Civil liberties group says Telstra GPS trackers go too far.

A GPS tracker in your company supplied a van an invasion of privacy?

American Civil Liberties Union Drops Lawsuit Over Patriot Act

"Citing improvements to the law, the American Civil Liberties Union today withdrew a three-year-old lawsuit over Section 215 of the Patriot Act, but said it is prepared to defend individuals who receive demands for information under the provision. Under the original Patriot...

New Jersey Ruling Equalizes Love

""Although we cannot find that a fundamental right to same-sex marriage exists in this state, the unequal dispensation of rights and benefits to committed same-sex partners can no longer be tolerated under our state Constitution," Justice Barry Albin wrote for the majority. "

NJ court stops short of gay marriage OK (AP)

" TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey's Supreme Court opened the door to gay marriage Wednesday, ruling that homosexuals are entitled to the same rights as heterosexuals, but leaving it to lawmakers to legalize same-sex unions. The high court gave lawmakers 180 days to rewrite...

ACLU fulfilling communist agenda

"ACLU fulfilling communist agendaEvery day, the headlines scream with some new threat from the American Civil Liberties Union. I believe it's important to look behind the curtain and discover the origins of groups and organizations to better understand their activities. The...

Sex scandal rocks Kashmir

"For an area wracked for decades by terrorism, civil war, invasion and life on the razor's edge between Pakistan and India, the disputed region of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir ought to have enough trouble. But in recent months the conservative area has been preoccupied...

Today in history - Oct. 23

"Today is Monday, Oct. 23, the 296th day of 2006. There are 69 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: Fifty years ago, on Oct. 23, 1956, a spontaneous, student-sparked revolt against Hungary's Communist rule began in Budapest; as the revolution spread, Soviet...

Today in history - Oct. 20

"Today is Friday, Oct. 20, the 293rd day of 2006. There are 72 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 20, 1944, during World War II, Gen. Douglas MacArthur stepped ashore at Leyte in the Philippines, 2 1/2 years after he'd said, "I shall return." On this...

Civil rights lawyer sentenced to prison (AP)

" NEW YORK - A firebrand civil rights lawyer who has defended Black Panthers and anti-war radicals was sentenced Monday to nearly 2 1/2 years in prison — far less than the 30 years prosecutors wanted — for helping an imprisoned terrorist sheik communicate with his...

Would Defeat in Iraq Be So Bad?

"After Vietnam, the dominoes did not fall. What that tells us about this war. To me, the relentless mud slide of insurgency and civil war in Iraq is leading to unacceptable strategic disaster for the U.S. There appear to be no viable paths to follow in order to avoid it....

Careers advice soon to be offered to teenagers everywhere

"A Neath Port Talbot Council officer could soon be offering careers advice to teenagers across the UK. Huw Griffin has been chosen to appear on a website and on publicity material to help promote the role of civil engineers. Mr Griffin, of the council's environment...