Inside Account of U.S. Eavesdropping on Americans (Ross et al, ABC News)
"Despite pledges by President George W. Bush and American intelligence officials to the contrary, hundreds of US citizens overseas have been eavesdropped on as they called friends and family back home, according to two former military intercept operators who worked at the giant National Security Agency (NSA) center in Fort Gordon, Georgia."
(tags: surveillance nsa whistleblower )
Ethics report: Palin abused authority (msnbc.com)
Imagine my surprise: "Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, the chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel concluded Friday."
(tags: palin troopergate corruption mayberrymacchiavelli )
Degrees of Hank Paulson (LaFleur et al, ProPublica)
"This graphic shows where those CEOs fit into Paulson's network starting ...
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*Every* day is Constitution DayFrom: newsrackblog.com
Post Date: 2008-09-19 13:05:52
I’m a Constitution Voter
Originally uploaded by Thomas Nephew
I helped get a mass mailing out the door on Wednesday, to members of the facebook and mybarackobama.com “Get FISA Right” groups. The full text is here or here; from the mailing:
…This election needs to be about more than lipstick, hockey moms, and Blackberries. It’s time to talk [...]...
more This is what elections are forFrom: newsrackblog.com
Post Date: 2008-09-16 16:00:40
Writing for the Washington Post blog “The Fix,” Chris Cilizza pronounces himself gobsmacked by the ad above, writing:
Among the extremely tough lines delivered by the tearful couple:
* “I don’t blame the Army for our son’s death, I just blame the bad policies on President Bush, Norm Coleman who voted for this.” (Nancy Anderson)
* “I have [...]...
more September 17 is Constitution DayFrom: newsrackblog.com
Post Date: 2008-09-15 20:58:39
…so let’s make it a bad one for George Bush, Karl Rove, Harriet Miers, and Josh Bolten by joining this American Freedom Campaign petition:
…In order for our government to function, we must have checks and balances. In order to prevent a president from assuming king-like powers and to ensure that all presidents are held [...]...
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