• Report Rebuts Bush on Spying (p)(f)
  A report by Congress's research arm concluded yesterday that the administration's justification for the warrantless eavesdropping authorized by President Bush conflicts with existing law and hinges on weak legal arguments. January 7, 2006
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• Report: NSA continues controversial data-mining program | csmonitor.com (p)(f)
  It now appears, however, that the controversial program, which was first brought to the public`s attention in 2002, is continuing. The National Journal reported Thursday that TIA "was stopped in name only" and has been continued within the National Security Agency (NSA), the intelligence agency now fending off charges that it has violated the privacy of US citizens in the domestic wiretapping scandal. Christian Science Monitor Feb 24, 2006
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• Report: NSA spying broader than Bush acknowledged (p)(f)
  The National Security Agency has conducted much broader surveillance of e-mails and phone calls — without court orders — than the Bush administration has acknowledged, The New York Times reported on its website. USAtoday Dec 24, 2005 1:09 am ET
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• Reports On School Crimes Are Rare (f)
  The recent announcement that Montgomery County school officials were starting work on an annual report of crimes committed by students and other disciplinary incidents underscored a surprising fact: In this era of heightened concern about school safety, few Washington area school systems regularly report such offenses to the public. APril 29, 2007
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• Republicans would allow warrantless wiretaps - Americas - International Herald Tribune (p)(f)
  The plan by Senate Republicans to step up oversight of the National Security Agency`s domestic surveillance program would also give legislative sanction for the first time to long-term eavesdropping on Americans without a court warrant, according to legal experts.
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• Request for Domestic Covert Role Is Defended (p)(f)
  As part of the expanding counterterrorism role being taken on by the Pentagon, Defense Intelligence Agency covert operatives need to be able to approach potential sources in the United States without identifying themselves as government agents, George Peirce, the DIA`s general counsel, said yesterday. “This is not about spying on Americans,” Peirce said. Washington Post Oct 8, 2005 A06
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• Researchers discover largest prime number - So Far (p)(f)
  Researchers at a Missouri university have identified the largest [yet] known prime number, officials said Tuesday. CNN Jan 4, 2006
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• Researchers release draft final report on New Orleans levees (p)(f)
  700-page report suggests mechanisms for levee failures Following an eight-month study of the New Orleans levee system and its performance during Hurricane Katrina, a 30-person team of researchers led by Raymond Seed and Robert Bea of the University of California, Berkeley, released a near-complete draft of their findings today in a "town hall" meeting in that Gulf Coast city. May 22, 2006
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• Residents ‘frightened’ after Adelphi triple homicide (p)(f)
  Adelphi residents said the community was on guard after Friday’s triple homicide in which witnesses heard gunmen yell ‘‘Mara Salvatrucha,” the formal name for the Salvadorian gang MS-13. July 6, 2006
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• Residents Fume Over Expense Accounts (p)(f)
  Officials in Prince George's continue to hear from angry constituents concerned that public officials have charged thousands of dollars to their county-issued credit cards to pay for personal expenses, violating county policy. Nov 30, 2006
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• Residents want two sports bars closed (f)
  J’s Sports Café in South Laurel and Sunrise Restaurant and Sports Bar in Beltsville already face hearings before the Board of License Commissioners on Wednesday where commissioners may decide to fine the clubs or suspend or revoke their liquor licenses as a result of recent violence near the two establishments. If the bars retain their licenses, residents will be able to argue at protest hearings on May 2 why the bars’ licenses should not be renewed. Mar 2, 2007
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• Resources: Articles: Secular Spirituality (p)(f)
  For some, the phrase "I`m spiritual but not religious" brings with it images of crystals, unicorns, and polyester ritual robes smelling of cheap incense. For others, it offers a sense of personal clarity about self-care, care for others, and living as a whole person without the complications of organized religion.
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• Responses to Questions Regarding Church Doctrine (f)
  Introduction: The Second Vatican Council, with its Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium, and its Decrees on Ecumenism (Unitatis redintegratio) and the Oriental Churches (Orientalium Ecclesiarum), has contributed in a decisive way to the renewal of Catholic ecclesiolgy. The Supreme Pontiffs have also contributed to this renewal by offering their own insights and orientations for praxis: Paul VI in his Encyclical Letter Ecclesiam suam (1964) and John Paul II in his Encyclical Letter Ut unum sint (1995). June 29, 2007
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• Restaurant renaissance energizes Crystal Plaza (f)
  Doc’s Grille, a gourmet burger and hot dog restaurant that was scheduled to open this week is the latest in a series of new eateries that are turning the Crystal Plaza shopping center in South Laurel into a destination for high-quality take-out. ‘‘It’s a place you can go expecting to get an inexpensive but nice meal with a variety of choices,” said Garold Stone who blogs about South Laurel. ‘‘You don’t have to make up your mind before you go.” June 21, 2007
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• Return to Paper Trail Reflects Trend (p)(f)
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• Returning Troops Receive Heroes Welcome (f)
  Service members returning home from various overseas assignments in support of the Global War on Terrorism were treated to a heroes welcome Saturday at Baltimore Washington International Airport. Aug 2, 2007
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• Reuters AlertNet - MALI: No famine, but a perennial problem of poverty (p)(f)
  MALI: No famine, but a perennial problem of poverty
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• Review
  Mio C310x Review by GPS Lodge | GPS Lodge.com (f)
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• Review of `Plan B` Pill Is Faulted (p)(f)
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• Review of D.A. Carson`s Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church (p)(f)
  Review of D.A. Carson`s Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church
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