NSA Director Contradicts Earlier Testimony

NSA Director Contradicts Earlier Testimony

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General Hayden contradicts himself on illegal domestic spying program Seems to me that when we give up the values of our democracy, we’ve handed a victory to the terrorists. September 11th Advocates are not happy about the continual use of 9/11 as an excuse to break our laws. They point to contradictions between NSA Directory General Michael Hayden’s current statements on the NSA domestic surveillance program and his testimony to the Joint Inquiry of Congress in 2002. January 22, 2006…

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Hands off Our Internet

Hands off Our Internet

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Free Press : Internet Freedom Under Fire: Act Now Take Action at freepress.net. After destroying TV and radio, mega-media corporations are scheming to control what content you can view and which services you can use online. Streaming video, Internet phones, podcasting and online games are the future of the Internet. But companies like Verizon, AT&T and Comcast want Congress to let them deliver only their own products at super-high speeds … while sticking the rest of us in the slow…

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Finally! Take Action on Public Campaign Financing

Finally! Take Action on Public Campaign Financing

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Here’s what I’m talking about, finally. A solution for the corrupt system – public financing of elections. Guess what? It’s won’t happen unless we insist that it does happen. Too many power players stand to lose ground. Start now. http://ga3.org/campaign/cleanupcongressnow Tell Congress today: Get real about reform and take up full public financing of elections. In the wake of widespread political scandals in Connecticut, the governor went to jail and the State Legislature adopted public financing. In Arizona, corruption ripped…

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Reproductive Regression

Reproductive Regression

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Here’s where we go with right-wing policies on reproductive rights. We’re already seeing results …. Jen (not her real name) is administrator of a women’s health clinic in the South that provides abortions. She has noted with alarm the recent rise in illegal abortion in her community. For some of the women she sees—after their initial attempts at abortion fail—whether Roe v. Wade is technically still the law of the land is beside the point. The combination of the procedure’s…

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Progressive Faith Bloggers

Progressive Faith Bloggers

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Faith and politics have the capacity to profoundly divide, or to profoundly connect. Progressive Faith BlogCon is a chance for progressive bloggers of faith to meet one another, talk with one another, and learn from one another. A full-fledged conference is in the planning stages. Meanwhile, join in at the weekly carnival. This week, the carnival is hosted at Roc Rebel Granny’s place. Join up and participate in the next carnival at Think Buddha. (Thanks to ExPatriated Texan for the…

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We Don’t Need Your Alito

We Don’t Need Your Alito

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Alito is not the kind of judge America needs right now. From the New York Times editorial page today: Judge Alito is exactly the kind of legal thinker President Bush wants on the Supreme Court. He has a radically broad view of the president’s power, and a radically narrow view of Congress’s power. He has long argued that the Constitution does not protect abortion rights. He wants to reduce the rights and liberties of ordinary Americans, and has a history…

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