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Amendment Would Put Spy Lawsuits, Amnesty On Hold Pending Investigation As the Senate takes up the FISA bill on Tuesday, an odd amendment from New Mexico Democrat Sen. Jeff Bingaman appears to be the last real hope for those who want a court to rule on the legality of Bush's spying program. Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Amendment Would Put Spy Lawsuits, Amnesty On Hold Pending Investigation As the Senate takes up the FISA bill on Tuesday, an odd amendment from New Mexico Democrat Sen. Jeff Bingaman appears to be the last real hope for those who want a court to rule on the legality of Bush's spying program. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Senate rejects amendment to strip immunity from telecom The U.S. Senate defeated on Tuesday an amendment that would take away legal immunity from telecommunications providers that helped the U.S. National Security Agency conduct surveillance on U.S. residents, earning criticism from two civil liberties groups. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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House Passes Spy Bill, Rejects Telcom Amnesty Despite Veto Threat The House of Representatives passed a spying bill Friday that expands government surveillance authority but does not free telecoms from lawsuits alleging they violated millions of Americans' privacy rights. Bush has threatened to veto any bill without such amnesty, but that may be more politically d Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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House Passes Spy Bill, Rejects Telcom Amnesty Despite Veto Threat The House of Representatives passed a spying bill Friday that expands government surveillance authority but does not free telecoms from lawsuits alleging they violated millions of Americans' privacy rights. Bush has threatened to veto any bill without such amnesty, but that may be more politically d Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Analysis: Pending a Telecom Immunity Vote, Spy Ruling Lacks Muscle A federal judge's ruling late Wednesday appears to favor lawsuits challenging the Bush administration's once-secret eavesdropping program. But a closer look reveals the 59-page decision has little muscle. And that muscle might only flex if Congress does not adopt an immunity bill for telecommunicati Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Analysis: Pending a Telecom Immunity Vote, Spy Ruling Lacks Muscle A federal judge's ruling late Wednesday appears to favor lawsuits challenging the Bush administration's once-secret eavesdropping program. But a closer look reveals the 59-page decision has little muscle. And that muscle might only flex if Congress does not adopt an immunity bill for telecommunicati Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Attorney General would consider spy bill deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Michael Mukasey said on Friday he was open to compromise with Congress on renewing an anti-terrorism spy bill that has been deadlocked over whether telephone companies should be shielded from lawsuits. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Attorney General would consider spy bill deal
(Reuters) Reuters - Attorney General Michael Mukasey said on Friday he was open to compromise with Congress on renewing an anti-terrorism spy bill that has been deadlocked over whether telephone companies should be shielded from lawsuits. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Spy bill to shield phone companies from lawsuits WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. telephone companies that took part in President George W. Bush's warrantless domestic spying program could be shielded from billions of dollars in lawsuits under a electronic spy bill finalized on Thursday by congressional and White House negotiators. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Spy bill to shield phone companies from lawsuits
(Reuters) Reuters - U.S. telephone companies that took part in President George W. Bush's warrantless domestic spying program could be shielded from billions of dollars in lawsuits under a electronic spy bill finalized on Thursday by congressional and White House negotiators. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Red Hat settles 2 patent lawsuits filed against it BOSTON (Reuters) - Business software maker Red Hat Inc said on Wednesday that it has settled two of three pending patent lawsuits that the company has been fighting. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Reuter |
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Top U.S. Democrat: accord near on spy bill, immunity WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives may soon resolve a stalemate that has blocked efforts to renew an anti-terrorism spy law and shield phone companies from lawsuits, a key Democrat said on Sunday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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House passes spy bill and rejects phone immunity WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives defied President George W. Bush on Friday and passed an anti-terrorism spy bill that permits lawsuits against phone companies. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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House passes spy bill and rejects phone immunity
(Reuters) Reuters - The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives defied President George W. Bush on Friday and passed an anti-terrorism spy bill that permits lawsuits against phone companies. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Spy, phone protection bill clears Senate hurdle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House-backed spy bill to protect telecommunication companies from billions of dollars in possible privacy lawsuits passed a Senate test vote on Wednesday and headed toward final congressional approval. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Spy, phone protection bill clears Senate hurdle
(Reuters) Reuters - A White House-backed spy bill to protect telecommunication companies from billions of dollars in possible privacy lawsuits passed a Senate test vote on Wednesday and headed toward final congressional approval. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Justices Assail 'Millionaires' Amendment' - Washington Post WKBW-TVJustices Assail 'Millionaires' Amendment'Washington Post - 1 hour agoBy Robert Barnes The conservative justices on the Supreme Court yesterday all seemed to find something not to like about the McCain-Feingold campaign finance act's "Millionaires' Amendment," wh Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Poll: 54 percent back California marriage amendment - San Jose Mercury News LAistPoll: 54 percent back California marriage amendmentSan Jose Mercury News - 1 hour agoAP SAN FRANCISCO—More than half of California residents would support amending the state constitution to outlaw gay marriage, according to a new poll published Friday.The Fal Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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New Spy Cam Software Blurs the Faces of the Innocent Cities and corporations use video surveillance networks to watch for terrorists and crooks, but the rest of us get caught on tape. New software encrypts faces in the footage until there's an alarm or an investigation. Ironically, some of the firms that make the most Orwellian video surveillance are Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |