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Patriot Act

The Electronic Frontier Foundation Defends Americans

Craig Newmark | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nsa, Illegal Wiretaps, Eff, Patriot Act, Joe Nacchio, Wiretapping, Spying, Domestic Spying, Politics News
Craig Newmark

There's more drama around the attempts by the current administration to protect people who might have spied illegally on everyday American citizens.

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Speak Up for Human Rights: The Price of Silence is Much Too High

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 01.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Argentina's Dirty War, Alicia Partnoy, Emmanuel Jal, Breaking Entertainment News, War on Terror, Link TV, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Guantanamo, United Nations, Eleanor Roosevelt, UN General Assembly, International Law, Samuel Kofi Woods, Child Soldier, Barack Obama, Amnesty International, Mary Robinson, Patriot Act, Human Rights, The Price of Silence, Sudan, Music Has No Enemies, Itunes, Torture, 100 Days, Entertainment News
Marcia G. Yerman

2008-12-09-marcia_silence.jpg In an effort to rally attention to the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Amnesty International is releasing the international song and video, The Price of Silence.

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My Uncensored Interview with Deepak Chopra

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 01.03.2009 | World

Read More: Islamic Militants, India, War on Terror, Islamic Extremists, Dorothy Rabinowitz, Media, Wall Street Journal, Mumbai Hotel Shootings, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Saudi Arabia, Mumbai Deaths, American Muslims, Deepak Chopra, Muslims, Mumbai Terrorist Attacks, Mumbai Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Terrorism, Pakistan, The View, Mumbai, Shock and Awe, Mujahideen, Mainstream Media, Iraq War, Patriot Act, Patriotism, Islamic Radicalism, Cnn, Mumbai Attacks, Deepak Chopra Mumbai, Anti-Muslim Bias, Iraq, World News
Michelle Haimoff

I spoke to Chopra Tuesday and gave him the opportunity to speak candidly about censorship in the media, the new patriotism, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, and latent anti-Muslim racism in the United States.

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Some Administrations -- Not All -- Make Policy Decisions Based On Constitution

Sheila Suess Kennedy | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Constitution, 2008 Election, Economy, Economic Meltdown, Supreme Court, Warrantless Wiretapping, John McCain, Political Culture, Guantanamo, United States, Barack Obama, Patriot Act, Bush Administration, Free Market, Torture, Home News
Sheila Suess Kennedy

As we prepare to choose a new president, we should look closely at the candidates' approach to our constitutional culture. It will tell us much more than the issue papers and campaign promises that are mainstays of electoral strategies.

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Before Obama Was Obama

Monroe Anderson | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Illinois Politics, Mccain, Obama Campaign, Sarah Palin, Patriot Act, Immigration, Federal Spending, Barack Obama 2008, Barack Obama 2008 Elections, Chicago Radio, Politics News
Monroe Anderson

This is a radio interview with Barack Obama before he was the Barack Obama we now know and are following.

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Disaster Movie 2: If You Liked the Patriot Act, You'll Love BAILOUT!

Pete Cenedella | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Patriot Act, Congress, Wall Street Bailout, Wall Street Crisis, Bailout, George W. Bush, Henry Paulson, Bob Dylan, Dick Cheney, Socialists, Politics News
Pete Cenedella

Star Wars isn't the only motion picture franchise to roll out an unwelcome sequel this month. Georgey and the Con Squad are back on the big screen, to...

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Bush's Wall Street Patriot Act

Andy Ostroy | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Patriot Act, Henry Paulson, John McCain, Wall Street Bailout, President Bush, Iraq War Resolution, Barack Obama, Wall Street Crisis, Warren Buffett, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

[Henry Paulson's] only accountability would be largely symbolic periodic updates to Congress about those unilateral decisions.

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Bad Laws Pass Fast

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Law, White House, Debate, Jorj X McKie, Economics, Economy, Whipping Star, Herbert, Congress, Voodoo, Patriot Act, Wall Street, Bailout, Laws, Usa Patriot Act, Frank Herbert, Legislative Process, Crisis, Financial, Dune, Fast, Bad Laws, Great Depression, Politics News
Chris Weigant

I will say one thing about the plan that is being floated by Bush and Congress right now -- laws that pass quickly almost always turn out to be bad ones. Think USA PATRIOT Act.

