t r u t h o u t | RFK Jr., Mike Papantonio: "Is Your Vote Safe?"
There is some real doubt as to whose votes will actually get to count in the November 2008 federal elections. It's worth reading the whole interview.
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Voter Suppression Wiki Home - Voter Suppression Wiki
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A first-person account of CIA imprisonment
This is perhaps the most stomach-turning report I've read since the news about Dilawar broke (in case you've forgotten, that was the taxi driver who was gradually beaten to death in U.S. custody in Afghanistan, even though interrogators believed he was ju
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Is an end to capital punishment possible?
Today was the international Day against the Death Penalty. Worldwide, more countries are placing moratoria on executions. Only "25 countries carried out executions in 2006," and "91% [were] in just six countries: China, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Sudan and th
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Downtown business district bans outdoor photography
Silver Spring, Md., where I spent a lot of time as a kid, now has a "revitalized" downtown area, where, as it turns out, you are not allowed to take photographs. Why? The main business street, though it was built and paid for with taxpayer money, was "vac
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Women forcibly ejected from Santorum book-signing receive settlement
Back in August 2005, four women at a book-signing by then-Sen. Santorum were overheard by members of his staff discussing their disagreement with Santorum's policies. At the staffers' request, Delaware state troopers forcibly removed the women from the bo
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Habeas corpus -- who needs it?, say Republicans
Romney and Giuliani were asked how they felt about claiming Presidential authority to detain American citizens without charge or judicial review (which is unconstitutional). Romney says he'd want to consult some "smart lawyers" before coming down on one s
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Libraries and the USA PATRIOT Act; is FBI acting legally? [9]
The FBI disregards legal provisions exempting libraries from the scope of National Security Letters. Good thing we got the ALA looking out for us though.
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Libraries and the USA PATRIOT Act; is FBI acting legally?
The FBI disregards legal provisions exempting libraries from the scope of National Security Letters. Good thing we got the ALA looking out for us though.
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Olberman on the military tribunals act
Olberman's take on the suspension of habeas corpus.
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Welcome to the World League of Despots!
No comment. Really, the whole thing is worth a read.
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Olbermann on the military commissions act [3]
Olbermann does it again ... A "special investigation" on the topic: "What is Habeas Corpus, and why does it hate America?" Luckily, we no longer have to worry about Habeas Corpus messing with our freedom.
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Olbermann on the military commissions act
Olbermann does it again ... A "special investigation" on the topic: "What is Habeas Corpus, and why does it hate America?" Luckily, we no longer have to worry about Habeas Corpus messing with our freedom.
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Oxford University Press: Not a Suicide Pact: Richard A. Posner
Richard Posner's new book arguing for the restriction of civil rights in conditions of "national emergency."
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2 Lodi residents refused entry back into U.S.
Two U.S. citizens are denied reentry into the U.S. from Pakistan unless they agree to FBI interrogations in Pakistan first. Move called "unprecedented."
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