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REPORT: NSA Broke Own Rules Thousands Of Times

REPORT: NSA Broke Own Rules Thousands Of Times

Washington Post: The National Security Agency has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since Congress granted the agency broad new powers in 2008, according to an internal audit and other top-secret documents. Most

NSA Violates Privacy Rules Thousands of Times per Year

According to an internal audit, the National Security Agency has violated privacy rules and overstepped its authority thousands of time each year. The Washington Post obtained the internal audit documents from NSA leaker Edward Snowden.  “Most of the infractions involve unauthorized

Former Washington Post Ombudsmen: Fire Jennifer Rubin

Former Washington Post Ombudsmen: Fire Jennifer Rubin

In an online column for the Washington City Paper, Patrick Pexton, the former-ombudsman for the Washington Post, offered some free advice to the paper’s new owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Pexton closed his lengthy article with three paragraphs explaining why

Washington Post website hacked

Washington Post website hacked

(AP) Washington Post website hackedNEW YORKThe Washington Post says its website has been hacked. The newspaper says in a note on its website that readers of some of its stories are being redirected to the website of the Syrian Electronic

Egyptian Army Clears Pro-Morsi Camps, 149 Reported Dead

Egyptian Army Clears Pro-Morsi Camps, 149 Reported Dead

The Egyptian military made good on its promise to clear pro-Mohamed Morsi encampments out of two Cairo squares by sweeping through Wednesday, allegedly killing “at least 149” people. According to the Associated Press, pro-Morsi supporters have listed the number of

The Scene You Won't See in 'The Butler'

The Scene You Won't See in 'The Butler'

Lee Daniels’ The Butler captures the fact-based story of Eugene West, a black butler who served eight presidential administrations with honor. The film, penned by Game Change scribe Danny Strong, depicts several Democratic presidents as heroes in the fight for

The sea of knowledge

In response to The Internet and the Decline of the Post’s News Monopoly: I hope the Washington Post pulls through.  More content is always better, from every part of the spectrum.  In terms of the great online debate, healthy competition

WaPo Tackles GreenTech, Ignores 'Fast Terry'

WaPo Tackles GreenTech, Ignores 'Fast Terry'

On Saturday, The Washington Post ran a lengthy article on Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s controversial ties with the failed green car company GreenTech. For the story, the Post interviewed a bevy of individuals associated with GreenTech, including four interviewed in Citizens

NSA Says It 'Touches' 1.6 Percent of Data

NSA Says It 'Touches' 1.6 Percent of Data

On Friday, the National Security Agency (NSA) released a memo claiming that it “touches” 1.6% of all Internet traffic and that just 0.025% of data is selected for review. “The net effect is that NSA analysts look at 0.00004% of

Spoof Washington Post Story Fools China's News Agency

Spoof Washington Post Story Fools China's News Agency

China’s official news agency Xinhua has reported as true a satirical story that Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post newspaper by accident. The publication on Xinhua’s website came days after it posted a photo gallery of images supposedly

Slate Won't Use Washington Redskins Team Name Anymore

Slate Won't Use Washington Redskins Team Name Anymore

In a desperate bid for attention, Slate.com, the property recently passed up by Jeff Bezos in his new purchase of the Washington Post, has announced that it will “no longer refer to Washington’s NFL team as the Redskins.” Which, presumably,

WaPo Columnist: Time for Obamateeth!

WaPo Columnist: Time for Obamateeth!

With Obamacare safely in place, Washington Post columnist Harold Pollack of the Century Foundation is now calling for Obamateeth. That’s right – it’s time for you to chip in to provide dental coverage to 85 million Americans. Pollack writes: Regular