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Financial Bailout = Patriot Act Redux: Under Cover of Crisis, the Republic is Lost

Pete Cenedella | Posted 10.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Chuck Schumer, 2008 Elections, No Blank Check, Depression, Usa Patriot Act, Paulson, The New York Times, Economic Crisis, Obama, Chris Dodd, Democratic Party, Democrats, 2008 Election, Recession, Barack Obama, Charles Schumer, Henry Paulson Plan, Mainstream Media, Patriot Act, Bailout, FInancial Markets, Bernanke, Henry Paulson, Financial Crisis, New York Times, Ben Bernanke, John Ashcroft, Bear Stearns Bailout, Treasury Secretary, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Business News
Pete Cenedella

Forgive me if I smell a similar attempt by the Republicans to ram a lopsided, ready-made and offensive prescription down the throats of the American people under the cover of crisis.

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End the Fishing Expedition and Abide by (or Fix) the Law

Caroline Fredrickson | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Surveillance, Warrantless Wiretapping, Fisa, National Security Letters, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Patriot Act, Politics News
Caroline Fredrickson

The Bush administration surmised the terrorist threat had changed the United State's security situation so vastly that the National Security Agency "had to fish with a big net, not a hook"

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The Constitution is the Issue

John W. Whitehead | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Signing Statements, Constitution, Barack Obama, George Bush, Patriot Act, Thomas Paine, 2008 Election, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

In all their stump speeches, little to nothing has been said by either Obama or McCain about repairing the damage done to our constitutional freedoms during the Bush presidency.

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TRNN Journalists Charged With Unlawful Assembly

The Real News | Posted 10.16.2008 | Media

Read More: Patriot Act, Arrests, Riots, Minnesota, Police, Amy Goodman, Saint Paul, Media, Republican Convention, John McCain, Rnc, Ania Smolenskaia, The Right to Peaceful Assembly, Lawful Assembly, Bush Administration, Geraldine Cahill, Political Activism, Media News
The Real News

818 people were arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota in the days leading up to and during the RNC last week, several dozens were members of the media, covering the various protests.

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Will The Real Domestic Terrorist Please Stand Up?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 09.14.2008 | Home

Read More: Terrorism, George Bush, Patriot Act, White House, Animal Rights, War on Terror, Ron Suskind, George W. Bush, Tony Fratto, Firebombing, Ron Suskind New Book, Pulitzer Prize, Home News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

Is it okay to firebomb villages, maim and kill innocent civilians and call these acts of domestic heroism because in the Oval Office the ideology they represent passes the smell test?

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Progressive Leader Feingold Split Over Clinton, Obama

Post Crescent | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Patriot Act, Russ Feingold, Democratic Primary, Feingold-Reid Iraq, No Child Left Behind, Clean Water Act, John Edwards, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

Sen. Russ Feingold has a plan. Getting ready to head back to Washington as Congress is about to resume, the Democratic senator from Wisconsin has comp...

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The Great Repression: Civil Liberties, the Economy, and a House Mismanaged

Randall Amster | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Civil Liberties, Patriot Act, Suppressing Dissent, Obama Transition, Economy, Financial Crisis, Bush Legacy, Bush Policies, Fisa, Politics News
Randall Amster

The foundational bedrock once known as the Constitution seems to have been consigned for lavatory use. The windows are so caked with mud and dirt that they're completely opaque.

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Federal Judge Rules Parts Of Patriot Act Are Unconstitutional

AP | WILLIAM McCALL | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Patriot Act, Constitution, Politics News

Two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow search warrants to be issued without a showing of probable cause, a fede...

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Federal Judge Rules Parts Of Patriot Act Are Unconstitutional

AP | WILLIAM McCALL | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Patriot Act, Constitution, Politics News

Two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow search warrants to be issued without a showing of probable cause, a fede...

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Parts Of Revised Patriot Act

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warrantless Wiretapping, Patriot Act, Congress, Wiretapping, Wiretap, Politics News

A federal judge struck down parts of the revised USA Patriot Act on Thursday, saying investigators must have a court's approval before they can order ...

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