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- Top court rejects ACLU domestic spying lawsuit
  Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
  The American Civil Liberties Union wanted the court to allow a lawsuit by the group and individuals over the wiretapping program. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the suit, saying the plaintiffs could not prove their communications had been monitored.
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- All your Internets are belong to AT&T and the NSA
  Posted by VincebusEruptum from Scholarsandrogues
  Two seemingly coincidental bits of news crossed my desk yesterday morning. First, the Wall Street Journal contains excerpts of an interview with Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell in which he outlines a vast new initiative to police Internet traffic “for abuse.”
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- Real heroes refuse to shut up and sing
  Posted by VincebusEruptum from Scholarsandrogues
  'The US vs. John Lennon' chronicles the egregious lengths the US gov't went to in order to silence an artist who had the audacity to speak out. Of course, Lennon came from an age when artists did that sort of thing, and he wasn't the only one to get on the authorities' nerves. But we don't live in that world anymore...
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- And After This, They’re Going to Throw The Book at Harvey Birdman
  Posted by newscloud from Crooks and Liars
  (Courtesy of Taylor Marsh) How would you feel if you lived in Boston (as I did for a year), and the entire city was thrown into a panic because of some "devices" left around by some guys promoting a cartoon? I'd feel like my security was being safeguarded by morons....
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- Turley Reacts to Pentagon Attack on Due Process
  Posted by newscloud from Crooks and Liars
  Keith talks to Constitutional law expert Jonathan Turley about the recent statements made by deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs, Cully Stimson, where he expressed his disgust with American law firms for defending Guantanamo Bay detainess. Turley explains exactly why this go...
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- Right-Wingers Weigh in on Mary Cheney’s Pregnancy
  Posted by newscloud from Crooks and Liars
  On the Situation Room, after a brief statement from Focus on the Family, Paul Begala and Terry Jeffrey talked about the impact Mary Cheney's pregnancy may have on the homosexuality debate in this country. Jeffrey's response was both predictable and ridiculous. These people just love i...
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- DoJ Takes The Military Commissions Act Out For a Spin
  Posted by newscloud from Crooks and Liars
  Today we got a taste of just how un-American President Bush's Military Commissions Act of 2006 is. After detailing the indefinite detention of Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri — a legal US immigrant student who has been locked up for over 5 years without charges — Jack asks: Is it fa...
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Top court rejects ACLU domestic spying lawsuit

Kafka anyone?

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11:39 am 2/20/08

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Jeff is the founder of NewsCloud. He is also a freelance writer and blogs at Idealog.
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