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Internet Searches Beginning to be Used as Evidence in Trials
In addition to receiving national attention, the eventual trial of Jared Loughner could become an important test case for prosecutors who use a defendant’s online search history to gain a conviction and specific sentencing.
U.S. attorneys pl... read more
Argentina Government Accuses U.S. of Smuggling Spy Equipment
Still smarting from President Barack Obama’s decision to skip the country during his upcoming tour of Latin America, Argentina has accused the United States of trying to smuggle weapons, satellite phones and drugs into the country after official... read more
Obama Justice Dept. Claims FBI can Obtain Phone Records without Warrant or Oversight
The names may have changed, but the policy is still the same at the U.S. Department of Justice, where officials under President Barack Obama are claiming the government can obtain telephone records without a warrant. The legal position reminds c... read more
Boom in U.S. Arms Sales…A Risky Way to Create Jobs
Thanks to what critics are calling the “Obama arms bazaar,” the Department of Defense has dramatically increased weapons sales to foreign governments as a means of creating new jobs or preventing others from disappearing.
From 1995 to 2005, ... read more
Half of Foiled Terror Plots in U.S. Detected by Public or Local Law Enforcement
Stopping terrorists from unleashing attacks in the United States involves much more than just having good intelligence to uncover threats. In fact, it can be argued that the public and local police are more important in this fight.
A study p... read more
As Tax Revenues Drop, U.S. Borrows 40 Cents of Every Dollar Spent
The disparity between money coming in and money going out in Washington has gotten so bad that the federal government now must borrow 40% of everything it spends.
With a tepid recovery following on the heels of a severe recession, tax revenu... read more
American Who Killed 2 Pakistanis…What was His Job in Pakistan?
Pakistan’s populace is enraged over the killing of two citizens by an American whose real purpose for being in the country has come into question.
On January 27, Raymond Davis, 36, was arrested by Pakistani police after he shot two men who all... read more
Why Did Obama Choose Outsourcing Champion Jeffrey Immelt as Jobs Advisor?
President Barack Obama’s choice of Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric, to chair the newly-created President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness has drawn criticism for many reasons.
GE is a model for what’s wrong with cor... read more
Did Media Ignore Terrorist Bomb Attempt Because It was in the Wrong Washington?
Death and mass injury were avoided last month in Spokane, Washington, when an unexploded backpack bomb was discovered near the route of parade celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 17. Although the bomb was well designed and a legiti... read more
Death #7 at Guantánamo
Awal Gul, 48, of Afghanistan, has become the seventh detainee to die at Guantánamo Bay since the U.S. began imprisoning foreign nationals at the military base in January 2002.
Gul was held for nine years without being charged or tried for an... read more
Pentagon Paid $285 Billion to Contractors that Defrauded Government
Described as “shocking” by one lawmaker, the Department of Defense awarded $285 billion over a three-year period to companies that defrauded the U.S. military
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), who requested the Defense report that uncovere... read more
State Department Cable Names 3 Suspected Accomplices in 9/11 Attacks
The existence of previously unknown, suspected accomplices to the September 11, 2001, attacks has surfaced as a result of a classified State Department cable published by WikiLeaks.
According to the communiqué dated February 11, 2010, three ... read more
Mubarak…America’s Torture Partner
Cutting ties with President Hosni Mubarak, as President Barack Obama finally did in calling for immediate political change in Egypt, has come after years of cooperation between the two governments in torturing suspected terrorists.
From the 19... read more
U. S. Tests System that Beats Internet Censorship by Dictatorships
The next time an authoritarian regime cuts off all news and Internet communications with the outside world, the United States can do something about it.
At the request of the federal Broadcasting Board of Governors, the U.S. government now h... read more
House Republicans Try to Redefine “Rape”
In their efforts to curb federal funding for abortions, pro-life Republicans in the U.S. House have introduced legislation that would create a new definition of rape.
Since the mid-1970s, the government has been prevented from funding aborti... read more
Loan Modification Program Backfired Badly on Homeowners
The program that was supposed to help millions of Americans gain relief from their mortgage payments has turned out to assist considerably fewer in number—while causing many to lose their homes altogether.
The Home Affordable Modification Prog... read more