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Chicago Sun-Times: 'Boeing as amoral as firms that aided Hitler'
Today's Chicago Sun-Times celebrates Independence Day with "Boeing as amoral as firms that aided Hitler," written by columnist Dick Simpson. Simpson tells us: Boeing pretends to be a good corporate citizen supporting ... Full Article At Newsbusters
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ACLU seeks government's cell-phone data
The American Civil Liberties Union is using the Justice Department to get details about how federal authorities track people via their cell phones without warrants.... Full Article At Washington Times
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ACLU: Pentagon made ‘unprecedented’ effort to hide human cost of war.
The ACLU today released documents regarding Navy investigations of civilians killed by coalition troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The report notes that the administration has gone to “unprecedented lengths to control and suppress information about the... Full Article At Think Progress
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ACLU to Mark One Millionth Addition to TSA Terrorist Watch List
WASHINGTON ? The American Civil Liberties Union will mark the addition of the one millionth name to the Transportation Security Administration?s (TSA) terrorist watch list in a July 14th Press Club event. The roll-over to one million confirms the warnings... Full Article At ACLU
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ACLU Opens New South Carolina Office Today
CHARLESTON, SC ? The American Civil Liberties Union opened its new South Carolina Office today, marking the creation of a new and powerful voice on behalf of Civil Liberties across the state.... Full Article At ACLU
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ACLU Releases Navy Files On Civilian Casualties In Iraq War
NEW YORK ? The American Civil Liberties Union today released thousands of pages of documents related to Navy investigations of civilians killed by Coalition Forces in Iraq, including the cousin of the Iraqi ambassador to the United States. Released today... Full Article At ACLU
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ACLU Reacts to DHS OIG Report on ICE Detainee Deaths and Medical Care
Washington, DC ? The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reacts to the release of the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General?s report... Full Article At ACLU
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Community Group Launches "Know Your Rights" Campaign In Response To Growing Repression
Members of Volviendo a Vivir, Respect/Respeto, and Unidos en Arizona have teamed up with Copwatch and the ACLU of Arizona to launch the Valley's largest... Full Article At ACLU
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Greg Mitchell: ACLU Releases Shocking Report on Civilian Deaths in Iraq
For nearly five years, I have been charting the civilian death toll in Iraq, along with the payment (and non-payment) of "condolence" and "solatia" funds to victims and survivors. Today brings a shocking report from the American Civil Liberties Union that... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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ACLU And EFF Sue Justice Department To Uncover Records Of Cell Phone Tracking
Washington - The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a lawsuit today urging a federal court to order the Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over records related... Full Article At ACLU
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ACLU Asks Federal Court To Reinstate Extraordinary Rendition Lawsuit Against Boeing Subsidiary
The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a brief asking a federal appeals court to reinstate a lawsuit against Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen Dataplan for its role in the CIA's "extraordinary rendition... Full Article At ACLU
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ACLU Calls For Greater Accountability For Unlawful Deaths In U.S. Custody
New York - The American Civil Liberties Union today urged the United States government to heed the concerns of the United Nations Special Rapporteur... Full Article At ACLU
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U.S. Government Announces Charges Against USS Cole Suspect Al-Nashiri In Guantnamo Military Commission System
New York - Even while the Bush administration's Guantnamo policy continues to crumble, the U.S. government announced charges today against another detainee. The government is seeking the death penalty for Abd Al-Rahim Hussain Mohammed Al-Nashiri... Full Article At ACLU
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ACLU In Federal Court Today To Prevent Deportation Of Egyptian To Torture
Philadelphia ? The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Pennsylvania were in a federal appeals... Full Article At ACLU
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ACLU Joins New Orleans Gay Pride Festivities
New Orleans - This weekend, the American Civil Liberties Union will participate in New Orleans's Gay Pride festival to support the LGBT community and to call attention to the discrimination lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people face throughout... Full Article At ACLU
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ACLU To Open New South Carolina Office
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The American Civil Liberties Union will announce the opening of its new South Carolina Office July 2 at a press conference and ceremonial ribbon-cutting that will include Charleston... Full Article At ACLU
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James Jacobs: The Biggest Triumph So Far for Gun Rights Advocates
Not so long ago, "Liberal" U.S. opinion leaders felt firearms, at least handguns, could and should be banned in the United States. They did not regard the Second Amendment as a barrier to achieving this goal. In fact, they derided the Second Amendment... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Government Revoked Muslim Nuclear Physicist's Security Clearance To Retaliate For Criticism Of U.S. Policy, Says ACLU
PITTSBURGH - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Dr. Moniem El-Ganayni, a nuclear physicist and naturalized American citizen whose security clearance... Full Article At ACLU
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On International Day To End Torture, ACLU Renews Call For Independent Prosecutor
New York - On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the American Civil Liberties Union calls on the United States government to appoint an ... Full Article At ACLU
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ACLU Applauds First-Ever Congressional Hearing on Gender Identity in the Workplace
Washington, DC ? The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Heath, Employment, Labor, and Pensions for holding the first-ever congressional hearing... Full Article At ACLU