“People willing to give up freedom for a little safety, deserve neither freedom nor safety.” — Benjamin Franklin.
With the recent bombings in London and with continuing terror threats in the United States, there is no surprise that the House of Representatives voted yesterday (257-171) to renew the expiring provisions of the USA Patriot Act and [...]

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‘Tis the season for anonymous sources in Washington, it seems.
An Associated Press article released this morning states that “a source” has leaked some of Karl Rove’s grand jury testimony to the public.
According to this source, Rove has revealed that he did know former covert operative Valerie Plame’s name, but that he learned the name from [...]

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Time’s Matthew Cooper says he spoke “openly and honestly” in his testimony before a grand jury today, but cannot to reveal any details beyond this.
Current evidence shows that White House aide and top adviser Karl Rove might not have used Plame’s name in his conversations with Cooper, but that he at the very least [...]

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New information is circulating today citing that White House adviser Karl Rove might in fact have been the anonymous source who revealed former undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame’s name to journalists Judith Miller, Matthew Cooper and Robert Novak.
According to breaking news reports, Newsweek has obtained copies of e-mails sent from Time’s Cooper to his editor, [...]

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There was a time before the advent of blogs and personal websites when police and other officials could shelter the public from the thoughts of mad men—at least, for as long as the investigations into their crimes continued.
Now, it seems that some of the most notorious modern-day murderers and rapists will chronicle their lives for [...]

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A federal judge ruled today that New York Times reporter Judith Miller will now face jail time for refusing to reveal the identity of the source who divulged to her the name of undercover CIA agent Valerie Plame (See my previous entries for background information).
It is important to mention that Miller, who faced charges [...]

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Welcome to my news-blog. Here you will find my thoughts on news events, as well as on the state of the media today.
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