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William Rivers Pitt | The Final Failure of a Failed Congress
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t r u t h o u t | 1.3
William Rivers Pitt | The Final Failure of a Failed Congress
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13674-the-final-failure-of-a-failed-congr=
ess
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: "The sun will rise on Thursday morning to sh=
ine down upon the end of the 112th Congress, the single most useless do-not=
hing assembly of fools and failures in modern American political history."
Streamlined Deportation: "No One Here in This Room Can Help You"
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13580-streamlined-deportation-no-one-here-in=
-this-room-can-help-you
ST McNeil, Truthout: The US is breaking deportation records, despite cost o=
verruns, judicial inefficiency, due process and human rights violations and=
a Democrat in the White House. Will four more years of Obama change the im=
migration system built to jail or deport first, ask questions never?
Senate Reformers Push for "Talking Filibuster" to Mark First Day of New Con=
gress, but Vote May Be Delayed
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13678-filibuster-reform-may-be-delayed-refor=
mers-push-for-talking-filibuster
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: On Friday, the first day of the new Congress, lawmak=
ers will be given an opportunity to overhaul filibuster rules. With two pro=
posals on the table, frustrated lawmakers hope they can curb future gridloc=
k.
Amsterdam's Plan to Resettle "Antisocial Tenants" in Containment Camps Set =
to Begin This Month
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13672-amsterdams-plan-to-resettle-antisoc=
ial-tenants-in-containment-camps-set-to-begin-this-month
Danny Weil, Truthout: With the passage of "scum villages" for "antisocial t=
enants" in Amsterdam, are we on the brink of creating mass containment camp=
s for surplus labor in all capitalist economies?
The Case Against Billionaires
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13698-the-case-against-billionaires
Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks, The Daily Take: It's time to start funneling t=
he riches produced by the American economy to the real job creators: workin=
g class people who are spending money.
Tom Hayden on Drones
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13669-tom-hayden-on-drones
Ellis Rosen and Tom Hayden, Truthout: A graphic look at the questionable le=
gal backing and strategic justifications for the US drone assassination pro=
gram.
Slow-Rolling Massacre Redux: Start Small, Think Big and Make a World of Dif=
ference
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13675-slow-rolling-massacre-redux-start-s=
mall-think-big-and-make-a-world-of-difference
Dina Rasor, Truthout: In the wake of the Newtown tragedy, Dina Rasor's end-=
of-year column resonated with many readers and elicited the kind of respons=
e that both affirms and assures a commitment to those who can use a helping=
hand.
Expos=C3=A9 Reveals Walmart Blocked Improvements Despite Vows to Upgrade Sa=
fety After Deadly Factory Fire
http://truth-out.org/video/item/13694-expose-reveals-walmart-blocked-improv=
ements-despite-vows-to-improve-safety-after-deadly-factory-fire
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy NOW!: Steven Greenhouse, labor and=
workplace reporter for The New York Times, discusses his latest investigat=
ion on Walmart's false safety vows following the deadly fire at a Banglades=
h garment factory.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Researchers Found Republican Gov. Rick Scot=
t Suppressed Tens of Thousands of Florida Votes for President Obama, and Mo=
re
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13699-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-researc=
hers-found-republican-governor-rick-scott-suppressed-tens-of-thousands-of-v=
otes-for-president-obama-and-more
In this week's On the News Segment: The House of Representatives agreed wit=
h the Senate last night and passed legislation to avert half of the so-call=
ed "fiscal cliff;" Republicans in the House went back on vacation without g=
iving victims of Hurricane Sandy some much-needed relief; researchers found=
that tens of thousands of votes for President Obama in the last election w=
ere suppressed by Republican Gov. Rick Scott; and more.
Paul Krugman | Americans Still Waiting for Predicted Hyperinflation
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13682-americans-still-waiting-for-predict=
ed-hyperinflation
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: The right-wing media continues to warn that ex=
pansionary monetary and fiscal policies will create hyperinflation, but thi=
s incorrect prediction has nothing to do with economic analysis, says Krugm=
an.
