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Tea Party rides IRS controversy to Washington rally
ReutersBy Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 Tea Party activists protested in Washington on Wednesday over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups seeking tax-exempt status. Demonstrators on...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Elections, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC
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'Dirty Wars' documentary gets boost from Pat Toomey
With controversy about drones and targeted killings regularly topping the news, "Dirty Wars" might be the summer's timeliest film. Shot over three years, the documentary (opening this week in Philadelphia) follows Jeremy Scahill, the national security...Tags: All About Eve (movie), Pen Argyl, Entertainment, Jayne Mansfield, Sundance Film Festival
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NSA head, lawmakers defend surveillance programs
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the National Security Agency said U.S. surveillance programs had helped disrupt more than 50 possible attacks since September 11, 2001, as sympathetic members of Congress also defended the use of the top-secret spying...Tags: Elections, Facebook, Explosions, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Justice System
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Snowden hits back against critics of NSA leaks
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former National Security Agency contractor who revealed the U.S. government's top-secret monitoring of Americans' phone and Internet data fought back against his critics on Monday, saying the government's "litany of lies"...Tags: Trials, Criminals, Elections, Culture, Tea Party Movement
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WRAPUP 2-Snowden hits back against critics of NSA leaks
Reuters* Cites 'litany of lies' by U.S. officials * Snowden questions whether he can get fair trial in U.S. * Urges Obama to roll back surveillance programs By Deborah Charles and Laura MacInnis WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - The former National Security...Tags: Trials, Criminals, Elections, Tea Party Movement, Computer Crime
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Republican senators mull border compromise for U.S. immigration bill
Reuters* Will compromise be enough to satisfy conservatives? * Could include high-tech methods to secure border * Amendment may be offered this week By Richard Cowan and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - A small group of Republican senators...Tags: This Week (tv program), Elections, ABC (tv network), Migration, Politics
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WRAPUP 3-Snowden rejects suggestions he is a spy for China
Reuters* Snowden hits back against critics, criticizes Obama * He questions whether he can get fair trial in U.S. * Shrugs off Cheney criticism, calls it an 'honor' * Obama reiterates trade-off between security and privacy By Laura MacInnis and John...Tags: Trials, Criminals, Elections, Facebook, Tea Party Movement
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Republicans need immigration reset with Hispanics
Republicans have an opportunity for a get-out-of-jail moment with the fastest-growing slice of the electorate, Hispanics. An immigration bill is likely to pass the Senate by the end of the month. The size and shape of the measure and the tone of the...Tags: Elections, Susan Collins, Lamar Alexander, Lindsey O. Graham, Tea Party Movement
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John Oliver hits GOP for backing NSA surveillance, not gun control
In his second day at the helm of “The Daily Show,” John Oliver continued to riff on the unfolding story of the National Security Agency’s vast phone and Internet surveillance program. On Tuesday night, he focused on parsing the...Tags: John McCain, National Security Agency, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Computer Networking and Internet, Lindsey O. Graham
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Senators introduce bill requiring greater disclosure of NSA programs
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators is introducing new legislation that they say will provide greater transparency of National Security Agency surveillance programs, the first significant legislative response to the revelation of the...Tags: National Security Agency, The Wall Street Journal, Susan Collins, Jeff Merkley, Mike Lee
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Rand Paul seeking plaintiffs, funds for suit against NSA
Sen. Rand Paul is recruiting plaintiffs – and seeking donations – for a class-action lawsuit against the National Security Agency. “Dear Patriot,” the Kentucky Republican wrote Thursday in an e-mail to supporters. “I’...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), National Security Agency, Trials, Skype, Elections
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U.S. Senator Paul calls for lawsuit over government surveillance
ReutersBy Matt Haldane WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Republican Senator Rand Paul on Thursday encouraged Americans to be part of a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. government for its vast domestic surveillance program his latest salvo against the Obama...Tags: National Security Agency, American Civil Liberties Union, Washington, DC, Tea Party Movement, Justin Amash
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