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Newly Released Documents Detail FBI’s Plan to Expand Federal Surveillance Laws
EFF just received documents in response to a 2-year old FOIA request for information on the FBI’s “Going Dark” program, an initiative to increase the FBI’s authority in response to problems the FBI says it’s having implementing...
Grand Jury in Tuscon Indicts Jared Lee Loughner
A federal grand jury in Tucson, has returned an initial three-count indictment against Jared Lee Loughner for attempting to kill U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and two of her aides, Ron Barber and Pamela Simon.
Ghana’s Trade Union Congress Condemns Recent Increase in Fuel Prices
Ghana’s Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called a for reduction in fuel prices in the West African country arguing that the recent increased in the prices of petroleum products had brought untold hardships to the ordinary Ghanaian.
Key Liberian Opposition Figures Pledge to Form Coalition
The standard bearers of Liberia’s Congress for Democratic Change and Liberty Party which emerged first and third in the first round of the 2005 presidential elections have agreed to form a coalition to contest the 2011 general and presidential elections.Surgical Technique Relieves Painful Spine Fractures in Patients with Metastatic Cancer
A surgical technique appears to offer quick and effective relief for debilitating spinal fractures often suffered by patients with metastatic cancer, researchers reported at the 35th Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in Milan. Science...Campaign Manager Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement, Tax Evasion Charges
Michael Ian Sohn, of Fairfield, Connecticut, pled guilty to charges related to his embezzlement of campaign funds from the Christopher Shays for Congress Committee. Full Story Available at:Campaign Manager Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement, Tax Evasion ChargesNet...Political Theater with Ham Actors
I should have known better than to listen to the rebroadcast of yesterday’s Toyota hearings on C-SPAN Radio last night. From a point of view of content, it was sufficient to read the statement that Akio Toyoda had released prior to giving his...The Representation Question (again)
Reading John Nichols’ “post-mortem” analysis (“Bye Bayh“) of Indiana Senator Evan Bayh’s decision to retire has returned me, once again, to why it is that our government continues to be so ineffective, no matter...
