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Bush surveillance program was massive

They even know when you took your last crap! WASHINGTON ‚Äì The Bush administration built an unprecedented surveillance operation to pull in mountains of information far beyond the warrantless wiretapping previously acknowledged, a team of federal inspectors general reported Friday, questioning the legal basis for the effort but shielding almost all details on grounds they’re still too secret to reveal. added by: kennymotown

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Bush surveillance program was massive

Test your Dylan, Mellencamp and Nelson knowledge before their show at Fifth Third Field (Dayton Daily News)

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Test your Dylan, Mellencamp and Nelson knowledge before their show at Fifth Third Field (Dayton Daily News)

G8 pledges $20 billion in farm aid to poor nations (Reuters)

Reuters – G8 leaders pledged $20 billion in aid on Friday to help poor nations feed themselves, surpassing expectations of a summit that made little ground on climate change and may spell the end of the G8 itself.

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Report: Bush surveillance program was massive (AP)

AP – The Bush administration built an unprecedented surveillance operation to pull in mountains of information far beyond the warrantless wiretapping previously acknowledged, a team of federal inspectors general reported Friday, questioning the legal basis for the effort but shielding almost all details on grounds they’re still too secret to reveal.

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The Cutting Edge of Balloon Delivery

So bad it is good. [Editor's Note: From Everything Is Terrible , of course

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PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama tax pledge unrealistic (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama promised to fix health care and trim the federal budget deficit, all without raising taxes on anyone but the wealthiest Americans. It’s a promise he’s already broken and will likely have to break again.

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US, other wealthy nations vow global warming cuts (AP)

AP – Targeting global warming, President Barack Obama and other leaders of the world’s richest industrial countries pledged Wednesday to seek dramatic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to slow dangerous climate change. Setting a marker for success, they agreed for the first time that worldwide temperatures must not rise more than a few degrees.

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Disputes put health care timetable in doubt (AP)

AP – Senate Democrats edged away Wednesday from their goal of passing ambitious health care legislation by early August amid heightening partisan controversy over tax increases and a proposed new government role in providing insurance to consumers.

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Obama asks Russians to forge partnership with US (AP)

AP – Working to turn Russia from antagonist to ally, President Barack Obama asked the Russian people Tuesday to “forge a lasting partnership” with the U.S., but he acknowledged after talks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that on divisive issues there won’t be “a meeting of the minds anytime soon.”

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Joyce DeWitt busted for DUI (The Star-Ledger)

That lovable space that needs her face? Jail.

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Joyce DeWitt busted for DUI (The Star-Ledger)