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NSA using spy satellites to spy on America
5-12-2006
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Think Progress
CongressDaily reports that former NSA staffer Russell Tice will testify to the Senate Armed Services Committee next week that not only do employees at the agency believe the activities they are being asked to perform are unlawful, but that what has b
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Immigration
US soldiers to protect border?
5-12-2006
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Reuters
The
Pentagon has begun exploring options for the potential use of troops and equipment to help secure the U.S. border with Mexico, where hundreds of thousands of migrants enter the country illegally each year, a defense official said
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Central Intelligence Agency
CIA: Just because we kidnap and torture you doesn't mean you can sue us
5-12-2006
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Associated Press
The government urged a federal judge to block a lawsuit filed by a German national who says he was illegally held in a
CIA-run prison in
Afghanistan for four months and tortured.
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Economy - Economics USA
US Trade Deficit Falls with US Dollar
5-12-2006
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Associated Press
The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly declined in March for a second consecutive month, something that hasn't happened in more than two years. The improvement reflected record U.S. exports and a big drop in the country's foreign oil bill.
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WAR: About that War
"Traces" of weapons grade uranium said found in Iran
5-12-2006
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Associated Press
The UN atomic agency found traces of highly enriched uranium on equipment from an Iranian site linked to the country's defense ministry, diplomats said, adding to concerns that Tehran was hiding activities aimed at making nuclear arms.
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Media: Radio
Talk radio gives Palestinians a voice
5-12-2006
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Christian Science Monitor
With the tension sharpening daily between the Islamist militant group Hamas and the secular, former ruling Fatah Party over how to share power after a January election swept Hamas into power, talk-radio programs like First Class Issue - which airs on
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Energy
Newest major oil exporter: Canada
5-12-2006
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Christian Science Monitor
Only Saudi Arabia, with 259 billion barrels, has larger oil reserves than the Florida-sized patch that surrounds this Canadian outpost. And a pipeline already exists to carry the oil to a key market: the United States.
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TAXES: Federal
Who are the winners in this new "tax-cut"?
5-12-2006
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Christian Science Monitor
There is a nice tax cut waiting for you - that is, if people refer to you as Dr. or "my lawyer," not Mr. or Ms. And possibly, you might notice the relief if you and your spouse make between $100,000 and $200,000 a year. But if you're la
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Privacy Rights
Gathering data may not violate privacy rights, but it could be illegal
5-12-2006
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USA Today
"... another example where the Bush administration, in secret, decided to bypass the courts and contravene federal law," said a Georgetown Univ. law professor. Is it for law enforcement and anti-terrorism uses that would outweigh privacy co
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Privacy Rights
Bush: Your privacy is protected. Domestic spying data used in "spider web"
5-12-2006
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USA Today
President Bush issued a broad defense of national intelligence efforts to combat terrorism in the US and vowed that "the privacy of ordinary Americans is fiercely protected in all our activities." The NSA uses your records to build a "
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Criminal Justice System
Cab driver arrested for driving shoplifter -- because he was a defense witness in another case!
05-12-2006
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CNN.com
Prosecutors go after cab driver who is a defense witness in another high-profile case. A cab driver who has supported an alibi offered by one of the two Duke lacrosse players charged with rape has been arrested for shoplifting -- he had picked the s
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Michael Kielsky
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WAR: About that War
US must talk directly talk to Iran
5-12-2006
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AFP
The United States must talk directly to Iran about its disputed nuclear program as Tehran will not negotiate seriously if Washington is not involved, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said.
"As long as the Iranians h
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Economy - Economics USA
Lawsuit challenges new bankrupcy law
5-12-2006
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Associated Press
Organizations representing thousands of attorneys are challenging the nation's tough new bankruptcy law, saying it illegally restricts the advice lawyers can give and makes it harder for clients to navigate the bankruptcy system.
