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    Jun 19, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  1. All cheers for surveillance

    WASHINGTON — The Founders created a system of checks and balances. Those overseeing the nation's spying have switched to a system of cheers and bouquets. This was the impression given by members of the House intelligence committee as they held...

    Tags: Prosecution, Justice System, FBI, Judges, NYSE Euronext, Inc.

    2. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  2. NASA wants to better track asteroids that threaten Earth

    WASHINGTON — Add this to your worry list: Orbiting somewhere near Earth are an estimated 13,000 asteroids big enough to obliterate Orlando and a good chunk of Central Florida — and NASA has no clue as to when, where or whether they might strike.
    WASHINGTON — Add this to your worry list: Orbiting somewhere near Earth are an estimated 13,000 asteroids big enough to obliterate Orlando and a good chunk of Central Florida — and NASA has no clue as to when, where or whether they might...

    Tags: Space Programs, Washington, DC, Astronomy, Budgets and Budgeting, Science and Technology

    3. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. NSA surveillance helped foil more than 50 attacks, officials say

    WASHINGTON — Recently disclosed National Security Agency surveillance programs have helped disrupt more than 50 "potential terrorist events" around the world over the last 12 years, according to U.S. intelligence officials who described the spying operations as tightly regulated and extremely useful.
    WASHINGTON — Recently disclosed National Security Agency surveillance programs have helped disrupt more than 50 "potential terrorist events" around the world over the last 12 years, according to U.S. intelligence officials who described the spying...

    Tags: Mumbai Terror Attacks, FBI, News Agency, U.S. Department of Defense, David Coleman Headley

    4. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. One Republican calls it quits, another jumps in

    A generational shift within the Maryland Republican Party picked up steam Tuesday as a veteran GOP senator called an end to her legislative career and a conservative favorite launched an audacious challenge to an incumbent Democratic congressman.
    A generational shift within the Maryland Republican Party picked up steam Tuesday as a veteran GOP senator called an end to her legislative career and a conservative favorite launched an audacious challenge to an incumbent Democratic congressman. State...

    Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Gun Control, Abortion Issue, Calvert County, American Legion

    5. Jun 19, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  5. Snowden a fool, not a spy

    It would make things so much easier for everyone if Edward Snowden were working for China. And that's certainly a possibility. His decision to flee to Hong Kong — a Chinese vassal — was an odd one, given that China is hardly a bulwark of...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Vatican City, Barack Obama, Social Sciences

    6. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  6. Bill Renaming Mount McKinley Makes Progress in Congress

    The bill to rename Mount McKinley to Denali moved a step closer in Congress.
    Channel 2 News
    The bill to rename Mount McKinley to Denali moved a step closer in Congress. On Tuesday, the bill, sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, to rename North America’s largest peak moved out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee. The US...

    Tags: Lisa Murkowski

    7. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. The two centers of unaccountable power in America

    There are two great centers of unaccountable power in the American political-economic system today -- places where decisions that significantly affect large numbers of Americans are made in secret and are unchecked either by effective democratic oversight or by market competition.
    There are two great centers of unaccountable power in the American political-economic system today -- places where decisions that significantly affect large numbers of Americans are made in secret and are unchecked either by effective democratic oversight...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Defense, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Physical Fitness and Exercise

    8. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Russian lawmakers pass ban on adoption tied to gay foreign couples

    MOSCOW -- The lower house of Russia's parliament gave initial approval Tuesday to ban the adoption of Russian orphans by foreign same-sex married couples or by single persons from countries where same-sex marriages are allowed.
    MOSCOW -- The lower house of Russia's parliament gave initial approval Tuesday to ban the adoption of Russian orphans by foreign same-sex married couples or by single persons from countries where same-sex marriages are allowed. Some lawmakers said the...

    Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Justice System, Vladimir Putin, NATO, Crime, Law and Justice

    9. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  9. Farm bill change would help food-makers, not farmers

    When you go to the supermarket, you may not realize that government protections for sugar-cane and sugar-beet farmers in the Southeast and Midwest influence how much you pay for a box of cereal, a jar of peanut butter and many other items in your cart.
    When you go to the supermarket, you may not realize that government protections for sugar-cane and sugar-beet farmers in the Southeast and Midwest influence how much you pay for a box of cereal, a jar of peanut butter and many other items in your cart....

    Tags: Government, Mexico, Justice System, Just Born, Inc., Crime, Law and Justice

    10. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Protests rare over Blackhawks' name, logo

    Just after the <a href="http://chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks">Chicago Blackhawks</a> captured the Stanley Cup in 2010, hockey fan Anthony Roy created a Facebook page suggesting that the team change its logo from an Indian head, which he considers culturally insensitive, to a bird. On Tuesday, the page had received 357 likes.
    Just after the Chicago Blackhawks captured the Stanley Cup in 2010, hockey fan Anthony Roy created a Facebook page suggesting that the team change its logo from an Indian head, which he considers culturally insensitive, to a bird. On Tuesday, the page had...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Chicago Public Schools, National Basketball Association, Symbols and Symbolism, Chicago Blackhawks

    11. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Caso: Arizona Ruling Prefers Red Tape to Constitution

    Bloomberg View
    The U.S. Supreme Court took the easy step when it ruled yesterday that the state of Arizona must "accept and use" the form prepared by the federal Election Assistance Commission to register voters. The harder question is just what "accept and use"...

    Tags: Credit and Debt, U.S. Supreme Court, Politics, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice

    12. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. NSA chief says programs disrupted 50 terrorist plots

    Under growing pressure over recently disclosed surveillance programs, the head of the National Security Agency told lawmakers Tuesday that gathering telephone data and monitoring Internet use has helped to disrupt more than 50 "potential terrorist events" since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
    Under growing pressure over recently disclosed surveillance programs, the head of the National Security Agency told lawmakers Tuesday that gathering telephone data and monitoring Internet use has helped to disrupt more than 50 "potential terrorist events"...

    Tags: FBI, David Coleman Headley, Terrorism, Crofton, Fort Meade (military base)

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