After a stunned, fumbling response to Edward Snowden’s leaks, a clearer defense of NSA and FBI programs.
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House Passes 20-Week Abortion Ban
Championed by Arizona Rep. Trent Franks, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act is symbolic.
Michele Bachmann, Voice of Reason on Surveillance?
Tea Party Heroine doesn’t share the libertarian view of NSA spying.
“If you didn’t get it done, then it’s your problem. And I accept that, that’s my job. So until I close Guantanamo Bay, they’re right, I haven't closed Guantanamo Bay.”
— President Barack Obama in an interview with Charlie Rose responding to the question of whether he is "Bush-Cheney Lite" for continuing many of the Bush administration's national security policies.
Morning Must Reads: June 18
In the news: Afghanistan troops, Guantanamo Bay detainees revealed, Obama’s slide, Putin, Syria, the farm bill, and Charlie Rose’s interview.
Your Tube: Bill to Protect TV Viewers’ Privacy
The “We Are Watching You Act” has been introduced in response to reports that companies are exploring technology that would record the activities of TV consumers.
Who is Hassan Rouhani?
Iran’s President-elect is an insider, a moderate and a mystery.
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Echoes of Julian Assange in Edward Snowden’s Latest Comments
Both men suggest that much, if not all, American spying abroad is wrong, including the spying on allies and foreign leaders that perhaps every government has practiced for decades, if not centuries.
Syrian No-Fly Zone: No-Brainer or No Sense?
Lawmakers on Sunday pressed for President Obama to put a “no-fly zone” in place over Syria, even as U.S. military officers have expressed doubts over its effectiveness.
Organizing For Action Releases Obamacare Ad
Organizing for Action is spending more than a million dollars on this new ad highlighting the ways the Affordable Care Act already helps Americans
Revenge or Revival, Perry Raids Blue State Jobs With New Vigor
Watching Gov. Rick Perry pitch the wonders of Texas to an audience is a little like sitting in the front row of a ’50s Broadway musical…
Morning Must Reads: June 17
In the news: Obama to Belfast, the security industrial complex, Iran’s new president, the South’s economy, President Rand Paul, and Revlon.
Still More Noise Than Signal, As U.S. Spies Promise More Transparency
If you want more detail on the various National Security Agency surveillance programs there’s plenty out there, but clarity from the government is in short supply.
