• Lawyers group tells Bush to stop :: MyADSL: Technology and Broadband News (p)(f)
  “We hope the president will listen,” Michael Greco, president of the American Bar Association, told reporters after the group passed a resolution urging the president to abide by the limitations of the Constitution. FEb 15, 2006
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• Limiting NSA Spying Is Inconsistent With Rationale, Critics Say (p)(f)
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• List of Foiled Plots Puzzling to Some (p)(f)
  A White House list of 10 terrorist plots disrupted by the United States ... counterterrorism experts and officials say they cannot distinguish between the importance of some incidents on the list and others that were left off. The White House overstated the gravity of the plots by saying that they had been foiled, when most were far from ready to be executed. Washington Post October 23, 2005; Page A06
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• Management shortcomings seen at NSA (f)
  WASHINGTON // In a sharp rebuke to the National Security Agency's leadership, an internal task force has concluded that the country's largest intelligence agency lacks vision and is unable to set objectives and meet them. NSA employees also do not trust one another, which has left the agency fragmented and in search of a "unity of purpose," according to a task force report released to employees late last month. May 6, 2007
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• McCain Names Practices Detainee Bill Would Bar (p)(f)
  Republican senator [McCain], who played a leading role in drafting new rules for U.S. interrogations of terrorism suspects, said yesterday that he believes a compromise bill embraced by party leaders and the White House will bar some of the most extreme techniques said to have been used by the CIA. September 25, 2006; Page A05
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• Md. Democrats Say GOP Plans to Block Voters (p)(f)
  A recently distributed guide for Republican poll watchers in Maryland spells out how to aggressively challenge the credentials of voters and urges these volunteers to tell election judges they could face jail time if a challenge is ignored. Nov 2, 2006
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• Md. Dems Slam GOP Voter-Credential Guide (p)(f)
  Maryland Democrats on Thursday accused Republicans of launching a "conscious, premeditated" campaign of voter intimidation after a report described a handbook advising Republican poll watchers to challenge the credentials of any voters they suspect are fraudulent. Nov 2, 2006
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• Md. Election Problems Fuel Push for Paper Record (p)(f)
  The primary day debacle in Montgomery and Prince George's counties will add momentum to regional efforts to ensure that election systems create a paper record of each vote, according to some elected officials and activists critical of paperless balloting. September 17, 2006; Page A04
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• Md. Electric Rates Are Opposed (p)(f)
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• Md. House Approves Paper Ballots (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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• 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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• 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 Registration Rules Stir Voter Debate in Ohio - New York Times (p)(f)
  Ohio’s new voter registration rules have meant spending two extra hours a day collecting half as many registration cards from new voters as he did in past years. Republicans say the new rules are needed to prevent fraud, but Democrats say they are making it much harder to register the poor. Aug 2006
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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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• NSA acted on own authority to expand surveillance (p)(f)
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