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Energy
Nigerian rebels get help from incompetent oil thieves
5-12-2006
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Associated Press
A ruptured gas pipeline exploded as villagers collected fuel in a coastal village in southwestern Nigeria, killing up to 200 people and leaving charred bodies scattered around the beach. Grim-faced rescue workers swung corpses into a mass grave as do
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Central Intelligence Agency
CIA official's home searched
5-12-2006
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Associated Press
Law enforcement officials executed search warrants on the house and office of CIA's outgoing executive director as part of an investigation into corruption involving agency contracts, the FBI said. The CIA's third ranking official, Kyle "
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Entertainment: Movies
Gibson inspired by 'fear-mongering' Bush
05-12-2006
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Yahoo
Film star and director Mel Gibson has launched a scathing attack on US President George W. Bush, comparing his leadership to the barbaric rulers of the Mayan civilisation in his new film Apocalypto.
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Corruption
Abramoff's NSA and Domestic Spying Scandal
05-12-2006
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Daily Kos
While Jack Abramoff's scandalous rip-off of Indian tribes is well known, his role as a GOP fixer for NSA and CIA contractors has gone virtually under the radar screen. Abramoff's lobbying activities raise serious questions about the role of
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WAR: About that War
US Army Troops Build Up on Iran-Iraq Border
05-12-2006
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Zaman Daily News
After the Tehran adminstration conducted operations againt the terror network Kurdish Workers Party(PKK) by crossing the Iraqi border, the US Army in Iraq is claimed to have increased the military build up of US troops on the Iranian border
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Science, Medicine and Technology
South Korean Cloning Scientist Indicted
05-12-2006
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AP
South Korean prosecutors indicted disgraced cloning scientist Hwang Woo-suk Friday on charges of fraud, embezzlement and bioethics violations in a scandal over faked stem cell research that shook the scientific community.
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Jean Carbonneau
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Voting - Election Integrity
Questions the Media should be asking Election Officials
05-12-2006
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BradBlog
Still Voting?.... You'll ask yourselves why in the months to come.
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Voting - Election Integrity
NY TIMES ON NEW DIEBOLD TOUCH-SCREEN SECURITY DISASTER!
05-12-2006
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BradBlog & New York Times
Aviel Rubin, a professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins University. After studying the latest problem, he said: almost had a heart attack. The implications of this are pretty astounding."
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Corruption
FBI has over 2,000 investigations involving corruption and public officials
05-12-2006
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New York Times
A post 9/11 effort by the FBI to concentrate on public corruption now includes more than 2,000 investigations under way, highlighted by the Jack Abramoff lobbying inquiry, the racketeering and fraud conviction of former Gov. George Ryan of Illinios.
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WAR: About that War
Middle East experts warn against war with Iran
05-12-2006
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Yahoo
Today more than 200 scholars, academics, commentators, and former government officials issued a strong condemnation of the threat of US military action against Iran.
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Central Intelligence Agency
Guns secretly supplied by Bosnia to Iraq at US request
5-12-2006
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The Guardian
The Pentagon has secretly shipped tens of thousands of small arms from Bosnia to Iraq in the past 2 years, using a web of private companies, at least one of which is a noted arms smuggler blacklisted by Washington and the UN.
According to a report
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Police State
Only QWest said "no" to phone records
5-12-2006
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Associated Press
Qwest Communications was the lone holdout in the telecommunications industry when it came to sharing telephone records with the National Security Agency but going it alone was nothing new for former CEO Joseph Nacchio.
When the NSA came calling, N
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Media: Print
US threatened media on torture
5-12-2006
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Reuters
A member of the European Parliament said that the White House has pressured journalists not to name certain European countries in their reports about CIA detention practices on the continent.
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Energy
China, Canada to drill for oil off of Cuba
5-12-2006
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AFP
China will send 12 hi-tech rigs to drill for oil in Cuban waters of the Gulf of Mexico, officials have confirmed, irking US lawmakers that US firms cannot prospect in nearby US waters.
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WAR: About that War
With polls falling, strike on Iran looks like a go for June
5-12-2006
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Raw Story
According to military and intelligence sources, an air strike on Iran could be doable in June, with military assets in key positions ready to go and a possible plan already on the table. Speculation has been growing on a possible air strike against I
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Corruption
Tom Delay resigns June 9
5-12-2006
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Raw Story
It's official: Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) has announced he will resign from Congress June 9.
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Police State
Bush Admin: You consented to have your phone records seized
5-12-2006
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Washington Post
The Bush administration has argued that a company can turn over its entire database of customer records -- and even the stored content of calls and e-mails -- because customers "have consented to that" when they establish accounts. The fine
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