FISA Amendments Act Seen as Bipartisan Compromise
A historical critique notes the 2008 FISA amendments as a bipartisan compromise largely favorable to the Bush White House. It highlights retroactive immunity for telecoms, extended emergency tap timelines, possible court bypass for foreign targets, and risk of domestic spying with limited checks, while praising overseas protection but warning of broader civil liberties erosion.
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Barack Obama
Bush
FISA
United States
Director of National Intelligence
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
FBI
National Security Agency
NSA
Senate
Congress and Speculation in Oil and Corn Prices
The column argues Congress scapegoats speculators for high prices while overlooking fundamentals. It contrasts oil markets with corn futures, notes risks of futures trading, and asserts that expanding domestic drilling could eventually lower oil prices, with OPEC acting against current prices.
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Congress
Oil
Midwest
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
OPEC
U.S
U.S. Congress
Energy crisis needs new paths says Watts at UTBP
David Watts president of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin argues that high gas prices reflect a global shift in oil demand and supply. He warns that the United States faces a costly energy future as production peaks and imports rise, urging a focus on new technology and energy sources.
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Watts
The
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
Pete Domenici
United States
Boone Pickens
China
India
Congress
Odessa Police Department welcomes new officers
Odessa American notes the ODESSA POLICE DEPARTMENT added new officers last week and invites reader input with thumbs up or thumbs down opinions. Readers can email opinions to the letters link and freedom.com, indicating a thumbs nomination.
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Odessa
Freedom.com
Lawmakers and federal offices listed for Texas lawmakers
U S representative contacts for Mike Conaway in Midland and Odessa, Randy Neugebauer in Lubbock, and Steve Pearce in Hobbs New Mexico are provided with Washington and local office addresses phone numbers and office locations for constituent inquiries and outreach.
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Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Steve Pearce
Hobbs
N.M
Longworth House
Freedom as a Gift and Self Control in Moral Guides
The text argues freedom is a divine gift, not a political grant from anarchy. It emphasizes self-control as essential, aligning with moral guides like the Coveting Commandment, the Golden Rule, and the Declaration of Independence.
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Snoops
George W. Bush
Msnbc. Msn.com
Walter
Williams
George Mason University
Chuck Asay
OSAMA
Gre
David Watts
Utpb.edu
Federal
RUMI
Patrick Canty
Laura Dennis
Ken Brodnax
Sanuary
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