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Homeland Security Testing “Pre-Crime” Detection Technology
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been secretly working on technology that can tip off law enforcement about those planning to commit a crime.
Part profiling, part advanced mathematics, the Future Attribute Screening Technology (... read more
Federal Judge Refuses to Punish CIA for Destroying Torture Videos
The civil case against the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for destroying 92 videotapes containing footage of detainees being interrogated and tortured has run its course, with a federal judge refusing to punish the spy agency for its “transgr... read more
Obama Creates Secret Panel to Choose Americans to be Killed
Nothing officially exists to legally justify its purpose or to record its decisions, but a secretive panel in the Obama White House does operate—and with the authority to recommend the assassination of Americans who side with terrorist organizat... read more
Americans Living with Relatives Hits 60-Year High
Once the layoffs started and the economy shrunk during the Great Recession, Americans turned to relatives for shelter, causing a significant increase in the number of multi-generational households. The share of Americans living in such household... read more
New York Bus Drivers Forced by Police to Transport Arrested Wall Street Protestors
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is coming under criticism for forcing public bus drivers to abandon their routes and transport anti-Wall Street demonstrators arrested for disorderly conduct on Saturday. About 700 protestors were arres... read more
New State Laws Could Reduce Voter Lists by 5 Million
New state laws adopted around the country may result in more than five million eligible voters not participating in next year’s election.
The Brennan Center for Justice examined 19 laws (plus two executive actions) that were passed in 14 sta... read more
California Breaks off Negotiations with Obama Administration about Bank Investigations
The nation’s most populous state has decided to reject the Obama administration’s proposed settlement with large banks over their handling of mortgage foreclosures.
California’s state attorney general, Kamala Harris, said this week that a prop... read more
10 Most Popular AllGov Stories—September 2011
In September, the month of the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, AllGov readers showed an exceptional interest in the American people’s relationship with the rest of the world. Three of the to... read more
Super Committee Meets in Secret
The Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction, aka the “Super Committee” tasked with eliminating $1.2 trillion from the federal deficit, has met secretly over the past month, keeping its discussions out of the press and refusing to divulge any of its c... read more
Health Insurance Costs Rising Much Faster than Wages
With workers’ wages flat-lining, the economic struggle for Americans and business owners in 2011 has been exacerbated by soaring health insurance premiums.
So far in 2011 the average cost of a family health plan has gone up 9% over last year... read more
Reading, Pennsylvania, Leads Nation’s Cities in Poverty Rate
How does a community, in which more than four out of every 10 people are poor, make a go of things? That’s what the residents of Reading, Pennsylvania—the nation’s poorest city—would like to know.
Ten years ago, the economic situation was al... read more
Inspectors General Saved $18 for every $1 They Spent
It’s not often the federal government winds up saving money by spending it. But that’s what it’s done by employing 62 inspectors general through the Executive Branch and among independent agencies who regularly turn up billions of dollars in pot... read more
If Most Israelis and Americans Support Palestinian Independence, Why Does Obama Oppose it?
The latest polls out of Israel and the United States show that the vast majority of Israelis and Americans who have an opinion support the creation of an independent Palestinian state. Nevertheless, when President Barack Obama spoke at the Unite... read more
Drugs Now Cause More Deaths than Car Crashes
While better regulations and safety standards have produced fewer and fewer auto-related deaths in the United States, drug-induced fatalities continue to go up—and now are the bigger killer of Americans.
An analysis by the Los Angeles Times ... read more
Controversial New York Islamic Center Opens…Without Controversy
Where did all the hate go?
A year ago, when news leaked out about the development of an Islamic community center in New York City only a couple blocks away from the former World Trade Center towers, the vitriol was overflowing. Conservative ... read more
Freshman House Members Flood List of Most Corrupt Members of Congress; Buchanan, Vitter and Waters Lead Old Guard
More than 25% of federal lawmakers deemed “most corrupt” by a government watchdog group are brand new to Congress.
“The 2010 midterm elections swept in a large freshman class,” noted the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (... read more