Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Bush's Domestic Spying Could Jeopardize Terror Cases
Defense lawyers in some of the country's biggest terrorism cases say they plan to bring legal challenges to determine whether the National Security Agency used illegal wiretaps against several dozen Muslim men tied to Al Qaeda.
The lawyers said in interviews that they wanted to learn whether the men were monitored by the agency and, if so, whether the government withheld critical information or misled judges and defense lawyers about how and why the men were singled out.
Defense Lawyers in Terror Cases Plan Challenges Over Spy Efforts - New York Times
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Hollywood's Empty Theaters "This industry is facing significant challenges"
The result is Tinseltown's most disappointing box office performance in 15 years as audiences, dazzled by their entertainment choices and disappointed by the mediocre films on offer, turned away from the cinema in droves ... "It's not just a slump in box office, but also in sales of DVDs," Kyser told AFP. "This is mainly because of unattractive movies that don't appeal to young male audiences, the cost of movie tickets, parking (and) the shrinking window (between) a movie's theatrical and DVD releases.
Plummeting 2005 box office sparks Hollywood crisis - Yahoo! News
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Crossing the DelawareWASHINGTON CROSSING, N.J. Dec 25, 2005 ? Hundreds of spectators along the Delaware River saw the first complete re-enactment since 2001 of Gen. George Washington's historic crossing.
ABC News: Re-Enactors Pull Off Washington Crossing
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Sunday, December 25, 2005
Republicans plan to purge GOP'ers who crossed party lines in upcoming primaries
The targeted state lawmakers have been dubbed Republicans in Name Only, or RHINOS, for backing a Democratic school finance proposal, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. The move appears to be following a nationwide trend among the GOP to weed out less conservative lawmakers, the newspaper said.
WEBCENTER 11 || Fairbanks Alaska - Republicans Target Their Own in Texas
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Sunday, December 25, 2005
Bush lies to US about lying to US again
The National Security Agency has conducted much broader surveillance of e-mails and phone calls ? without court orders ? than the Bush administration has acknowledged, The New York Times reported ... A former technology manager at a major telecommunications firm [said] that companies have been storing information on calling patterns since the Sept. 11 attacks, and [gave] it to the federal government. Neither the manager nor the company he worked for was identified.
Spying Said to Be Broader Than Reported - Yahoo! News
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Sunday, December 25, 2005