The House today failed to extend the life of three surveillance tools that are key to the Patriot Act. Republicans brought up the bill under a special expedited procedure requiring a two-thirds majority, and they fell seven votes short. Twenty-six Republicans voted against the measure, along with 122 Democrats. Supporters…
Continue reading …Let’s hope these two developments don’t collide in a bad way: On a day when Tahrir Square saw perhaps its largest demonstration yet , the nation’s new vice president issued what both AP and al-Jazeera described as a “sharply worded” statement that the government is losing its patience. “We can’t bear…
Continue reading …An 18-wheeler crashed head-on into a school bus today on a Mississippi highway, killing three adults and injuring several students, reports the Clarion-Ledger . Killed were the driver of the truck, along with the bus driver and a female teacher. None of the students’ injuries were thought to be life-threatening. It’s…
Continue reading …The world gets treated to another Lindsay Lohan booking photo tomorrow. She’ll be arraigned at 4:30pm EST on charges of felony theft related to the disappearance of a $2,500 necklace from a Venice jewelry store near her home, reports the Los Angeles Times . One bit of good news…
Continue reading …Look out Google! There’s a new email-and-search site in town, and this one isn’t run by hippy liberals! Last year Michael Reagan launched Reagan.com, in an attempt to counteract what he sees as a liberal bias in email. “Every time you use your e-mail from companies like Google,” he…
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Two protesters scale the main gate at Egypt’s parliament building on Tuesday night, erecting a sign that says: “Sorry.. Closed until the downfall of the regime.” Hundreds of protesters began gathering at the parliament building as a result of the overflow crowd in central Cairo’s Tahrir Square, and to expand the reach of the demonstrations.
Continue reading …President Obama’s quest to kick the smoking habit is going well, says the first lady. Asked by reporters at a luncheon to clarify whether he’d quit, she answered: “Yes he has, yes he has,” reports the Chicago Sun-Times . “Totally.” She didn’t know exactly when he’d last lit up but said,…
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Al Jazeera’s correspondent, reporting from Cairo, says the current situation has “quietened down considerably”. Here’s the latest update from our correspondent on the ground in Egypt.
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If you’re going to steal from a neighbor, you should probably avoid the one who owns a surveillance company. A neighbor stole Chicagoan David Welles’ snow shovel, but his house is under total video surveillance provided by his company, Tunnel Vision Technology, the Chicago Tribune reports. Upon discovering the theft,…
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