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Senate to pass bill overhauling eavesdropping rules
Associated Press WriterThe Senate finally is expected to pass a bill overhauling rules on secret government eavesdropping, completing a lengthy and bitter debate that pitted privacy and civil liberties concerns against the desire to prevent terrorist attacks. The vote, planned...Tags: AT&T Corp., Court Administration, New York Times, Terrorism, National Government
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Detainees win round
Associated PressA federal judge overseeing Guantanamo Bay lawsuits ordered the Justice Department to put other cases aside and make it clear throughout the Bush administration that, after nearly seven years of detention, the detainees must have their day in court....Tags: Prisoners and Detainees, Court Administration, Lawyers, Trials, Judges
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Fed expects financial turmoil into late '09
From wire reportsFederal policymakers have concluded that the turmoil afflicting the housing and financial markets is likely to spill deep into 2009, becoming one of the most significant domestic problems to confront the next president when he steps into the Oval Office...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Mortgages, Fannie Mae, Financial Markets, Federal Reserve
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An invasion of privacy
Congress is poised to pass legislation this week that would push aside privacy rights guaranteed in the Constitution and set the stage for virtually unregulated eavesdropping of international telephone calls. The legislation would amend the Foreign...Tags: Court Administration, Espionage and Intelligence, Terrorism, Defense, National Government
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Brazil police target top financiers
Associated Press WriterBrazilian police arrested a former Sao Paulo mayor and two prominent financiers Tuesday in a case that grew out of an influence-peddling scandal involving senior government officials. Federal police announced arrest warrants for 24 people in connection...Tags: Corruption, Lawyers, Prosecution, National Government, Regional Authority
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Obama's online muscle flexes against him
Chicago Tribune reporterThe same Internet-fueled power that led to historic gains in organizing and fundraising for Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign is now providing a platform for fiery dissent in a most unlikely place: his own Web site. Amid criticism from the left...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Espionage and Intelligence, Campaign Finance, Political Candidates, John McCain
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Nassau poet's work targets Trump on the Ocean
sid.cassese@newsday.comGoing into his second year as Nassau County's unofficial poet laureate, it is clear from his recent poem, "TRUMP on the OCEAN," that Maxwell Corydon Wheat is not shying away from the kind of hard-hitting words that stopped some lawmakers from officially...Tags: Long Island, Ed Ward, Employees, Poetry, Donald Trump
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Careful scrutiny of state funds for charities defended
reid.epstein@newsday.comExtensive oversight is necessary to ensure state financing for local organizations isn't abused, even if the process sometimes results in lengthy delays for local charities and other recipients, lawmakers and good-government advocates said yesterday....Tags: Long Island, Steve Levy, Craig Johnson, Local Authority
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Terror profiles at issue for Mukasey
Associated Press WriterAttorney General Michael Mukasey says the Bush administration will do everything it can to make sure the government has what it needs to fight terrorists before a new president takes over. But civil rights activists say that shouldn't include letting the...Tags: Civil Rights, Espionage and Intelligence, Defense, Terrorism, Heads of State
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Tougher immigrant measures expected
Chicago Tribune reporterBusinesses that employ illegal immigrants as workers can expect tougher enforcement through the end of 2008, Julie Myers, head of the federal Immigration & Customs Enforcement agency, said Tuesday. In an interview with the Tribune editorial board that...Tags: Employers, Demographics, Prosecution, Punishment, Employees
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