Bad News

Bigotry/Hate
ExxonMobil shareholders met yesterday in Dallas and refused to update the company's misguided and discriminatory policies. For the seventh year, shareholders "rejected a resolution seeking the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees in the company's anti-discrimination policies." ( Read more... )

Breaking: FBI Exceeds Surveillance Authority

This morning's New York Times reports that a Justice Department
nvestigation of FBI surveillance activities revealed more than 100
 "violations of [the FBI's] own wiretapping and other intelligence-gathering
procedures" within the past two years, including "wiretaps that were
much broader in scope than ( Read more... )

Here's Ted's Letter:

Once again, the Bush Administration has been caught abusing its power, and in doing so has undermined our ability to protect American citizens. ( Read more... )

Eavesdropping 101: What Can The NSA Do?

SOURCE: ACLU The recent revelations about illegal eavesdropping on American citizens by the U.S. National Security Agency have raised many questions about just what the agency is doing. Although the facts are just beginning to emerge, information that has come to light about the NSA's activities and ( Read more... )

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