The US Intelligence Community's New Year's Wish: Megatrends, Game-Changers,=
Black Swans, Tectonic Shifts and a World Not That Different From 2012
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13683-the-us-intelligence-communitys-new-yea=
rs-wish-megatrends-game-changers-black-swans-tectonic-shifts-and-a-world-no=
t-that-different-from-2012
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch: We are spending $75 billion on "intelligence" =
and giving up what were once classic American rights and liberties. The US =
intelligence community would like this to continue since it is part of the =
Washington, DC bubble that is too comfortable to change.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
In the Beginning, God Created the Gun and Generations of Worshipers
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17729-in-the-beginning-g=
od-created-the-gun-and-generations-of-worshippers
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Who came first - Adam and Eve or the gu=
n? The gun cultists would have you believe it was an AK-47.
Eric Cantor's Revolt Exposes Republican Rift in Fight for Party's Future
Read the Article at the Guardian UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/02/eric-cantors-revolt-republican-=
rift-boehner
Congress Will Be Diminished by the Departure of Dennis Kucinch
Read the Article at The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/blog/172003/congress-will-be-diminished-departure-=
dennis-kucinch
Washington Doesn't Work? Depends on Who You Ask: People, No; Corporations, =
Yes
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17726-washington-doesn-t-wor=
k-depends-on-who-you-ask
Tom DeLay Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
Read the Article at The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/10/tom-delay-sentenced-to-th_n_806951=
.html
Waiting for Our Veterans to Die
Read the Article at Bergmann & Moore
http://vetlawyers.com/vetblog/index.php/2013/01/waiting-for-our-veterans-to=
-die/
Knives and Head-Butting? Evangelical Media Critic Hates Everything Except G=
uns
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17725-knives-and-head-buttin=
g-evangelical-media-critic-hates-everything-except-guns
Filibuster Reform Uncertainty Worries Proponents
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/01/filibuster-reform-jeopardy.php?r=
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>In the Beginning, God Created the Gun and Generations of Worshipers
</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: normal;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.2"><strong>Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: </strong>Who came first - Adam and Eve or the gun? The gun cultists would have you believe it was an AK-47.</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=78vlu5F6Uu6ZTNc7YuNO5WQ4YSAbCug6" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the BuzzFlash Commentary</strong></a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Eric Cantor's Revolt Exposes Republican Rift in Fight for Party's Future</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=HHdUyhCkygaTEJaEluM8DmQ4YSAbCug6" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at the Guardian UK</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Congress Will Be Diminished by the Departure of Dennis Kucinch</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ykGmkRTSfMe8rEBqTEPJJGQ4YSAbCug6" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The Nation</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Washington Doesn't Work? Depends on Who You Ask: People, No; Corporations, Yes</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kjVNvevRgqFh%2FB9ytR7ZpGQ4YSAbCug6" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Tom DeLay Sentenced to Three Years in Prison</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=v02RGZcK1Yp12aBiUGSb8GQ4YSAbCug6" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The Huffington Post</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Waiting for Our Veterans to Die</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=WBZrpuQUp2%2F2cqCa5TEs%2BWQ4YSAbCug6" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at Bergmann & Moore</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Knives and Head-Butting? Evangelical Media Critic Hates Everything Except Guns</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=7aprPjm9LeP4f7gb2kP5KWQ4YSAbCug6" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Filibuster Reform Uncertainty Worries Proponents</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=t8bXpeozjnL0C08TgkQ89GQ4YSAbCug6" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at Talking Points Memo</strong></a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>William Rivers Pitt, Truthout:</strong> "The sun will rise on Thursday morning to shine down upon the end of the 112th Congress, the single most useless do-nothing assembly of fools and failures in modern American political history."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=BUXU6Wo5G1LkmqFgSLGJMICcy6CfeO0k" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=uvRM1kGd7Bh1iQqDoZDwSWQ4YSAbCug6"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Streamlined Deportation: "No One Here in This Room Can Help You"</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>ST McNeil, Truthout:</strong> The US is breaking deportation records, despite cost overruns, judicial inefficiency, due process and human rights violations and a Democrat in the White House. Will four more years of Obama change the immigration system built to jail or deport first, ask questions never?