Police Use of Private Data Brokers Draws Legal Scrutiny
The Associated Press reports police agencies including DHS DOJ FBI and U S Marshals Service plus California Florida and Utah departments obtained phone records via private data brokers without subpoenas or warrants. Lawmakers privacy advocates and attorneys warn about civil liberties violations and potential legal breaches while noting PDJ Investigations and brokers face questions from Congress and courts.
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Homeland Security and
Justice Departments
FBI
U.S. Marshal's Service
California
Florida
Utah
Whitfield
James Bearden
Texas
Bearden
Larry Slade
PDJ
Slade
National Guard Returns to New Orleans to Back Police
About 100 National Guardsmen arrived in New Orleans to reinforce a strained police force after Hurricane Katrina. They will patrol devastated neighborhoods to free officers for crowded areas while more guardsmen and state police join later. The move follows a deadly weekend and ongoing concerns over rising violence as residents begin to return.
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New Orleans
Melvin Edwards
Kathleen Blanco
National Guard
Convention Center
King Milling
Powers-That-Be
Alfred Glasper
Baton Rouge
Ray Nagin
Ray Naign
North Korea asserts right to long range missile tests
The regime declared a right to conduct long range launches amid Western pressure to halt Pyongyang. Japan and South Korea pledged cooperation to stop any test of the Taepodong-2 with a range up to 9300 miles. The United States and Japan warned of possible sanctions and U.N. action if the launch occurs.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Totary-General
Japan
South Korea
Pyongyang
United States
U.N. Security Council
Pacific
Former Bush official convicted in Abramoff influence case
David Safavian, the former GSA chief of staff, was found guilty on four counts for concealing his ties to Jack Abramoff from ethics officials and obstructing investigators. He faces up to five years per count, while co-defendant actions and related Abramoff fraud cases proceed. The verdict feeds into a broad federal inquiry involving lawmakers and aides.
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West Africa
Taylor
Rotterdam
U.N
Liberia
Washington
Justice Department
Jack Abramoff
Bush Administration
Congress
David Safavian
Abramoff
General Services Administration
GSA
Inspector General
Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Safavian
Senate
Alice Fisher
Miami
Adam Kidan
Bob Ney
R-Obio
Scotland
St. Andrews
Ney
Bramoff
Neye
Episcopal delegates reject temporary ban on gay bishops
Episcopal clergy and lay delegates voted against a moratorium on electing openly gay bishops, dampening hopes for Anglican unity. The decision came after debates over moral standards and differences within the Anglican Communion about scripture and homosexuality.
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Episcopal
Columbus
Anglican Unity
Episcopalians
Episcopal House of Deputies
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Martyn Minns
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