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News: War and Militarism
There are time when you should remove the batteries from your cell phone...
The FBI appears to have begun using a novel form of electronic surveillance in criminal investigations: remotely activating a mobile phone's microphone and using it to eavesdrop on nearby conversations.

The technique is called a "roving bug," and was approved by top U.S. Department of Justice officials for use against members of a New York organized crime family who were wary of conventional surveillance techniques such as tailing a suspect or wiretapping him.
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News: Race
Ariz. city apologizes for video showing officer asking black men to rap to avoid ticket
City leaders have apologized after a program on Tempe's cable channel showed a white police officer telling two black men they could get out of a littering ticket by performing a rap...

Later, Schoville talks football with the men, one of whom agrees with his prediction that the Oakland Raiders will make it to the Super Bowl this year.

Schoville then says, "You know why you say I'm right? Because I got a gun and badge. I'm always right. That's the way it works, right?" The three laugh and the two men get in their car...
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News: Human Rights
Prison Nation: one in every 32 American adults are behind bars, on probation or on parole
A record 7 million people _ or one in every 32 American adults _ were behind bars, on probation or on parole by the end of last year, according to the Justice Department. Of those, 2.2 million were in prison or jail, an increase of 2.7 percent over the previous year, according to a report released Wednesday.

More than 4.1 million people were on probation and 784,208 were on parole at the end of 2005. Prison releases are increasing, but admissions are increasing more.
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News: Human Rights
Federal Bureau of Idiots Forced to Eat Its Shorts
The U.S. government has agreed to pay $2 million to an Oregon lawyer who was wrongfully arrested as a terrorism suspect because of a bungled fingerprint match and has issued an apology for the "suffering" inflicted on the attorney and his family.

Famed Lawyer Gerry Spence, who will be heading case for Fouad Kaady's family was instrumental in winning the two million dollars.
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News: Media
Judge acquits N.B. blogger on obstruction charge
Frequent posted on Maritimes IMC cleared of obstruction charges:

"arks testified that he arrested LeBlanc partly because he was "scruffy" looking and carrying an unprofessional-looking digital camera. Parks also testified that LeBlanc challenged police authority at the event, and resisted arrest.

However, CBC videotape of the event, entered as evidence by the defence, contradicted police testimony that LeBlanc refused a police order to leave the conference centre and resisted arrest.

McCarroll said the pictures proved beyond a reasonable doubt that LeBlanc did nothing wrong."
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News: Human Rights
Maryland Sells Goods Made by Slaves: Web catalog offers prison-made products
Maryland hopes you will buy their slave made products.

Internet shopping knows no boundaries, not even for products made behind bars. Maryland Correctional Enterprises, the manufacturing division of the state Division of Correction, has put its 182-page catalog online.
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Commentary: International
John Howard: "Horrified" Australian War Criminal
John Howard, lackey Prime Minister of Australia and member of the coalition of willing criminals, today stated that he is "horrified" at the loss of life in Iraq. In view of the fact that Howard, Bush and Blair are DIRECTLY responsible for the illegal invasion and the hundreds of thousands of subsequent deaths in Iraq, we are horrified that these men have avoided prosecution to date!
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Commentary: Politics
Bush Link to Kennedy Assassination
" A thorough, documented, criminal indictment of George Herbert Walker Bush, establishing beyond a reasonable doubt his guilt as a supervisor in the conspiracy to assassinate John F. Kennedy."
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