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Congress looking at police spying
Sun reportersFederal lawmakers are scrutinizing the Homeland Security Department's role in efforts by Maryland State Police to spy on peace activists and death penalty protesters, raising concerns that the operations were supported with federal dollars. Rep. Bennie...Tags: Lawyers, Government, Constitutional Issues, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Defense
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Monkeying with evolution
"My dear, let us hope that it isn't true!" the wife of the bishop of Worcester is reputed to have exclaimed 150 years ago, on hearing that human beings might be descended from apes. "But if it is true, let us hope that it doesn't become widely known!"...Tags: Galileo Galilei, Christianity, Religious Leaders, Society, Racism
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Beijing plans to establish protest sites for Olympics
Chicago Tribune NewspapersBEIJING—In a nod to criticism that it is stifling free speech during the Olympics, China intends to designate space in three public parks as "protest zones" for people to vent their grievances, officials said Wednesday. Protesters will have to...Tags: Human Rights, Demonstration, Multi-Sport Events, International Olympic Committee
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China to allow limited protests during Olympics
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn a nod to criticism that that it is stifling free speech during the Olympics, China intends to designate space in three public parks as "protest zones" for people to vent their grievances, officials said Wednesday. Protesters will have to obtain...Tags: Human Rights, Society, Censorship, Multi-Sport Events, Economy
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Beijing to set up Olympic protest zones
The Associated PressBeijing will set up specially designated zones for protesters during next month's Olympics, a security official said today, in a sign China's authoritarian government may allow some demonstrations during the games. Worries about terrorist attacks, both...Tags: Terrorism, Human Rights, Demonstration, Local Authority, Multi-Sport Events
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Mukasey rapped on reporter shield bill
Associated Press WriterLawmakers chided Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Wednesday for claiming national security concerns in opposing legislation that would allow reporters to protect the identities of confidential sources. "Ten angels swearing on Bibles that that bill is...Tags: Government, Upper House, House, Religious Texts, Bible
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Obama vs Jesse: not just jealousy?
The Swampby Frank James The ever thoughtful Shelby Steele has an interesting take on why Jesse Jackson obviously isn't feeling Sen. Barack Obama the way so many other African Americans are. The editors of The Wall Street Journal's op-ed page gave......Tags: Barack Obama, Jesse Jackson, Martin Luther King Jr., Personal Weapon Control, Culture
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Mukasey: We need detainee hearing rules
The Swampby Aamer Madhani In the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling last month that detainees at Guantanamo Bay have a constitutional right to challenge their detention in federal court, Attorney General Michael Mukasey today called on Congress to spell out.......Tags: Lawyers, Upper House, Government, Constitutional Issues, Court Administration
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Watching spies
Should police be able to spy on our neighbors within limits? That's the challenging, post- 9/11 question a committee of Maryland legislators will have to confront this fall as it investigates a wasteful, lengthy state police intelligence unit's...Tags: Terrorism, Government, Punishment, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Demonstration
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History captured in glory, shame
The nickname for athletic teams at Iowa State University is "the Cyclones." The nickname for athletic teams at the University of Iowa is "the Hawkeyes." So I made a mistake in a recent column about former U.S. Naval Academy wrestlers Lloyd Keaser and...Tags: Defense, Society, Colleges and Universities, National Football League, Firearms
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