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Ron Paul: NSA head ‘fudged the figures’ - Breanna Edwards - POLITICO.com www.politico.com 34 TWEETS
Former Rep. Ron Paul isn’t buying that NSA surveillance of private American citizens is necessary or has prevented as many terrorism plots as officials claim it has, as was unveiled by hearings today. “I don’t really believe that because I think they fudg
www.politico.com/story/2013/06/ron-paul-nsa-head-fudged-the-figures-93000.html
Sen. Durbin pressures gun lobby with threat to move ATF authority to FBI - The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill | TheHill.com thehill.com 84 TWEETS
The No. 2 Democrat in the Senate is readying legislation aimed at pressuring the gun lobby to endorse the confirmation of a permanent Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) director.
thehill.com/homenews/senate/306089-dem-pressures-gun-lobby-with-threat-to-move-atf
Trent Franks Feels Your Pain: The GOP’s tactics for passing the Arizona congressman’s unconstitutional abortion bill. www.slate.com 44 TWEETS
It’s the day of the vote for one of the biggest bills of his career, and Arizona Rep. Trent Franks has been sidelined. The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (no easy acronym), which had been a pipe dream in the last Congress, was coming to the floo
In Her Words: Sylvia Earle on Women in Science – News Watch www.independent.co.uk 83 TWEETS
There’s no question that women have made strides in careers that were once the exclusive province of men. We now have female doctors, soldiers, and pilots. But biases and challenges persist, especially for women in the sciences.When the mind behind the
What The Ruling on Gene Patenting Means | Culturing Science, Scientific American Blog Network www.nasa.gov 206 TWEETS
Although I mostly think about conservation, ecology and nature, I have a soft spot for medicine and, in particular, genetics. It's partly due to my own ...
In Her Words: Sylvia Earle on Women in Science – News Watch www.usatoday.com 157 TWEETS
There’s no question that women have made strides in careers that were once the exclusive province of men. We now have female doctors, soldiers, and pilots. But biases and challenges persist, especially for women in the sciences.When the mind behind the
www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/18/hastings-car-accident-journalist/2436549/
Mark Frauenfelder, Dad And Boing Boing Founder: 'TSA Officer Humiliated My Daughter' www.huffingtonpost.com 163 TWEETS
What's wrong with this picture? And whose business is it, anyway?"/>
www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/17/mark-frauenfelder-daughter-tsa-humiliated-_n_3454322.html
Justice Department Fought to Conceal NSA's Role in Terror Case From Defense Lawyers www.wired.com 309 TWEETS
When a senior FBI official told Congress the role the NSA's secret surveillance apparatus played in a San Diego terror financing case today, nobody was more surprised to hear it than the defense attorney who fought a long and futile court battle to get ex
A Terrifying, Fascinating Timelapse of 30 Years of Human Impact on Earth - Emily Badger - The Atlantic Cities www.theatlanticcities.com 2214 TWEETS
A new interactive project from Google, NASA and the US Geological Survey.
Did Senior State Department Security Officials Commit Perjury? www.foxnews.com 468 TWEETS
Two top officials at the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service (DS) -- the federal law enforcement agency that protects American diplomats and investigates allegations of criminal misconduct by State Department employees -- gave sworn testimony e
www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/18/did-senior-state-department-security-officials-commit-perjury/
Putin dashes G8 hopes for Syria breakthrough | World news | guardian.co.uk www.guardian.co.uk 140 TWEETS
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www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/18/putin-dashes-g8-hopes-syria-breakthrough
What The Ruling on Gene Patenting Means | Culturing Science, Scientific American Blog Network www.aljazeera.com 60 TWEETS
Although I mostly think about conservation, ecology and nature, I have a soft spot for medicine and, in particular, genetics. It's partly due to my own ...
www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/06/20136192351864135.html
The NSA's lockbox has no lock www.techdirt.com 87 TWEETS
One of the key points that officials have been making in defense of the NSA surveillance is this idea that even if they're collecting all this data on your communications, they can't actually do anything with it, because they keep it saf
www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/00483923515/nsas-lockbox-has-no-lock.shtml
Google: NSA surveillance secrecy violates First Amendment money.cnn.com 21 TWEETS
Google says it wants to disclose when the government sends data requests like those in the newly discovered Prism program
money.cnn.com/2013/06/18/technology/security/google-nsa-first-amendment/
NPR Shows Off New Facility - FishbowlDC www.mediabistro.com 255 TWEETS
NPR Shows Off New Facility
www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/npr-shows-off-new-facility_b107995
Journalist Michael Hastings dies in L.A. car crash www.latimes.com 234 TWEETS
Journalist Michael Hastings, best known for a Rolling Stone feature that led to the resignation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal , died early Tuesday in a car crash in Los Angeles, his employer said.
www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-michael-hastings-dies-car-crash-20130618,0,7611310.story
Bobby Jindal Has Lost Touch With Reality www.businessinsider.com 234 TWEETS
Republicans like Bobby Jindal have a warped idea of what Democrats stand for -- which is why they can't understand why voters keep choosing them.
www.businessinsider.com/bobby-jindal-has-lost-touch-with-reality-2013-6
Rand Paul: James Clapper was lying – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 67 TWEETS
(CNN) - President Barack Obama's director of national intelligence was flat-out lying when he told lawmakers in March the government wasn't collecting data on millions of Americans, Sen. Rand Paul asserted Tuesday.
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/18/rand-paul-james-clapper-was-lying/
