Politics Mash

Expanded FBI Access to E-mail and Web Records Raises Fears

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:15:04 +0000

Obama administration proposes to change the Electronic Communications Privacy Act raises privacy, civil liberties concerns.

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Arizona Sheriff Not Relenting After Court Ruling

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:15:04 +0000

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been doing aggressive crackdowns on illegal immigration for years. And despite Wednesday’s ruling by a federal judge to temporarily block portions of Arizona’s new law, the former federal drug agent will continue to carry out sweeps in the country’s busiest human and drug trafficking corridor.

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Obama to Sell Auto Bailout Good News in Michigan

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:15:04 +0000

President Barack Obama is going to the heart of the U.S. auto industry to push an important election-year claim: his administration’s unpopular auto industry bailout has turned into an economic good-news story.

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House Rejects Bill to Aid Sick 9/11 Responders

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:15:04 +0000

A bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House on Thursday, raising the possibility that the bulk of compensation for the ill will come from a legal settlement hammered out in the federal courts.

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Obama to Sign $59B War Spending Bill

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:15:04 +0000

President Barack Obama is signing legislation to fund his troop surge in Afghanistan.

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Gibbs: If We’d Known About Conviction, Woman Wouldn’t Have Stood With Obama

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:15:04 +0000

A Charlottesville, Va., resident who stood with President Obama would likely not have been asked to participate in a Rose Garden speech on unemployment if the White House had known she was convicted of prescription drug fraud charges in April 2009, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Thursday.

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Lawmakers Consider Ending Citizenship for Children of Illegal Immigrants

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:15:04 +0000

The federal court decision striking down key provisions of Arizona’s immigration law could light a fire under lawmakers considering an alternative — and some say radical — approach to reining in illegal immigration.

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In Arizona, What’s Left of Immigration Law May Be Enough to Aid Cause

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:15:04 +0000

Supporters of Arizona’s immigration law, who were dealt a blow this week when a federal judge blocked major parts of the law before it took effect Thursday, are still heartened by what’s left of the legislation that may bolster the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

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Gates, Mullen Blast WikiLeaks for Disclosures

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:15:04 +0000

A criminal investigation into the leak of tens of thousands of secret Afghanistan war logs could go beyond the military, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, and he did not rule out that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be a target.

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Senate Panel Approves Clapper to Run Office of National Intelligence

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:15:04 +0000

The full Senate must now approve retired Lt. Gen. James Clapper to be the fourth director of national intelligence.

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