civil liberties
Fair and balanced? Hacking scandal rocks Murdoch media empire
July 12, 2011Billionaire Rupert Murdoch tried to squelch the hacking scandal engulfing his media empire by closing down his British tabloid, News of the World, but the firestorm continues to spread.
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Bahrain: Military tribunals hand down long sentences
June 28, 2011Condemnation is mounting in response to severe sentences handed down June 22 against 21 leaders of ongoing anti-government demonstrations.
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Barack Obama and the FBI
June 23, 2011Proposed new FBI rules pose a threat to civil libeties and the democratic movement for change.
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FBI rules changes provoke Senate inquiry
June 20, 2011The FBI plans to issue new rules broadening the discretion of its 14,000 field agents over matters of individual privacy.
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Republican-dominated flash mob draws support, criticism
June 9, 2011Republican operatives seem to have found a new organizing tool: dancing in the dark at the Jefferson Memorial.
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