Senate Judiciary to Probe Bush Spying Scandal

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Senate Judiciary to Probe Bush Spying Scandal

Sat Dec 17, 2005 14:14

UPDATE: Dec. 17, 2005 - Bush Will Continue to Spy on Americans:

President Bush delivered his weekly radio address live from the White House.
http://www.apfn.org/APFN/BUSH_SPY.HTM

Senate Judiciary to Probe Bush Spying Scandal
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121605Q.shtml
A key Republican committee chairman put the Bush administration on notice Friday that his panel would hold hearings into a report that the National Security Agency eavesdropped without warrants on people inside the United States. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., said he would make oversight hearings by his panel next year "a very, very high priority." "There is no doubt that this is inappropriate," said Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican and chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

Senator Robert Byrd | "Securing America without Destroying Liberties"
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121605R.shtml
"The Patriot Act has gone too far. Secret renditions should be stopped. Torture must be outlawed. Our military should not spy on our own people. The Senate has spoken: Let us secure our country, but not by destroying our liberties." - US Senator Robert Byrd

Pentagon Violated Law by Keeping Database on Anti-War Activists
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121605S.shtml
Pentagon analysts appear not to have followed guidelines that require the deletion of information on American citizens and groups from a counterterrorism database within three months if they pose no security threats, Pentagon officials said on Thursday. As a result, dozens of alerts on anti-war meetings and peaceful protests appear to have remained in the database, even though analysts had decided that those involved presented no threat to military bases or personnel, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the program is classified.

Christmas Is Damaging the Environment
http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/121605EA.shtml
The hidden environmental costs of gift-giving during the holidays are tremendous. We can all tread more lightly on the Earth with eco-conscious gift choices.

Greenhouse Gas Pact Is in Disarray
http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/121605EB.shtml
Officials in New York, New Jersey and several other Northeastern states scrambled yesterday to hold together what was left of a landmark regional pact to control power plant emissions after the governors of Massachusetts and Rhode Island abruptly refused to sign on.

Under Pressure, Food Producers Shift to Healthier Products
http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/121605HA.shtml
As major food producers face scrutiny over their role in contributing to increasing childhood obesity rates, they are under pressure to make fundamental shifts in the way they sell their products to American children.

World Trade and Decent Work
http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/121605LA.shtml
Le Monde journalists discuss the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Conference in Hong Kong, and say that one thing is certain: the population's confidence in the benefits of globalization is seriously spoiled today. To regain citizen confidence in globalization, they say, it is the responsibility of governments to ensure workers' elementary rights.

NY Transit Union Rejects Offer and Will Begin Limited Strike
http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/121605LB.shtml
After five hours of intense negotiations with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the transit workers' union decided this morning to delay for four days a decision on whether to strike the New York City subway and bus system.

Women Legislators' Reviews Mixed in Iraq
http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/121605WA.shtml
Some women's rights activists argue that female legislators have little to show for their time in parliament. Harsher critics even accuse them of helping pass a constitution that the critics say undermines women's rights.

Myanmar's 'Invisible Woman' Still a Symbol
http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/121605WB.shtml
Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and pro-democracy leader, hasn't been seen in public for more than 2 1/2 years. At 60, she remains the face of an international campaign to oust the regime through economic sanctions and political pressure.

VIDEO SPECIAL | Dahr Jamail: Reporting on Iraq
A Film by Sari Gelzer
http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm
Dahr Jamail shares the stories of Iraqi civilians he interviewed while spending 8 months in occupied-Iraq as an independent journalist. Through his reports of torture, and a healthcare system that is being impeded by American troops, Dahr reveals the urgency for withdrawal from Iraq.

Red State Road Trip: A 60-Minute Documentary
http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm
How could America have given George W. Bush a second term? Filmmaker Chris Hume decided to find out by embarking on a 6,000-mile, cross-country journey in search of America's soul. The result: a fascinating, hilarious, and often disturbing road-trip adventure.

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