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Judge Calls for Data on Telecom Lobby
An electronic privacy group challenging President Bush's domestic spying program scored a minor victory when a judge ordered the federal government to release information about lobbying efforts by telecommunications companies to protect them from prosecution.Read more : Washingtonpost National Security Pentagon and Defense Department News: 29.11.2007 12:00:00
Judge: Feds Must Release Telecom Records
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- An electronic privacy group challenging President Bush's domestic spying program scored a minor victory after a judge ordered the federal government to release information about lobbying efforts by telecommunications companies to protect them from prosecution....Read more : Associated Press Technology: 29.11.2007 07:12:00
Government Secrecy May Lead to New Trial In Va. Terrorism Case
A federal judge criticized the government's secrecy yesterday in the case of a prominent Muslim spiritual leader from Fairfax County who was convicted on terrorism charges, and she threatened to grant a new trial if the government doesn't share information about the Bush administration's terrorist...Read more : Washingtonpost Washington DC Area Crime News: 21.11.2007 12:00:00
Senate to Debate Telecom Firms' Immunity in Surveillance Role
A battle over legal immunity for telecommunication companies that participated in a controversial Bush administration counterterrorism surveillance program landed on the Senate floor yesterday, after the Judiciary Committee voted to preserve protections for companies who help the government.Read more : Washingtonpost Bush Administration: 16.11.2007 12:00:00
Calif. Court Rejects SUV Mileage Rules
A federal court in California yesterday rejected the Bush administration's new fuel economy standards for light trucks including SUVs, ruling that the government failed to take into account the effects of carbon emissions and their possible link to global warming.Read more : Washingtonpost Main: 16.11.2007 12:00:00
Roadblock for Telecom Immunity
In a blow to the Bush administration, the Senate Judiciary Committee's top Democrat and Republican expressed reluctance yesterday to granting blanket immunity to telecommunications carriers sued for assisting the government's warrantless surveillance program.Read more : Washingtonpost Bush Administration: 01.11.2007 11:00:00
From the Bush to a Chandeliered Hotel, a Rebel Takes Talks in Stride
SIRTE, Libya, Oct. 28 -- Until 17 days ago, rebel Abdul Majid Dosa was living in the bush of the warring Darfur region of western Sudan. Dosa, 51, would stub out his last cigarette of the day at sunset, he said, so that Sudanese government warplanes wouldn't see the glow.Read more : Washingtonpost Africa: 29.10.2007 11:00:00
President Bush Departs for Southern California - October 25, 2007
On Thursday, President Bush said, "I'm on my way out to California. I'm looking forward to seeing Governor Schwarzenegger, to thank him for all the good work that the state and local authorities are doing to help the good people of Southern California battle these wildfires. I will assure the people of California that the federal government will be deploying resources, assets, and manpower necessary to help fight these fires. As well, I will assure them that there's a -- because of the declaration I signed yesterday, there will be help for the people of California."Read more : White House Presidential Speeches & Remarks: 25.10.2007 12:00:00
President Bush Tours Fire Damaged Southern California - October 25, 2007
President Bush on Thursday said, "To the extent that people need help from the federal government, we will help. I am here, really, to make sure that the federal effort works hand-in-glove with what the Governor has been doing."Read more : White House Presidential Speeches & Remarks: 25.10.2007 12:00:00
President to Tour Southern California To Gauge Fire Efforts
President Bush embarks this morning on a tour of the wildfires ravaging California to showcase his administration's ability to respond better to natural disasters than it did after Hurricane Katrina two years ago. Yesterday, he pronounced the federal government's actions "well-coordinated" after ...Read more : Washingtonpost National Security Pentagon and Defense Department News: 25.10.2007 11:00:00