</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ocH0AWbvokxCm9rl1SsC0WQ4YSAbCug6" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=h5S5o8S5jtMDgs2gAoEuNICcy6CfeO0k"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Senate Reformers Push for "Talking Filibuster" to Mark First Day of New Congress, but Vote May Be Delayed</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Mike Ludwig, Truthout:</strong> On Friday, the first day of the new Congress, lawmakers will be given an opportunity to overhaul filibuster rules. With two proposals on the table, frustrated lawmakers hope they can curb future gridlock.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=FV1A%2Bf%2FOxGffWpn0EqlBp2Q4YSAbCug6" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2GWLCQCtYFMbbb%2FMdiPz0GQ4YSAbCug6"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Amsterdam's Plan to Resettle "Antisocial Tenants" in Containment Camps Set to Begin This Month</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Danny Weil, Truthout:</strong> With the passage of "scum villages" for "antisocial tenants" in Amsterdam, are we on the brink of creating mass containment camps for surplus labor in all capitalist economies?</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=r%2FX%2BTi6UEZNws%2BFEWLRJHoCcy6CfeO0k" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Rof9RfLl7QrRrJ%2BTZKCEeoCcy6CfeO0k"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Case Against Billionaires</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks, The Daily Take:</strong> It's time to start funneling the riches produced by the American economy to the real job creators: working class people who are spending money.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=rD%2BT%2BkLxpiS4Cr9CbtAMTmQ4YSAbCug6" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=3sGHMLcCy8ZEiEWHAzyTG4Ccy6CfeO0k"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Tom Hayden on Drones</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Ellis Rosen and Tom Hayden, Truthout:</strong> A graphic look at the questionable legal backing and strategic justifications for the US drone assassination program.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=up2jexyXA9MFVKQNKg301mQ4YSAbCug6" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=p4FLmmBkrLgrYFbmaX%2FYwWQ4YSAbCug6"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Slow-Rolling Massacre Redux: Start Small, Think Big and Make a World of Difference</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Dina Rasor, Truthout:</strong> In the wake of the Newtown tragedy, Dina Rasor's end-of-year column resonated with many readers and elicited the kind of response that both affirms and assures a commitment to those who can use a helping hand.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=orGaMN4%2F157N%2F20stGqiR2Q4YSAbCug6"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Exposé Reveals Walmart Blocked Improvements Despite Vows to Upgrade Safety After Deadly Factory Fire</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy NOW!:</strong> Steven Greenhouse, labor and workplace reporter for The New York Times, discusses his latest investigation on Walmart's false safety vows following the deadly fire at a Bangladesh garment factory.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=PpRweBE9hLSLvwTYpPYbxWQ4YSAbCug6" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TZi5XTh1tVQJ4pDFkAyrpGQ4YSAbCug6"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Researchers Found Republican Gov. Rick Scott Suppressed Tens of Thousands of Florida Votes for President Obama, and More</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>In this week's On the News Segment:</strong> The House of Representatives agreed with the Senate last night and passed legislation to avert half of the so-called "fiscal cliff;" Republicans in the House went back on vacation without giving victims of Hurricane Sandy some much-needed relief; researchers found that tens of thousands of votes for President Obama in the last election were suppressed by Republican Gov. Rick Scott; and more.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=9yUOeQd6XxZkV3%2BWUTh7SmQ4YSAbCug6" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=elJtEIX%2Fqn4BqhXG9cQmoWQ4YSAbCug6"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Paul Krugman | Americans Still Waiting for Predicted Hyperinflation</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.:</strong> The right-wing media continues to warn that expansionary monetary and fiscal policies will create hyperinflation, but this incorrect prediction has nothing to do with economic analysis, says Krugman.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=PhTnpL8m0QRiD0IBg69kHWQ4YSAbCug6" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=4k7oBjgJVTnC5XKX4bLNemQ4YSAbCug6"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The US Intelligence Community’s New Year’s Wish: Megatrends, Game-Changers, Black Swans, Tectonic Shifts and a World Not That Different From 2012</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch:</strong> We are spending $75 billion on "intelligence" and giving up what were once classic American rights and liberties. The US intelligence community would like this to continue since it is part of the Washington, DC bubble that is too comfortable to change.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=evZREecc%2FFUpkTX0JJlujmQ4YSAbCug6" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
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