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With NSA revelations, Sen. Ron Wyden’s vague warnings about privacy finally become clear By David A. Fahrenthold It was one of the strangest personal crusades on Capitol Hill: For years, Sen. Ron Wyden said he was worried that intelligence agencies were violating Americans’ privacy. But...

that only right-wingers were butt-hurt, whining drama queens. . .

If it's of interest to anybody, here's an op-ed piece from a criminal defense lawyer on why lawyers defend monsters: What motivates a lawyer to defend a Tsarnaev, a Castro or a Zimmerman? - The Washington Post Three pages of BS. I coulda said it in three words. No, make that two. Heck...

Iowa Supreme Court stands by ruling on firing of attractive assistant Read more: Iowa Supreme Court stands by ruling on firing of attractive assistant | Fox News The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday stood by its ruling that a dentist acted legally when he fired an assistant because he found her...

The case of ‘zombie’ voters in South Carolina “We just recently learned that there are over 900 individuals who had died before the election (and had voted) and at least 600 of those individuals had died way outside the window that an absentee ballot could have been sent, so we know for a...

when they don't even bother to lie to you anymore. Proposal to restrict NSA phone-tracking program defeated By Ed O’Keefe A controversial proposal to restrict how the National Security Agency collects Americans’ telephone records failed to advance in the House by a narrow margin Wednesday...

Va. governor apologizes, repays loans to donor Wednesday - 7/24/2013, 6:36am ET BOB LEWIS AP Political Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Gov. Bob McDonnell said Tuesday he has repaid a major political donor more than $120,000 in loans to the governor's wife and a business McDonnell owns with his...

Seems to me there's a lot of confusion as to what they mean, so here's a short primer. The general common-law rule of deadly force in self defence is that it is justified if the person reasonably believes that he is in danger of imminent death or serious bodily harm. Several states codified...

Good news for opponents of stand your ground laws. There's at least one case where a woman tried the stand your ground defense and failed. She is now serving 20 years for the senseless and brutal killing of. . . um. . . a chunk of drywall. By Gil Aegerter, Staff Writer, NBC News...

Global attitudes reflect shifting U.S.-China power balance, survey concludes By William Wan BEIJING — People around the globe believe that China will inevitably replace the United States as the world’s leading superpower, but that doesn’t mean they like the prospect, according to a new study...

South Carolina court orders Baby Veronica returned to adoptive parents The little girl whose custody case divided the U.S. Supreme Court last month should be returned to the couple who has attempted to adopt her since birth, South Carolina’s highest court ruled Wednesday. The state Supreme...

In today's Washington Post, George Takei, the actor who played Mr. Sulu in the original Star Trek, and who has been pretty public about being gay for the last ten years or so, reflects on the Supremes' decisions in the DOMA and Prop 8 cases (link below). It's a sensible, intelligent editorial...

Islamic school won’t let 12-year-old girl play football, citing lustful thoughts and the Koran An Islamic academy in Georgia put a significant dent in a 12-year-old girl's dream of one day earning a college football scholarship when the school's CEO allegedly cited the Koran and middle school...

Under sweeping subpoenas, Justice Department obtained AP phone records in leak investigation In a sweeping and unusual move, the Justice Department secretly obtained two months’ worth of telephone records of journalists working for the Associated Press as part of a year-long investigation into...

IRS officials in Washington were involved in targeting of conservative groups By Juliet Eilperin and Zachary A. Goldfarb Internal Revenue Service officials in Washington and at least two other offices were involved with investigating conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, making clear...

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IRS apologizes for inappropriately targeting conservative political groups in 2012 election WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is apologizing for inappropriately flagging conservative political groups for additional reviews during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their...

Protest group plans July 4 march on Washington with loaded rifles <H3 property="dc.creator">By Peter Hermann, May 07, 2013 05:44 PM EDT The Washington Post </H3> An Iraq war veteran and Internet talk show host is trying to gather thousands of protesters to march into the District on...