Spy Agencies Have Access to ALL Personal Financial Data
WASHINGTON – A massive database containing financial data on citizens and foreigners with American bank accounts will be accessible to all U.S. spy agencies, according to a March 4 Treasury Department...
View ArticleObama Administration Seeking “Global Rules” on Drone Use
WASHINGTON — Robot attack aircraft of various kinds have been around for decades, and they were used overseas by the Bush administration. Barack Obama, who inherited the drone program from Bush,...
View ArticleNew Jersey Prosecutor Guilty of Murder, Racketeering
NEWARK, New Jersey – Former federal prosecutor Paul Bergrin found himself in a familiar setting but in an unfamiliar role. A federal jury found Bergrin guilty of facilitating the murder of an FBI...
View ArticleUSDA Inflates a Bubble
WASHINGTON – Six years ago, the national housing bubble collapsed, eventually taking down much of Wall Street with it and leading to the ongoing taxpayer bailout. Now an effort is underway to...
View ArticleStudent Loan Write-Offs Top $3 Billion
WASHINGTON – The economic slump is taking a toll on both student career prospects and the financial health of lending institutions. Reuters reports that in the first two months of this year, banks...
View ArticleObama Demands Gun Control
WASHINGTON – Claiming that he was expressing the will of the “entire country,” President Obama used a photo op with mothers of Sandy Hook victims to demand legislation to restrict gun ownership. As...
View ArticleTough New Gun Restrictions In Connecticut
HARTFORD, Connecticut – The State of Connecticut already has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the United States. For instance, since 1999 police have been able to confiscate firearms from...
View ArticleIdaho Restricts Drone Use by Police
BOISE, Idaho – Republican governor Butch Otter has signed into law a measure restricting the use of drone aircraft by police and other public agencies. The measure requires that police obtain warrants...
View ArticleChina Combats Cyber-attacks
BEIJING -– On Monday, China compared cyber-attacks to be “as serious as a nuclear bomb,” according to Chinese General Fang Genghui, chief of staff of the People’s Liberation Army. Cyber security was...
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