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The Official Google Blog:
Asking the U.S. government to allow Google to publish more national security request data — This morning we sent the following letter to the offices of the Attorney General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Read the full text below. -Ed. — Dear Attorney General Holder and Director Mueller
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
A.C.L.U. Files Suit Over Phone Surveillance Program — WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration over its “dragnet” collection of logs of domestic phone calls, contending that the once-secret program — whose existence …
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ACLU:
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging NSA's Patriot Act Phone Surveillance — In the wake of the past week's revelations about the NSA's unprecedented mass surveillance of phone calls, today the ACLU filed a lawsuit charging that the program violates Americans' constitutional rights of free speech, association, and privacy.
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Jeff Merkley:
Senators: End Secret Law
Senators: End Secret Law
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Michael Isikoff / Open Channel:
FBI sharply increases use of Patriot Act provision to collect US citizens' records
FBI sharply increases use of Patriot Act provision to collect US citizens' records
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Skip Navigation / ACLU:
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of NSA Phone Spying Program
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of NSA Phone Spying Program
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
ACLU files lawsuit over NSA call tracking
Yahoo! News:
Lindsey Graham: ‘If I thought censoring the mail was necessary, I would suggest it’ — Sen. Lindsey Graham would propose censoring Americans' ‘snail’ mail if he thought it would help protect national security, the South Carolina Republican said Tuesday. But for now, he says he doesn't think it's necessary.
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Cole Premo / CBS Minnesota:
Franken ‘Very Well Aware Of’ NSA Tracking Phone Records — ST. PAUL (WCCO) — US Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., says he's not surprised by revelations that federal security agencies collect phone and computer data on American citizens. — The National Security Agency secretly gathered personal data …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Solitary Leaker — From what we know so far, Edward Snowden appears to be the ultimate unmediated man. Though obviously terrifically bright, he could not successfully work his way through the institution of high school. Then he failed to navigate his way through community college.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Hoyer: No comparison between Obama, Bush on secret NSA surveillance — Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Tuesday defended the Obama administration's domestic spying programs, arguing that, unlike the secret surveillance under President George W. Bush, the current programs appear legal. [WATCH VIDEO]
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Carlo Muñoz / The Hill:
Durbin: FISA declassification bill dead on arrival
Durbin: FISA declassification bill dead on arrival
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Philip Ewing / Politico:
Booz Allen fires Edward Snowden, says they didn't pay him $200K
Booz Allen fires Edward Snowden, says they didn't pay him $200K
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Former President George W. Bush's Image Ratings Improve — Views of Bush more positive than negative for first time since 2005 — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' views of former president George W. Bush have improved, with 49% now viewing him favorably and 46% unfavorably.
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / The Huffington Post:
George W. Bush Gets First Positive Rating Since 2005: Poll
George W. Bush Gets First Positive Rating Since 2005: Poll
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Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:
Wake Up! — In 2007, John McCain's “comprehensive” immigrant-legalization bill failed after opponents flooded the Senate with calls, shutting down the switchboard. Despite considerable press hype, the bill didn't even muster a majority on the crucial cloture vote. — It won't be that easy this time.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
In 84-15 vote, Senate moves forward on immigration reform
In 84-15 vote, Senate moves forward on immigration reform
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Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Senate votes 82-15 in first step to debate immigration reform
Senate votes 82-15 in first step to debate immigration reform
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Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Fire James Clapper — The Director of National Intelligence lied to Congress about NSA surveillance. What else will he lie about? — Director of National Intelligence James Clapper — If President Obama really does welcome a debate about the scope of the U.S. surveillance program …
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Senator Wyden's Press Feed:
Wyden Statement Responding to Director Clapper's Statements About Collection on Americans
Wyden Statement Responding to Director Clapper's Statements About Collection on Americans
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Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
GOP Congressman: American Muslim Leaders Are ‘Potentially Complicit’ In Terrorist Acts — A Republican congressman claimed on the House floor on Tuesday that members of Muslim communities in the United States have not condemned acts of Islamic extremist terrorism against the U.S. and therefore …
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker: US Muslim leaders ‘complicit’ in terrorist attacks
GOP lawmaker: US Muslim leaders ‘complicit’ in terrorist attacks
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Obama Schmoozes Reporters At Secret Meeting — The president popped into an off-the-record briefing with reporters Monday. — Via: Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP — WASHINGTON — President Obama held an off-the-record meeting with select reporters from some of the nation's largest print …
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Trailing, Gabriel Gomez takes fight to Ed Markey — Underdog Massachusetts Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez went all out in a debate against frontrunner Ed Markey Tuesday to pin Washington's ills on the longtime Democratic congressman. — Gomez said the national debt, now $17 trillion …
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David Scharfenberg / WBUR:
WBUR Poll Suggests Gomez Struggling To Catch Markey
WBUR Poll Suggests Gomez Struggling To Catch Markey
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New York Post:
Hillary's sorry state of affairs — Probes into her department's sex scandals were quashed, memo says — WASHINGTON — A State Department whistleblower has accused high-ranking staff of a massive coverup — including keeping a lid on findings that members of then-Secretary Hillary Clinton's security detail …
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Matthew DeLuca / U.S. News:
Ambassador responds to allegations of misconduct from State Department memo
Ambassador responds to allegations of misconduct from State Department memo
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
U.S. disrupts al-Qaeda's online magazine — U.S. intelligence operatives covertly sabotaged a prominent al-Qaeda online magazine last month in an apparent attempt to sow confusion among the group's followers, according to officials. — The operation succeeded, at least temporarily …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Republican Nominee For Virginia Lieutenant Governor Misspells Own Book Title...On The Cover — E.W. Jackson's self-published book Ten Commandments to an Extraordinary Life has a big error on the cover. Commandments — not “comandments.”
William Thornton / Real-Time News from East Alabama:
Why were roadblocks in St. Clair and Bibb counties asking for blood and DNA samples this weekend? — PELL CITY, Alabama — St. Clair and Bibb county authorities are confirming there were roadblocks at several locations in their counties Friday and Saturday asking for blood and DNA samples.
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