White House Clears Itself in Eavesdropping Case

Funnily enough, the White House is declaring itself innocent of any wrongdoing... by a White House-appointed board head by one of Bush's friends.No transparency in this board's operations, just a rubber stamp. If...

Gonzales Fears the Power of the Blog

"Feingold's first question - "do you know of any one in the country who opposed eavesdropping on terrorists?" Gonzales: Sure - if you look at blogs today, there is a lot of concern about all types of eavesdropping, who don't want us eavesdropping at all. Feingold: Do you know...

Bush Finds a Good Read

Your Mail... One blogger had a idea on how to respond to Mr. Bush. "Experts said the new powers could be easily abused and used to vacuum up large amounts of mail. "The [Bush] signing statement claims authority to...

Reading Dissident Web Sites

POLL ---- Who should be prevented from reading, or allowed to read, dissident web sites?

Orwell Today

"Then came Hitler, the Spanish Civil War, etc. By the end of 1935 I had still failed to reach a firm decision. The Spanish war and other events in 1936-37 turned the scale and thereafter I knew where I stood. Every line of serious work that I have written..."

Fugitive CEO tracked down to Sri Lanka after Skype call

"A hi-tech chief executive turned fugitive has been tracked down in Sri Lanka by a private investigator after 10 days on the lam. Jacob "Kobi" Alexander, 54, faces fraud charges over a stock options scandal...

White House defends eavesdropping program - People's Daily Online

" The White House issued a strong- worded statement on Thursday, defending the warrantless eavesdropping program as "firmly grounded in law," hours after a federal judge ruled the program unconstitutional and ordered its immediate halt. "We couldn't disagree more with this...

W.House disagrees with NSA wiretap ruling

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House "couldn't disagree more" with a federal judge's order on Thursday to halt the National Security Agency's program of domestic eavesdropping. White House spokesman Tony Snow said the Bush administration's "Terrorist Surveillance Program"...

US appeals ruling halting eavesdropping program

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday that it has appealed an order by a federal judge in Detroit to halt the National Security Agency's program of domestic eavesdropping. "Because the terrorist surveillance program is an essential tool for...

Bush blocked review of spy program: Gonzales - Yahoo! News

President Bush prevented an investigation earlier this year by Justice Department ethics lawyers of his warrantless domestic spying program, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testified on Tuesday.

Bush stung by his own eavesdropping program

"President Bush personally blocked a Justice Department investigation of the anti-terror eavesdropping program that intercepts Americans' international calls and e-mails, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said...

Gonzales Admits Bush Personally Blocked Warrantless Eavesdropping Probe

"Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that President Bush personally blocked Justice Department lawyers from pursuing an internal probe of the warrantless eavesdropping program that monitors Americans' international calls and e-mails when terrorism is suspected."

Gonzales: Bush blocked eavesdropping probe (AP)

" WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that President Bush " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> President Bush personally blocked Justice Department lawyers from pursuing an internal probe of the warrantless eavesdropping program that...

Transcript of Bush and Blair's unguarded chat

A transcript of the off-the-cuff conversation between US President George W Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair during a break at the G8 conference in Russia.Sample:Bush: Thanks for the sweater - it's awfully...

'Yo Blair!' - Dubya in da 'hood

"Forget prime minister, Mr Blair, or even plain old Tony. The new way to address the prime minister, we learn, is "Yo Blair". That at least is how George Bush greets the PM in private, according to...

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