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Date: January 24th, 2009

Obama thinks Bush’s stance on implementing programs without Congressional approval and providing immunity to telecoms is correct

24 January, 2009 (17:24) | Law, Politics, Technology | By: ricjames

Hmmm. The Obama administration fell in line with the Bush administration Thursday when it urged a federal judge to set aside a ruling in a closely watched spy case weighing whether a U.S. president may bypass Congress and establish a program of eavesdropping on Americans without warrants. In a filing in San Francisco federal court, [...]

Tribal markings and the unending feud

24 January, 2009 (10:36) | 2008 Presidential Race, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

It was several months past the 2000 elections that I first recall noticing something I hadn’t seen in years past: a campaign bumper sticker on the car ahead of me in traffic. Now, some of those older stickers were pure hell to remove from a bumper and you could tell from the scratched-up appearance of [...]