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'Suri's Burn' Blog Causes Controversy
Over the weekend, the Washington Post, featured this article about policy consultant Allie Hagan and her blog called Suri's Burn Book. Hagan, a 25-year-old graduate of George Washington University, takes on the voice of TomKat's child in a tone...
Tags: Celebrities, Tina Fey, George Washington University, Social Media, Julia Roberts
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Can the Obama administration be trusted?
— Thirty-five years ago in United States v. Choate, the courts ruled that the U.S. Postal Service may record "mail cover," i.e., what's written on the outside of an envelope — the addresses of sender and receiver. The National Security...
Tags: National Security Agency, National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Al-Qaeda, U.S. Supreme Court
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Too much secrecy threatens our security
After I downgraded the scandal value of the National Security Agency's massive gathering of our phone records and email data, a curious reader raised a thoughtful question: Would I "have the same tone if this story broke while (George W.) Bush was prez?"...Tags: National Security Agency, National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Email, Al-Qaeda
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Digest: Duke extends John Danowski's contract through 2018
Et cetera Duke extends John Danowski's contract through 2018 The contract of Duke men's lacrosse coach John Danowski has been extended through the 2018 season. Last month, Danowski guided the Blue Devils to the 2013 NCAA championship with a 16-10...
Tags: Major Indoor Soccer League, Lacrosse, Maryland Terrapins, Syracuse Orange, Baseball
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Obama does not feel Americans' privacy violated -chief of staff
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama does not believe the recently disclosed top-secret National Security Agency surveillance of phone records and Internet data has violated Americans' privacy rights, his chief of staff said on Sunday....Tags: Facebook, Computer Crime, National Security Agency, U.S. House of Representatives, CBS Corp.
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Obama does not feel Americans' privacy violated: chief of staff
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama does not believe the recently disclosed top-secret National Security Agency surveillance of phone records and Internet data has violated Americans' privacy rights, his chief of staff said on Sunday. Denis...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Computer Crime, CBS Corp., U.S. Congress, Travel
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Obama no siente que se haya violado la privacidad en EEUU: jefe de gabinete
ReutersWASHINGTON, 16 jun (Reuters) - El presidente Barack Obama no cree que el recientemente revelado programa secreto de la Agencia de Seguridad Nacional para vigilar registros telefónicos y datos de internet haya violado los derechos a la privacidad de los...Tags: Facebook, Verizon Communications, National Security Agency, CBS Corp., NBC (tv network)
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Jared Nickens commits to Maryland, giving Terps another shooter
Maryland men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon believes that you can never have enough shooters. That philosophy was proven again Sunday, when rising senior swingman Jared Nickens orally committed to the Terps after taking a visit to College Park over...
Tags: Mark Turgeon, Comcast Center (arena), ESPN (tv network), Maryland Terrapins, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Political Notebook - June 17
Myers to discuss charter home rule at breakfast Del. LeRoy E. Myers Jr., R-Washington/Allegany, will be hosting a breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hagerstown’s Academy Theater to discuss the possibility of moving Washington County to charter...
Tags: American Legion, U.S. Senate, Executive Branch, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Politics
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Column: Head-in-the-sand Congress
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., a former chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is hopping mad. Sensenbrenner considers himself the father of the Patriot Act, the 2001 law that gave the federal government new powers to investigate potential...Tags: U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Eric Holder, National Security Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Congress
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Jeb Bush tells ABC: Parents split on 2016 run
Staff writerUPDATED: In an interview with ABC's "This Week," former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says his parents are divided on whether he should run for president in 2016. "I think we've got a split ballot amongst the Bush senior family. Pretty sure that's the...Tags: CBS Corp., Mark Udall, NBC (tv network), PBS (tv network), Bobby Scott
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Web companies begin releasing surveillance information after U.S. deal
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook and Microsoft have struck agreements with the U.S. government to release limited information about the number of surveillance requests they receive, a modest victory for the companies as they struggle with the fallout...Tags: National Security Agency, National Government, National Security, Crime, Law and Justice, Google Inc.
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