Appeals court OKs law giving telecom companies immunity for government’s surveillance program

ShareThis Appeals court OKs law giving telecom companies immunity for government’s surveillance program 29 Dec 2011 A federal appeals court on Thursday said a 2008 law that granted telecommunications companies legal immunity for helping the National Security Agency with an email and telephone eavesdropping program is constitutional. A unanimous three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. [...]

CIA watchdog OKs New York police partnership

ShareThis CIA watchdog OKs New York police partnership 23 Dec 2011 WASHINGTON - The CIA says its inspector general has found nothing wrong with the spy agency’s close partnership with the New York City Police Department. The inspector general concluded that no laws were broken and no evidence exists that the CIA was conducting forbidden domestic [...]

Senate OKs deal to extend payroll tax cuts for 2 months; demands quick decision on Keystone oil pipeline

ShareThis Senate OKs deal to extend payroll tax cuts for 2 months; demands quick decision on Keystone oil pipeline 17 Dec 2011 Capping a rare day of congressional bipartisanship DemocRATic/Obusha surrender, Senate leaders agreed on a deal Friday night to extend Social Security payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits for two months. The agreement, which [...]