Spying

Memo to Americans Spying for Another Country or Considering It

Keith Thomson | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

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Keith Thomson

A recent Defense Department report cites cases of 173 Americans arrested between 1947 and 2007 for passing state secrets to al-Qaeda, China, Egypt, Cuba, Poland, Germany, Russia, North Korea, France, among others.

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Bob Novak On Valerie Plame Affair: "The Hell With You"

Washingtonian Magazine | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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Bob Novak has been covering politics--and making people mad--for half a century. Now battling a brain tumor, he talks about his illness, the best and ...

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On January 20, With the Stroke of a Pen, President Obama Can Undo Some of the Damage of the Past Eight Years

Anthony D. Romero | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Transition, Reproductive Rights, Free Speech, Guantanamo, Spying, Aclu, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Domestic Violence, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Politics News
Anthony D. Romero

Presidents have enormous power to establish policy by executive order, federal regulation, or simply by refocusing the efforts and emphases of the executive agencies.

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US Spy Agencies Spent $47.5 Billion Last Year

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — U.S. spy agencies spent $47.5 billion in fiscal year 2008, $4 billion more than in the previous budget year, according to National ...

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Pakistan's New Spy Chief Raises Concern About Loyalty To US

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pakistan, Foreign Affairs, Pakistan Us Relations, Spying, Intelligence, Politics News

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's army chief named a general considered a hawk in the fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban to head the country'...

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Maliki's Leverage Over Bush

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Because the clock is running out on Bush and because his domestic popularity continues to fall, Maliki is using the international media to boost his own popularity with the voters in Iraq.

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White House Pushes For Expanded Domestic Spying

Washington Post | Spencer S. Hsu and Carrie Johnson | Posted 08.16.2008 | Politics

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The Justice Department has proposed a new domestic spying measure that would make it easier for state and local police to collect intelligence about A...

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Mary McFate--She's the NRA

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mcfate, Domestic Spying, Politics News, National Rifle Association, Mother Jones Magazine, Corporate Espionage, Sapone, Mary Lou Sapone, Mother Jones, Gun Control, Nra, Espionage, Gun Violence, Mary McFate, Guns, Mary Sapone, Spying, Politics News
Josh Sugarmann

Intermittently for the past 25 years, the NRA has run a series of ads under the headline "I'm the NRA." Included are celebrities (like Washington Red...

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The Intelligence Community: Our Retarded Giant

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 08.03.2008 | Politics

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Allison Kilkenny

It won't be your grandmother's hippie protest at the DNC -- this time around, the police presence will be huge, suspicious activity will be loosely defined and cataloged in a huge national database.

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The NRA's Dirty Tricks

Paul Helmke | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

When the National Rifle Association asks its members for their next contribution, they might want to disclose how much of that money will be spent to spy on gun violence victims and their families.

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Netroots Nation Diggs Pelosi, Tubes Obama

Ari Melber | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

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Ari Melber

Three years ago, web activists were undeniable outcasts in Democratic politics and no bar outside of Berkeley could spell "netroots." Now, the movement has an open line to every player in the party.

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Fighting the Unconstitutional Spying Law

Anthony D. Romero | Posted 07.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warrantless Wiretapping, Fisa, Aclu, FISA Bill, Warrantless Spying, Spying, Fourth Amendment, Domestic Spying, Politics News
Anthony D. Romero

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.

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FISA: Got Questions, Will (Help) Pay For Answers

Charlie Reina | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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Charlie Reina

We need to know why the president was so hot to do the tele-spying the way they did. Why go outside FISA? Why circumvent a law that already allowed them to tap all they wanted, effectively without restraint?

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Spying Activists Re-Up Pressure on Obama

Ari Melber | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mybo, Fisa Amendments Act, Mybarackobama, Telco Immunity, Protest, Surveillance, Fisa, Obama, Spying, Immunity, Barack Obama, FISA Bill, Obama FISA, Politics News
Ari Melber

Though they Obama/FISA protest group now has one objective (urging Obama to change his vote), by increasing its membership, mission and ambition, it has the makings of a broader successful net movement.

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The Spying Started Before September 11 -- That's The Whole Point

Dave Johnson | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fisa, Wiretapping, George Bush, Spying, Domestic Spying, Politics News
Dave Johnson

Despite what the LA Times said on Saturday, spying actually started a few weeks after Bush took office -- at a time when the administration was ignoring the terrorist threat.

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Obama Web Site Protest Grows

Bob Ostertag | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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Bob Ostertag

Online protest has continued to grow against Obama's decision to support legislation granting legal immunity to telecom companies that cooperated with the Bush's program of wiretapping without warrants.

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Surveillance Protest Group Now Tops Obama Website

Ari Melber | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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Ari Melber

In many Democratic presidential campaigns, this is precisely the time when the base is ignored. Obama's base activists, however, are still getting heard.

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Obama Network Organizes and Revolts Over Spying

Ari Melber | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics

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Ari Melber

Barack Obama tapped his sizeable grassroots network on Saturday, coordinating over 4,000 "Unite for Change" meetups across the country through the cam...

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Surveillance Vote Delayed

The Hill | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fisa, Surveillance, Spying, FISA Legislation, Politics News

The Senate hit impasses over legislation aimed at helping struggling homeowners and a rewrite of spying laws, forcing Democratic leaders to push back ...

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Congress Abandons the Fight for Liberty and Privacy

Bob Barr | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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Bob Barr

I'm a former U.S. Attorney, and I believed it when conservatives said, "you do the crime, you do the time." But if you violate the Fourth Amendment, you can count on a bipartisan amnesty.

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Obama Silent as Democrats Give Bush More Spying Powers

Ari Melber | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

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Ari Melber

Democratic leaders in Congress are poised to grant new spying powers to President Bush and arrange retroactive amnesty for telecommunications companie...

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"Spygate" Victims Defense Fund

Dave Hollander | Posted 05.19.2008 | Entertainment

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Dave Hollander

Full-blown congressional hearings looking into football teams spying on one another is not exactly the best use of taxpayer money. But hear me loud and clear: Spygate is not a victimless crime.

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Mea Culpa, or, I Believe I May Have Misspoken

Robert Davey | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Protect America Act, Government Spying, Lisa Graves, Warrantless Wiretapping, Warrantless Surveillance, Glenn Greenwald, Surveillance, Warrantless Spying, Spying, Fisa, Domestic Spying, Politics News
Robert Davey

I think I have to eat my own words, because it looks as if I did misread the Protect America Act. But in my defense I must say that the law is very confusing.

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"Perfect Sleeper Agent": Chinese Spy 'Slept' In US For 2 Decades

Washington Post | Joby Warrick and Carrie Johnson | Posted 04.03.2008 | Home

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Prosecutors called Chi Mak the "perfect sleeper agent," though he hardly looked the part. For two decades, the bespectacled Chinese-born engineer live...

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