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Entries from September 2007

‘The single most effective weapon against our deployed forces’

September 30th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

Very interesting story about the rise of Improvised Explosive Devices and the larger context of war.
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Tags: terrorism · iraq · world

The sting is in the small type

September 24th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

If this isn’t a slam dunk First Amendment protection, I’m a monkey’s uncle.
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Tags: free+speech · iraq

Times to End Charges on Web Site

September 17th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

What changed, The Times said, was that many more readers started coming to the site from search engines and links on other sites instead of coming directly to NYtimes.com. These indirect readers, unable to gain access to articles behind the pay wall and less likely to pay subscription fees than the more loyal direct users, […]

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Tags: nyt · media · media+reform · open+society

Judge Rules Provisions of Patriot Act Unconstitutional

September 6th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

A federal judge today struck down portions of the USA Patriot Act as unconstitutional, ordering the FBI to stop issuing “national security letters” that secretly demand customer information from Internet service providers and other businesses.
U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in New York ruled that the landmark anti-terrorism law violates the First Amendment and the Constitution’s […]

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Tags: patriot+act · terrorism

Safety Agency Faces Scrutiny Amid Changes

September 1st, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

Finally, the media gets around to watchdogging the fact that Bush has crippled the watchdogs. What took so long?
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Tags: business · health