EFF Uncovers Widespread FBI Intelligence Violations

More evidence of our rights and privacy being trampled:
via EFF: EFF has uncovered widespread violations stemming from FBI intelligence investigations from 2001 – 2008. In a report released today, EFF documents alarming trends in the Bureau’s intelli…

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More US soldiers died due to suicide than combat last year

Why isn’t the media all over this? Truly tragic.
via congress.org: For the second year in a row, the U.S. military has lost more troops to suicide than it has to combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The reasons are complicated and the accounting uncertain …

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What Happened to the Antiwar Movement?

via ReasonTV: Even as President Obama maintains close to 50,000 troops in Iraq and continues to escalate and expand the war in Afghanistan, the antiwar movement in America continues to shrink.
So, what happened?
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Rookie Rand Paul tackles budget head-on

Rand Paul is starting off his political career with a bang! I’m so looking forward to watching this unfold… GO DR. PAUL!!
Via Politico: President Barack Obama will soon lay out his vision for federal spending when he releases his annual budget, setti…

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