NSA Used City Police to Track Peace Activists

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NSA Used City Police to Track Peace Activists

Fri Jan 13, 2006 20:53

NSA Used City Police to Track Peace Activists
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The National Security Agency used law enforcement agencies, including the Baltimore Police Department, to track members of a city anti-war group as they prepared for protests outside the sprawling Fort Meade facility, internal NSA documents show.

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Gonzales to Testify on Domestic Spying
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has agreed to testify at a Senate hearing on the Bush administration's domestic spying program. Gonzales said he responded to a request by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pennsylvania.

Gore to Address "Constitutional Crisis"
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In a major address slated for delivery Monday in Washington, the former Vice President is expected to argue that the Bush administration has created a "Constitutional crisis" by acting without the authorization of Congress and the courts to spy on Americans and otherwise abuse basic liberties.

Advice from Alito: Don't Drink the Water
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In a series of rather stunning responses to questions from Senators at his confirmation hearing, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito defended his decision in a key public health and water pollution case to dismiss the lawsuit brought by citizens to clean up pollution in the Delaware River.

California Solar Power Proposal Gets OK from Regulators
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California energy regulators placed a $2.9 billion bet on solar power Thursday, backing a landmark plan that environmentalists hope will become a model for the nation.

Bill McKibben | No More Mr. Nice Guy
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In criticizing some of his fellow environmentalists, McKibben says the environmental movement is reaching an important point of division, between those who truly get global warming, and those who don't.

Failure of Kenya's Rains Puts 2.5 Million at Risk of Famine
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Nomadic farmers in the arid wastelands of northern Kenya are dying with their cattle, as charities warn a drought-caused famine on the scale of Niger is threatening the region. Kenyan Nobel Prize winner, Wangari Maathai, said that deforestation is a major factor in the drought.

Bird Flu Mutation Raises Threat to Humans
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The first sign that the avian flu virus H5N1 may be mutating into a form more infectious to humans has been reported by scientists. But researchers said the virus would have to change a lot more before it could cause a pandemic.

Delphi Talks Progressing
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UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said Thursday he is hopeful about reaching an agreement with Delphi Corp. on a labor pact, and added that the union is not talking directly with General Motors Corp. about any role the automaker might take to avoid a strike at the parts supplier, which is in bankruptcy.

Eleanor Clift | Abortion Politics
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Eleanor Clift says the Republican Party is full of secret pro-choicers. If Alito helps to overturn Roe v. Wade, it could crack open the GOP coalition in the country and on Capitol Hill.

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