• 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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• Officials Deal With Political Fallout by Pointing Fingers (p)(f)
  Louisiana officials pushed back hard against the White House yesterday, sharply criticizing President Bush for offering a tentative and insufficient response to the obliteration of New Orleans and then trying to shift the blame to the state and local governments. Washington Post September 5, 2005; A17
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• Officials Defend Raid on Lawmaker's Office (p)(f)
  Gonzales and other officials said the search was conducted carefully to avoid trampling on the constitutional privileges accorded to members of Congress -- including the use of a "filter team" of FBI agents and prosecutors not connected to the case who vetted documents to be sure nothing unrelated to the investigation or out of bounds was taken. Gonzales and the White House also said the administration had embarked on private talks with lawmakers about the issue. WP May 23, 2006
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• Ohio 2004 Voter Suppression (p)(f)
  Preserving Democracy: What Went Wrong in Ohio (PDF) Status Report of the House Judiciary Committee Democratic Staff Regarding problems in the general election in Ohio 2004 ** THIS ITEM WILL TEMPORARILY HAVE THE SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTION (action) TAG --- BUT IT WILL SOON AGAIN BE TAGGED ONLY WITH `election reform` -- long story
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• On Hill, Anger and Calls for Hearings Greet News of Stateside Surveillance (p)(f)
  Congressional leaders of both parties called for hearings and issued condemnations yesterday in the wake of reports that President Bush signed a secret order in 2002 allowing the National Security Agency to spy on hundreds of U.S. citizens and other residents without court-approved warrants. Washington December 17, 2005; Page A01
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• Out of a Jam and Back Into the Jelly (p)(f)
  A major figure in the Election Day phone-jamming scandal that embarrassed and nearly bankrupted the New Hampshire GOP is out of prison and back in the political game. Charles McGee, the former executive director of the state Republican Party, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and served seven months for his part in the scheme to have a telemarketer to tie up Democratic and union phone lines in 2002. May 28, 2006; Page A05
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• Panel Backs Guideline Favoring Voting-Machine Verification (p)(f)
  A federal panel voted yesterday to begin developing a national standard that could result in the gradual phasing out of the paperless electronic voting machines in use across the Washington region and in many parts of the country. Dec 8, 2006
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• Panel on Eavesdropping Is Briefed by White House (p)(f)
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• Patriot Act Talks Hit Roadblock On Privacy Issue (p)(f)
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• Pentagon`s Intelligence Authority Widens (p)(f)
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• Pharmacists Say Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Threatens Their Livelihood - New York Times (p)(f)
  Pharmacists say they have been losing money under Medicare`s new prescription drug benefit, and they have taken their concerns to the White House, forcing the administration to confront political problems caused by the rocky start of the program. March 12, 2006
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• Plan B Battles Embroil States (p)(f)
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• Planted Propaganda (p)(f)
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• Pointing Fingers Over Utility Rates (p)(f)
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• Poland to Probe Reports of CIA Prisons (p)(f)
  Poland`s prime minister said Saturday that he had ordered an investigation into whether the CIA ran secret prisons for terrorism suspects in the country -- an allegation the government repeatedly has denied. Washington Post Dec 11, 2005; Page A28
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• Politics Alleged In Voting Cases (p)(f)
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