• Disclosure of secret surveillance sparks outrage in Congress (p)(f)
  WASHINGTON - Members of Congress from both parties expressed outrage Friday over revelations that President Bush launched a secret domestic surveillance program in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The disclosure that the National Security Agency has been eavesdropping on domestic telephone conversations created a furor that could have far-reaching implications for the Bush presidency. Knight Ridder Newspapers Dec 16, 2005
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• Pushing the Limits Of Wartime Powers (p)(f)
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• CNN.com - Gore: Resist Bush`s `excessive power grab` - Jan 16, 2006 (p)(f)
  Former Vice President Al Gore called on Congress and the public to resist what he called “a gross and excessive power grab” by the Bush administration amid the war on terrorism, declaring that “our Constitution is at risk.” CNN.com Jan 17, 2006
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• Al Gore: Unchecked Executive Power (p)(f)
  On Monday, Jan 16, 2006 former Vice President Al Gore delivered a major address on the threat posed by policies of the Bush Administration to the Constitution. He specifically pointed to domestic wiretapping and torture and the administration’s efforts to extend executive power beyond Congressional direction and judicial review. VIDEO and AUDIO links.
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• Gore Speech Against Bush Warrantless Surveillance (p)(f)
  Video excerpt from Gore Speech Jan 16, 2006 before the Liberty Coalition, which calls itself a “transpartisan” group concerned with issues of civil liberty and privacy. CNN.com Jan 17, 2006
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• ACLU sues over NSA eavesdropping program - Jan 17, 2006 (p)(f)
  The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday said it had filed suit against the National Security Agency, alleging that its warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and that President Bush, in authorizing it, exceeded his constitutional authority.
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• Scientists call on churches to fight `intelligent design` (p)(f)
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• Intelligent Design infiltrates science class (p)(f)
  Greens NSW Australia Education spokesperson John Kaye today released figures showing that 2,800 private school students in Newcastle and the Hunter valley are at risk of being taught Intelligent Design as science. He called on federal and state education ministers to withhold public funding until these schools agreed to quarantine science teaching from religious dogma. Feb 24, 2006
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• Ohio Board of Education Votes to Keep Intelligent Design Out of Schools (p)(f)
  The Ohio Board of Education voted Tuesday to eliminate a lesson plan and science standards that critics say opened the door to teaching intelligent design. Feb 14, 2006 WTOL-TV News
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• Democrats Seeking Probe of Spy Program
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• Bush`s Obstruction of History (p)(f)
  Bush`s 2001 decree allows former presidents and their heirs to bar the release of documents for almost any reason. It flies in the face of congressional intent and forces our nation`s leading historians to take legal action if they want to gain access to documents. Washington Post, Feb 27, 2006 Editorial
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• Classifying Toothpaste (p)(f)
  All were once freely available but -- in a fit of bureaucratic overzealousness -- have since been reclassified under a secret government program to disappear historical documents from public view. Washington Post, Feb 27, 2006 A14
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• U.S. Is Settling Detainee`s Suit in 9/11 Sweep - New York Times (p)(f)
  The settlement, filed in federal court late yesterday, is the first the government has made in a number of lawsuits charging that noncitizens were abused and their constitutional rights violated in detentions after the terror attacks. NYT Feb 27, 2006
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• Plan B Battles Embroil States (p)(f)
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• The Video Clip Sharing Community (p)(f)
  Description: Bush Admin continues to defend the secret wiretapping. Daily Show (Video)
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• Domestic spying controversy - Baltimore Sun Archived Articles (p)(f)
  Archived coverage of the secret domestic wiretap authority granted to the National Secutiry Agency by the Bush administration. Baltimore Sun -- CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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• Limiting NSA Spying Is Inconsistent With Rationale, Critics Say (p)(f)
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• Goss Says Leaks Have Hurt CIA`s Work, Urges Probe (p)(f)
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• 2003 Draft Legislation Covered Eavesdropping (p)(f)
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• Activists on Right, GOP Lawmakers Divided on Spying (p)(f)
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