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Al Sharpton: “I’m for whatever sounds good”
Monday, May 5th, 2008SAN ANTONIO - In a rambling Sunday speech given at a Danbury, Conn., church, the incomparable Rev. Al Sharpton defended nine men who were deported after they were picked up at a local park by undercover police officers posing as contractors, reports the Associated Press. "I don't lie to folks and ...
Wimpy Senate passes Homeland bill
Wednesday, November 20th, 2002SAN ANTONIO - As expected, the Senate Tuesday passed a bill that allows for the largest revamp of the federal government in nearly half a century. The Homeland Security Bill (S. 2452) authorizes a reorganization of 25 key government agencies into a single Department of Homeland Security. It abolishes the Immigration ...
Privacy Act under threat from new Homeland bill
Monday, November 18th, 2002SAN ANTONIO - Language included in the proposed Homeland Security Bill will allow Pentagon spooks to snoop into the most private and sensitive information of every U.S. citizen, according to the Washington Times. Under the bill's "Total Information Awareness" program headed by Admiral John Poindexter (see Iran-Contra debacle), the Pentagon would ...