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• The Washington Monthly (#): ... So what happened next? I don't know whether this is surprising or not, but Richard Schmitt of the LA Times reports today that after the spike in 2002, those two trends diverged. There have been more and more surveillance warrants issued, but they've produced fewer and fewer actual prosecutions: The emphasis on spy programs [] is starting to give pause to some members of Congress who fear the government is investing too much in anti-terrorism programs at the expense of traditional crime-fighting. ...
• Think Progress » Home Page (#): ... Experts say that the trends are evidence that “the government has compromised the privacy rights of ordinary citizens without much to show for it .” Two campaign aides to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) were forced to quit because of ties to a firm that once represented the Burmese military ...
• DemocracyForAmerica.com » Home » Blog (#): ... The Bush administration keeps spying on Americans, but it's not as if this massive invasion into the private lives of private citizens has resulted in much of anything. The Los Angeles Times reports : The number of Americans being secretly wiretapped or having their financial and other records reviewed by the government has continued to increase as officials aggressively use powers approved after the Sept. 11 ...
• The Carpetbagger Report - Commentary and Analysis on Politics in America by Steve Benen (#): ... * Must-read piece from the LAT: “The number of Americans being secretly wiretapped or having their financial and other records reviewed by the government has continued to increase as officials aggressively use powers approved after the Sept. 11 attacks. ...
• Bark Bark Woof Woof (#): According to an article in the Los Angeles Times , spying is up in the United States. But what have we got to show for it? Not much. ...
• True Blue Liberal (#): ... It has asked Congress for amendments to the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to make it clear that eavesdropping on foreign telecommunications signals routed through the U.S. does not require a warrant. Read more Domestic Spying Posted in ...