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Senate Dems. Condemn Obama's Verizon Phone Spying Program

Senate Dems. Condemn Obama's Verizon Phone Spying Program

On Thursday, Senate Democrats were harshly critical of the the Obama administration’s collection of private domestic and international phone records from Verizon customers.  Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), according to The Hill, said the operation was an “outrageous breach” of privacy.  “I have

Senate renews warrantless wiretapping law

Senate renews warrantless wiretapping law

The Senate approved a five-year extension of a George W. Bush-era surveillance law that allows US spy agencies to conduct wiretapping on foreign citizens without a warrant. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, approved by the House of Representatives in September,

Poll: Obama, Romney Tied in CO; Obama Underperforming

Poll: Obama, Romney Tied in CO; Obama Underperforming

A Survey USA/Denver Post poll released on Friday has President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney essentially tied in Colorado, a state Obama won by nine points in 2008. Obama only leads Romney by 3 points in the RealClearPolitics average of polls.  In the poll, Obama