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Senator Al Franken to introduce bill making net neutrality violations a crime
While House Republicans push to eliminate new net neutrality regulations adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) announced Monday he will introduce legislation to make violations of net neutrality a crime. “I’m introducing a new bill that would call violations of net neutrality out for what…
Michele Bachmann: ‘Obamacare is a crime against democracy’
Appearing on Meet The Press Sunday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) — the chair of the Tea Party Caucus — told host David Gregory that the health care reform measure pushed by President Obama was a “crime against democracy.” In response to a question from Gregory about the compromise recently offered…
Four charged in US mafia probe
NEW YORK – Four alleged members of an Italian-American organized crime ring, including an alleged ex-boss, were charged with racketeering, extortion and other crimes in an indictment unsealed Tuesday, a prosecutor said. Alleged New England La Cosa Nostra boss Luigi Manocchio, 83, also known as “Louie,” “Baby Shacks,” “the Professor,”…
Arizona sues US government over illegal immigrants
PHOENIX, Arizona – Arizona is counter-suing the US government, charging that Washington has failed to protect it from an invasion of illegal immigrants and related violent crime, its governor has said. The lawsuit, which seeks federal compensation, is in response to a federal lawsuit filed by President Barack Obama’s administration…
‘BitTorrent’ exploit could be used to stage massive cyber attacks
With the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) treating successful cyber attacks by “Operation Payback” as criminal offenses, a new level of ambiguity is being introduced into the enforcement of cyber crime laws. The FBI was treating efforts by “Anonymous” and “4chan” as an “unauthorized and knowing transmission of code or…
Greenwald trashes CNN contributors for ‘extreme misinformation’ on WikiLeaks
Salon’s Glenn Greenwald tore into two CNN personalities Monday for their framing of a discussion about secrets outlet WikiLeaks. First, Greenwald blasted CNN’s Jessica Yellin for suggesting that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was profiting from the disclosure of classified information. Assange has said that he agreed to a $1.3 million…
Media outlets may be probed over WikiLeaks stories, Sen. Lieberman claims
Can the US government prosecute media outlets that reported on the WikiLeaks cables? According to Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), the answer is maybe. Following the release of thousands of documents by government watchdog WikiLeaks, Lieberman told the The New York Times that he wanted to use “all legal means” against…
Fox host likens Oregon terror ‘entrapment’ to East Germany
Federal agents went too far by setting up a 19-year-old Oregon man for the attempted bombing of a Christmas tree lighting in Portland, according to one Fox Business News host. In a heated debate, Judge Andrew Napolitano, host of Freedom Watch, told Bill O’Reilly that “we will become East Germany…
Pressure rises on Obama to investigate Bush for torture
President Barack Obama is facing new demands that he investigate former President George W. Bush for ordering torture. The former president admitted in his new book Decision Points that he ordered waterboarding of terrorist detainees. Amnesty International, and Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) have both called on the Obama administration to…
Larger welfare state curbs hard drug use, study finds
Increasing the size of the welfare state rather than incarcerating drug addicts may reduce the use of illicit drugs overall, research released today shows. “The work, published today, shows countries that provide a generous social security system have low levels of injecting drug use, irrespective of how punitive the drugs…
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