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No Place to Hidenew

The National Security Agency, not the New York Times, greatly harms our constitutional privacy.
The Village Voice  |  Nat Hentoff  |  01-17-2006  |  Civil Liberties

The Messenger Takes a Beatingnew

Don't blame the New York Times -- save some anger for the government that's spying on us.
The Village Voice  |  Sydney H. Schanberg  |  01-11-2006  |  Media

Go, Sam, Go!new

As his hearings start, can Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito perform well enough to give the Bush administration a breather from the daily attacks over the Iraq war and the spying on the general citizenry?
The Village Voice  |  James Ridgeway  |  01-09-2006  |  Politics

George Bush: Master Spynew

The unilateral president is exposed in his ignorance of the Constitution he's sworn to protect.
The Village Voice  |  Nat Hentoff  |  01-09-2006  |  Civil Liberties

I Spy ...new

Activists in Reno say domestic spying isn't merely about catching Al Qaeda.
Reno News & Review  |  Deidre Pike  |  01-06-2006  |  Civil Liberties

Bush: 'I'm Not Making This Up'new

Our plaintive president pleads case for war, wiretapping.
The Village Voice  |  James Ridgeway  |  01-05-2006  |  Civil Liberties

The Gray Lady in Shadownew

Could publication of the domestic-spying story lead to indictment of the New York Times?
Boston Phoenix  |  Harvey Silverglate  |  01-05-2006  |  Media

America's Least Trustednew

After 20 minutes of questioning, a Clermont Lounge stripper said FBI agents told her they were concerned she might be a domestic terrorist.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Coley Ward  |  12-30-2005  |  Civil Liberties

Time to Impeach Bushnew

The president's admission that he authorized spying on citizens, without judicial oversight, angers well-meaning folks of all political persuasions. Outrage isn't enough. Congress needs to hold Bush accountable.
Illinois Times  |  Roland Klose  |  12-28-2005  |  Commentary

Wiretapping Increases Pressure for Impeachment

By authorizing spying in America without a warrant, President Bush has apparently violated the Constitution as well as specific federal law, an impeachable offense, critics say.
Random Lengths News  |  Paul Rosenberg  |  12-22-2005  |  Politics

Spy-der Mannew

Terrorists would have to be pretty dumb to have learned about electronic tapping by reading last week’s New York Times. And Bush would have to be pretty dumb for thinking we’d swallow such a line.
Boston Phoenix  |  Harvey Silverglate  |  12-22-2005  |  Civil Liberties

Bush Impeachment Not Out of the Questionnew

Even as President Bush accuses the Democrats of imperiling national security by revealing his secret spying program, both he and Vice President Cheney move closer to a serious confrontation with Congress over constitutional power.
The Village Voice  |  James Ridgeway  |  12-22-2005  |  Politics

The Spying Gamenew

New York cops and civil libertarians have resumed their fight over political surveillance.
The Village Voice  |  Jarrett Murphy  |  12-16-2005  |  Politics

They're Tracking Younew

Big business thinks Radio Frequency Identification tags are great, but privacy-rights advocates fear the tiny chips will invite corporations and the government into our personal lives.
Sacramento News & Review  |  Devanie Angel  |  12-16-2005  |  Civil Liberties

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