Civil Liberties
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Lanny Davis: Time for Obama to Restore the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Huffington Post &bull Yesterday
Former Vice President Dick Cheney and, most recently, his daughter, Liz Cheney, a former State Department official, have charged that President Barack Obama and his administration have been overly concerned about the civil liberties of terrorists at the expense of… Full Story »
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- Barack Obama
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Time to restore the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
The Hill - David Keene &bull Mar 10, 2010
Former Vice President Dick Cheney and, most recently, his daughter, Liz Cheney, a former State Department official, have charged that President Barack Obama and his administration have been overly concerned about the civil liberties of terrorists at the expense of… Full Story »
Steven F. Lawson - Running for Freedom: Civil Rights and Black Politics in America Since 1941
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Lindsey Graham's Preventive Detention Proposal.
The American Prospect - Tapped &bull Mar 10, 2010These groups have criticized the Obama administration's decision to indefinitely detain a so-called fifth category of individuals, who are "too dangerous to release" but whom can't be charged with crimes. Sen. Lindsey Graham is planning to propose legislation that would… Full Story »
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Sarah Trister: Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Supporting the Fight for Freedom and Equality
Huffington Post &bull Mar 10, 2010
It is perhaps not surprising that women's rights fare particularly poorly in a region that suffers from a broad deficit in freedom and human rights compared to the rest of the world. Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2010 report… Full Story »
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"Even the Conservative Conor Friedersdorf..."
The American Scene &bull Mar 10, 2010On Twitter today, Glenn Greenwald generously linked my Marc Thiessen take-down. It's gratifying to get traffic from a writer so uncompromising in his assessments, and as I've noted to several friends lately, I find Mr. Greenwald's blog an indispensable read on civil liberties. Despite our many disagreements on political philosophy and domestic policy, I am certain that come what may in this country, he is a blogger who'll offer informed, intellectually honest arguments in favor of constitutional protections and against government abuses - and agree or disagree with his War on Terrorism coverage, it is evident that if you put… Full Story »
David M. O'Brien - Constitutional Law and Politics: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
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Council committee says no to Bremerton chickens
Seattle Times &bull Mar 5, 2010
The committee was swayed by people who worried about noise and smell. But chicken supporters say they'll continue to lobby the full council, despite Wednesday's vote. One resident. Tamara Smith, told the Kitsap Sun it's a civil liberties issue. She… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Voting
- Civil Liberties
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TSA Expands Use Of Invasive Body Scanners
ACLU &bull Mar 5, 2010
WASHINGTON- According to reports today, the Transportation Security Administration will expand the use of full body scanners to 11 more American airports over the next two years. The body scanners, or whole body imaging devices, create a strikingly revealing image… Full Story »
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State Senate OKs no bail constitutional amendment
Seattle Times &bull Mar 4, 2010
The state Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a proposed state constitutional amendment giving judges more power to deny bail, a change spurred by the November deaths of four police officers who were gunned down during a coffee break. The state… Full Story »
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Lanny Davis: Time To Make A Deal
Huffington Post &bull Mar 4, 2010
In last Saturday's national radio address, President Barack Obama said he is ready to compromise with Republicans on healthcare but is not satisfied with doing nothing. On mandatory coverage with pre-existing conditions, at least some Republicans, such as Sen. Lamar… Full Story »
Michael Green - Politics and America in Crisis: The Coming of the Civil War
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Deepa Iyer: Looking ahead to 9/11/2011: The Time for National Healing Begins Now
Huffington Post &bull Mar 4, 2010
These experiences are not limited to the private sector. South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) and other civil rights organizations have long documented the pattern of government-sponsored policies that specifically target individuals who are affiliated with certain countries or religious… Full Story »
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Bill Halter Is The Democrat Running Against Blanche Lincoln, Far And Away The Worst Democratic Senator Up For Re-election This Year
Down with Tyranny &bull Mar 4, 2010
Even before Blanche Lincoln killed Employee Free Choice by publicly stating, at a Chamber of Commerce event, no less, that she would join the Republican filibuster of EFCA there were people working on ways to dislodge one of the most reactionary-- actually the second most-- and one of the most corrupt… Full Story »
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Sumbul Ali-Karamali: Halal Phobia in France
Huffington Post &bull Mar 3, 2010
Discrimination against Muslim immigrants in France is very real. As Laila Lalami points out, while the unemployment rate for French university graduates is 5 percent, the unemployment rate for North-African French university graduates is 27 percent. Western portrayal of Muslims,… Full Story »
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- Civil Liberties
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More Obama Administration Civil Liberties Neglect
Empty Wheel &bull Mar 3, 2010
The NYPD is compiling an enormous and permanent computerized database of these encounters between innocent New Yorkers and the police while President Obama has failed to appoint even one person to his Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board designed to… Full Story »
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- Civil Liberties
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Few details in White House summary of cyber plan (AP)
Yahoo! News - Politics &bull Mar 2, 2010
The government's precautions for dealing with cyber security has become a critical national security issue, as U.S. computers have been continually attacked and scanned by hackers, criminals and terrorists looking to steal money, data and state secrets. He said the… Full Story »
Localizing and Transnationalizing Contentious Politics: Global Civil Society Movements in the Philippines
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Seattle P-I, AJC Offer Slightly Loaded Headlines on AP Gun Case Story
Newsbusters &bull Mar 2, 2010
Headlines can be an excellent window into the biases, albeit sometimes subtle, of editors. An AP story about a gun rights case, McDonald v. Chicago, challenging the Windy City's handgun ban before the Supreme Court today is one such example.… Full Story »
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- Civil Liberties
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Campaign for Liberty - Central Illinois
Meetup - Right to Bear Arms Groups &bull Mar 2, 2010
Campaign For Liberty's Mission: Our mission is to promote and defend the great American principles of individual liberty, constitutional government, sound money, free markets, and a noninterventionist foreign policy, by means of educational and political activity. With our Founding Fathers,… Full Story »
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German Homeschoolers Granted Asylum in U.S.
Reason Magazine - Hit & Run &bull Mar 2, 2010
We owe Ralph Nader and Cynthia McKinney an apology. They were right about Barack Obama. They were right about the corporate state. They had the courage of their convictions and they stood fast despite wholesale defections and ridicule by liberals and progressives. Obama lies as cravenly, if not… Full Story »
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The case of Rashad Hussain, part 4
Power Line &bull Mar 2, 2010
In September 2004 Rashad Hussain spoke at a Muslim Student Association conference in Chicago at which he castigated the Bush administration's prosecution of al-Arian. Hussain condemned al-Arian's prosecution as "a sad commentary on our legal system ... He also characterized… Full Story »
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- Civil Liberties
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Listen in on "The Green Revolution Show" - Internet radio broadcast
Meetup - Local Politics Events &bull Mar 2, 2010
Our guest today, Peymon Mottahedeh, President of the Freedom Law School, says our that our Civil Liberties are being eroded and that the U.S. Constitution is in jeopardy of being dismantled." Full Story »
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Ralph Nader Was Right About Barack Obama
Truthdig &bull Mar 1, 2010
We owe Ralph Nader and Cynthia McKinney an apology. They were right about Barack Obama. They were right about the corporate state. They had the courage of their convictions and they stood fast despite wholesale defections and ridicule by liberals and progressives. Obama lies as cravenly, if not as crudely, as George W. Bush. He promised us that the transfer of $12.8 trillion in taxpayer money to Wall Street would open up credit and lending to the average consumer. The Federal Deposit… Full Story »
