The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Snowden: U.K. Government Is Now Leaking Documents About Itself
Edward Snowden said he is not the source of an Independent article about Britain's secret Internet-monitoring station.
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Spying on "Terrorists Abroad," Suppressing Dissent at Home: When We Become the Hunted
If you're wondering why the ongoing revelations about the development and use of a massive public and private surveillance complex should be of concern to you, read this interview.
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Global Unrest Defines a Fearless Summer of Protest
The summer of 2013 has seen some of the largest, most vocal mass protests around the world since 2011, as people people exercised power through occupations, strikes and blockades from Frankfurt to Istanbul, and Rio to Sanford, Florida.
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Bradley Manning to Request Pardon from Obama Over 35-Year Jail Sentence
The sentence was more severe than many observers expected, and is much longer than any punishment given to previous U.S. government officials who have leaked information to the media.
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The NSA Can Spy on 75 Percent of U.S. Internet Traffic
Prism was just the tip of the iceberg.
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North Carolina Deals Setback to Drone Surveillance — For Now
A provision was recently added to the state budget preventing those in law enforcement and similar government agencies from buying surveillance drones for two years.
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"Total Abuse of Power": How David Miranda Was Detained and Interrogated Under the Terrorism Act
David Miranda, the partner of the Guardian journalist who broke stories of mass surveillance by the NSA, has accused Britain of a "total abuse of power" for interrogating him for almost nine hours at Heathrow Airport under the Terrorism Act.
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Egypt Plunges Into Violence, Uncertainty As Sectarianism Takes Hold
Coptic Christian sources say violence targeting Egyptian churches, business and homes erupted and numerous churches and buildings were set ablaze by Morsi’s backers, prior to the weekend violence.
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The Top 10 American Corporations Profiting From Egypt's Military
For decades, Egypt has been one of the largest recipients of US foreign military aid, receiving everything from F-16s to teargas grenades. So who are the companies reaping the benefits?
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Protect Journalists and Whistleblowers: Amend or Repeal the Espionage Act
To treat government employees or contractors who leak classified information to the media in the public interest as foreign spies is a deep stain on our democracy. And it's high time to permanently remove this stain.
