acceptance of "the world is a battlefield" doctrine.
by ATexican
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After making the fantastical claim (but as yet not giving any actual evidence) that the NSA's surveillance programs are easily and commonly abused -- that "any analyst" could spy on any American, ...
by Reggid
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The continued leaking of details of the massive spying program being conducted by the National Security Agency is just the latest embarrassing example of the U.S. government’s inability to keep ...
by Warren Swil
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That is the summary statement from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence , regarding NSA and FISA Programs and U.S. Citizen's 4th Amendment rights ...
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by jamess
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here .
Close your eyes for a moment, think about recent events, and you could ...
by TomDispatch
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Interesting news out of Congress over the weekend:
A group of House Republicans has called for a criminal investigation into whether Jon Corzine, a former Democratic governor and senator from New ...
by Justin Doolittle
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First off, what's the difference between those hair-on-fire, stop-the-bad-guys, veto-the-Constitution, spy-on-everyone new rules of 9-11 Preemptive Law?
OK, well here's the best compare and ...
by jamess
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I have little bit of experience with issues related to the handling of sensitive information and restricted access to secured environments.
I served in the military years ago, and in the private ...
by Ray Pensador
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Leahy (+ 10 others) "not convinced" NSA's bulk collection program "produces meaningful intelligence" In case you missed it, Senator Leahy, and others, took a stand for the Constitution last week. On the floor of the Senate, against unchecked and seemingly unaccountable Government Surveillance ...
by jamess
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Dear President Obama and the people of America,
I’m writing to you from beyond the grave. If you’re reading this, it means that I’ve become one of the nearly two hundred innocent children ...
by danbojangles
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A commenter at DailyKos on my previous post on drawing the line in identifying whistle blowers said, among other things:
What I really find interesting is that Greenwald isn't even allegeding any ...
by Letsgetitdone
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This is breaking news... As reported by the Chicago Tribune (and other news outlets), the U.S. State Department has issued a worldwide terror alert to travelers.
The U.S. State Department issued a ...
by Ray Pensador
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