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06.24.13 - 6:00am

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06.21.13 - 6:00am

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The FBI’s License to Kill: Agents Have Been Deemed “Justified” in Every Shooting Since 1993; FBI’s Use of Drones for U.S. Surveillance Raises Fears over Privacy, Widening Corporate-Gov’t Ties; The Other James Gandolfini: “Sopranos” Actor Remembered For Support of Injured Vets, Community Media. HeadlinesJune 21, 2013     Leaked Docs Detail Broad Guidelines for NSA Retention … Continued

06.20.13 - 6:00am

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Did U.S. Gov’t Lie about TWA Flight 800 Crash? Ex-Investigators Seek Probe as New Evidence Emerges; In Historic Victory for Community Radio, FCC Puts 1,000 Low-Power FM Frequencies Up For Grabs. HeadlinesJune 20, 2013     Taliban-U.S. Talks Stalled After Afghan Gov’t Protests    Obama Proposes Nuclear Arsenal Reduction in Berlin Speech    Obama to Limit Carbon Emissions … Continued

06.19.13 - 6:00am

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Michael Hastings Dies at 33; Fearless Journalist Challenged Power & Exposed Myths of Afghan War; Defiant Turkish Demonstrators “Finding New Ways to Protest” in Face of Relentless State Crackdown; Mass Protests Sweep Brazil in Uproar over Public Services Cuts & High Costs of World Cup, Olympics; Sister Helen Prejean & Bill Pelke on Freeing the … Continued

06.18.13 - 6:00am

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A Medical Ethics-free Zone? Guantánamo Doctors Urged to Stop Force-Feeding Hunger-Striking Prisoners; Glenn Greenwald: As Obama Makes “False” Surveillance Claims, Snowden Risks Life to Spark NSA Debate. HeadlinesJune 18, 2013     Edward Snowden: NSA Leaks Motivated by “Litany of Lies” from U.S. Officials    Obama Claims Domestic Spy Programs are “Transparent”    China Demands Explanation for U.S. … Continued

06.17.13 - 6:00am

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Iran Elects Moderate President Hassan Rouhani — Will U.S. Respond by Easing Crippling Sanctions? As World Awaits U.S. Reaction to NSA Leaks, Movement Emerges to Support Edward Snowden in Hong Kong; Long Before Helping Expose NSA Spying, Journalist Laura Poitras Faced Harassment from U.S. Agents; Turkish Unions Hold National Strike as Protesters Face Worst Crackdown … Continued

06.14.13 - 6:00am

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Patrick Cockburn on U.S. Plans to Arm Syrian Rebels: Where is the Skepticism About Chemical Weapons? James Bamford on NSA Secrets, Keith Alexander’s Influence & Massive Growth of Surveillance, Cyberwar; Breast Cancer Patients Declare Victory as Supreme Court Bars Patenting of Human Genes. HeadlinesJune 14, 2013     FBI Director: NSA Leaks Caused “Significant Harm”    Report: … Continued

06.13.13 - 6:00am

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Juan Gonzalez: Failures in NYC’s New Billion-Dollar 911 System Could Be Costing Lives; Chris Pyle, Whistleblower on Domestic Spying in 70s, Says Be Wary of Attacks on NSA’s Critics; A Mexican Migrant’s Death Portends Dangers of Harsh “Border Security” in Senate Immigration Bill; As Judge Weighs Legality of NYPD’s Stop and Frisk, Justice Dept. Calls … Continued

06.12.13 - 6:00am

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More Intrusive Than Eavesdropping? NSA Collection of Metadata Hands Gov’t Sweeping Personal Info; Is Edward Snowden a Hero? A Debate With Journalist Chris Hedges & Law Scholar Geoffrey Stone; Medgar Evers’ Murder, 50 Years Later: Widow Myrlie Evers-Williams Remembers “A Man for All Time.” HeadlinesJune 12, 2013     Admin Probes NSA Leaks as Surveillance Challenges … Continued

06.11.13 - 6:00am

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Digital Blackwater: How the NSA Gives Private Contractors Control of the Surveillance State; Striking Workers, Bangladeshi Activist Challenge Walmart on Labor Conditions at Stores & Factories. HeadlinesJune 11, 2013     U.S. Prepares to Charge Edward Snowden for NSA Leak    Supporters Rally for Edward Snowden in NYC; 43,000 Sign Petition for Pardon    Appeals Court Dismisses Domestic … Continued