Obama Sides With Bush in Spy Case
The Obama administration fell in line with the Bush administration Thursday when it urged a federal judge to set aside a ruling in a closely watched s...
The Obama administration fell in line with the Bush administration Thursday when it urged a federal judge to set aside a ruling in a closely watched s...
Anthony D. Romero | Posted 07.20.2008 | Politics
The FISA bill goes further to extend the power of the executive to collect our communications than the president's original secret spying program. The Fourth Amendment was essentially eviscerated.
The Huffington Post | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics
Sen. Barack Obama's campaign released a statement Friday afternoon saying that while Obama opposes amnesty for telecom firms that spied on Americans, ...
Art Levine | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics
The Democratic-led Congress, with the support of key House leaders, is moving quickly to expand unconstitutional spying authority on Americans and reward telecoms for breaking the law.
AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate granted at least a temporary victory to the White House on Thursday, turning back an attempt to increase court oversight...
The Hill | Manu Raju | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Tuesday he would seek to extend a controversial interim wiretapping law through February to avoid the ea...
Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
The contribution form distributed by Leitch asks that donations be sent to a post office box in Alexandria. Leitch said in an e-mail yesterday that th...
AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
President Bush welcomed Michael Mukasey back into government Wednesday and promised to help the new attorney general rebuild the top leadership of the...
Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Supporters of former attorney general Alberto R. Gonzales have created a trust fund to help pay for his legal expenses, which are mounting in the face...
Murray Waas | Posted 01.04.2010 | Politics
The Bush administration has reversed course and will finally allow the Justice Department to investigate the warrantless spying program.
Wired | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics