• Military Wrestles With Disharmony Among Chaplains (p)(f)
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• More in U.S. Expressing Doubts About Death Penalty (p)(f)
  The expected execution of Kenneth Boyd in North Carolina for murdering his wife and her father comes at a time of growing misgivings over the death penalty, as reflected in jury verdicts, opinion polls and the actions of courts and state legislatures. Washington Post December 2, 2005; Page A01
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• Move Over Intelligent Design, Here Comes Bhartiya Creationism By Ra Ravishankar (p)(f)
  Even as the intelligent design controversy rages on, California recently witnessed a concerted push by a coalition of three Hindutva (Hindu supremacist) groups -- Hindu Education Foundation, Vedic Foundation and the Hindu American Foundation -- to doctor sixth grade social science textbooks. March 13, 2006
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• NASA to Draft New Rules for Media Office (p)(f)
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• NASA`s Inspector General Probed (p)(f)
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• National Security Report Card (p)(f)
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• Navy Counsel Issued Warning On Torture (p)(f)
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• Nevada Officials Grant Memorial Marker To Wiccan Soldier (p)(f)
  Americans United for Separation of Church and State today applauded Nevada Gov. Kenny C. Guinn and other state officials for ordering that the symbol of the Wiccan faith be affixed to a memorial plaque of a soldier who died in combat in Afghanistan. Roberta Stewart, the widow of Sgt. Patrick Stewart, has petitioned the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to add the Wiccan symbol, the Pentacle, to Stewart’s plaque, but VA officials in Washington have refused to act.
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• New Army Manual Prohibits Specific Acts of Abuse (p)(f)
  The list of things interrogators cannot do includes: forcing a detainee to be naked, perform sexual acts, or pose in a sexual manner; placing hoods or sacks over a detainee's head or putting duct tape over his eyes; beatings, electric shocks, burns or other painful tactics; "waterboarding"; using military working dogs; using extreme cold or hot temperatures; mock executions; and depriving a detainee of food, water or medical care. Sep 9, 2006
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• New Mexico Schools Could Enter Battle Over `Intelligent Design` (p)(f)
  As a federal judge hears arguments over whether a Pennsylvania school district can include "intelligent design" in its biology curriculum, Dan Barbour fears that the New Mexico high school where he works could face a similar showdown. Washingto Post October 9, 2005; Page A07
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• Nicotine Up Sharply In Many Cigarettes (p)(f)
  The amount of nicotine in most cigarettes rose an average of almost 10 percent from 1998 to 2004, with brands most popular with young people and minorities registering the biggest increases and highest nicotine content, according to a new study. August 31, 2006
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• NO-QUESTIONS WIRETAPPING (p)(f)
  R emember that fundamental principle -- the one that got everybody so upset when they first heard about the National Security Agency`s freelance wiretapping -- that says that if the U.S. government wants to listen to your phone calls, it needs to get a court`s permission? March 10, 2006
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• North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County News (p)(f)
  The definition of "creationism" has become cloudier with a federal judge`s decision last Dec. 20 that barred mention of "intelligent design" theory when schools treat evolution ---- a ruling that`s likely to affect disputes in Georgia, Kansas, Ohio and elsewhere. NCTimes Jan 12, 2006
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• NSA acted on own authority to expand surveillance (p)(f)
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• NSA Domestic Spying
  Most Targets Not Terrorists (p)(f)
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• NSA Spying Part of Broader Effort (f)
  The Bush administration's chief intelligence official said yesterday that President Bush authorized a series of secret surveillance activities under a single executive order in late 2001. The disclosure makes clear that a controversial National Security Agency program was part of a much broader operation than the president previously described. Aug 1, 2007
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• NSA Whitewash Passes Judiciary Committee on Party-Line Vote (p)(f)
  Senate Bill 2453 was written by Senator Arlen Specter in consultation with Vice President Dick Cheney: “This bill is a dire threat to the system of checks and balances that has been fundamental to our democracy for more than 200 years. It violates the basic principle that no one, not even the president, is above the law. If enacted, it would threaten Americans’ most basic constitutional rights and liberties. Sep 13, 2006
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• NSA: Spying at Home - Article Index Washington Post (p)(f)
  Reports that President Bush signed a secret order in 2002 authorizing the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on U.S. citizens and foreign nationals in the United States have led to repeated requests by some members of Congress for explanations from administration officials, as well as accusations of civil rights violations from privacy groups. Critics say the agency’s eavesdropping activities violate the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which makes it a crime to conduct domestic surveillance without a criminal or intelligence warrant. [check this index for new articles)
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• Officer Accuses Generals of Intellectual & Moral Failures (f)
  An active-duty Army officer is publishing a blistering attack on U.S. generals, saying they have botched the war in Iraq and misled Congress about the situation there
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• Officers' Roles in Christian Video Are Called Ethics Breach (f)
  The Defense Department's inspector general has found that four generals and three other military officers improperly participated in a fundraising video for an evangelical Christian group, inappropriately offering support for the religious organization while appearing to operate within the scope of their official government duties, according to a 47-page investigative report. Aug 4, 2007
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