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Here's How It Feels To Lose Obama's Get-Out-Of-Prison Lottery

"My folks are devastated," said one inmate. "I ain't even gonna call and tell them."
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Journalists Want Transparency, But Not Right Away

Reporters clash with open government advocates over the merits of a new FOIA policy.
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With 'Release To One, Release to All,' U.S. Pilots New Freedom Of Information Policy

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In The Debate Over Strong Encryption, Security And Liberty Must Win

Protecting the privacy of citizens from those who would do them harm or steal from them is now intrinsically bound to encrypting devices, communications and data.That's true whether for cellphones, email, health records, tax transcripts or the personnel files of tens of millions of public servants.
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The Obama Administration Took The Platinum Coin Option More Seriously Than It Let On

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Feds Raid Legally Operating Pot Shops In Colorado

Federal agencies raided multiple Denver-area medical marijuana shops and grow operations Thursday morning, in the largest federal enforcement action on medical marijuana businesses since medical marijuana became legal in Colorado, according to The Denver Post.
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What The New Definition Of Rape Means For Women -- And Men

I dialed into a call with representatives from the FBI, the White House and the Department of Justice to hear them announce the FBI will officially change its 83-year-old definition of rape.
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