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  • A conservative judge rebukes FBI as he orders it to find and turn over 9/11 documents

    A conservative judge rebukes FBI as he orders it to find and turn over 9/11 documents

    By Dan Christensen and Anthony Summers
    BrowardBulldog.org
    Fort Lauderdale U.S. District Judge William J. Zloch has a reputation as a no-nonsense, conservative judge who can be short on patience, but is long on courtroom preparation and does not recoil from speaking his mind. On Friday, after months of legal wrangling, Zloch spoke his mind for the first time on the FBI’s handling of a Freedom of Information lawsuit about 9/11.

  • What the proposed NSA reforms wouldn’t do; big differences among plans

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    What the proposed NSA reforms wouldn’t do; big differences among plans

    By Kara Brandeisky
    ProPublica/small>
    Ten months after Edward Snowden’s first disclosures, three main legislative proposals have emerged for surveillance reform: one from President Obama, one from the House Intelligence Committee, and one proposal favored by civil libertarians. All the plans purport to end the bulk phone records collection program, but there are big differences – and a lot they don’t do. Here’s a rundown.

  • The Surveillance Reforms Obama Supported Before He Was President

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    The Surveillance Reforms Obama Supported Before He Was President

    By Kara Brandeisky
    ProPublica
    When the House of Representatives recently considered an amendment that would have dismantled the NSA’s bulk phone records collection program, the White House swiftly condemned the measure. But five years ago, Illinois Senator Barack Obama supported substantial changes to NSA surveillance programs.

  • Fact-check: The NSA and September 11th

    By Justin Elliott
    ProPublica
    In defending the NSA’s sweeping collection of Americans’ phone call records, Obama administration officials have repeatedly pointed out how it could have helped thwart the 9/11 attacks: If only the surveillance program been in place before Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. authorities would have been able to identify one of the future hijackers who was living in San Diego. Last weekend, former Vice President Dick Cheney invoked the same argument.

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