Balancing act on security and liberty in U S policy
Opinion piece discusses NSA phone and Internet monitoring post9 11 and DNA swab use in justice system. It critiques voter ID efforts and Ohio casino photo records, arguing security must balance liberty and flagging potential government overreach. The essay urges narrowing anti terror measures and scrutinizing data collection.
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Guardian of Great Britain
Washington Post
National Security Agency
U.S. Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia
General Assembly
State Senate
Ohio Casino Control Commission
Bill Coley
Middletown
Coley
Commission
Matt Schuler
Associated Press
Obama
NSA programs kept US safer after 9 11
Max Boot argues that post 9 11 counterterrorism, including NSA intercepts and PRISM like data access, prevented many attacks. He notes safeguards, congressional oversight, and non US person limits, while contrasting with ordinary data mining by firms. He warns that undermining these programs risks security.
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The
Guardian
Washington Post
United States
Google
Apple
Microsoft
U.S
Pakistan
Yemen
PRISM
George W. Bush
Obama
Congress
Multinationals Rewrite the Tax Playbook Across Borders
Washington column questions whether global firms like Apple and Caterpillar truly act as national champions as profits shift overseas. It notes Apple paid little tax on 74 billion outside the U.S. while generating 600,000 U.S. jobs and argues for tax reform to balance foreign profits with domestic investment.
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Toyota
IBM
Siemens
Samsung
Apple
Timothy Cook
Senate
United States
Ireland
Cook
U.S
The
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Dartmouth
Matthew Slaughter
Caterpillar
Almanac 162nd day highlights birthdays and Cook voyage
Almanac notes 162nd day of 2013 and 84th day of spring. It lists birthdays from Richard Strauss to Shia LaBeouf, cites Captain James Cook naming the Glass House Mountains, recalls Nolan Ryan no hitter in 1990, shares Lombardi's battle quote, and marks the moon phase between June 8 and June 16.
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Richard Strauss
Jacques Cousteau
Vince Lombardi
William Styron
Gene Wilder
Joe Montana
Hugh Laurie
Peter Dinklage
Joshua Jackson
Diana Taurasi
Shia LaBeouf
James Cook
Glass House
Queensland
Australia
Yorkshire
England
Nolan Ryan
Texas Rangers
Oakland Athletics
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Council On Foreign Relations
Los Angeles Times
Robert Samuelson
Robert J. Samuelson
Washington Post Writers Group
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Doonesbury
Garry Trudeau
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