Archive for October 11th, 2007

Investigation Uncovers “Extensive Destruction” Of White House/RNC Emails

October 11, 2007

Investigators have learned that the Bush administration’s use of Republican National Committee email accounts is far greater than previously disclosed — 140,216 emails sent or received by Karl Rove alone — and that the RNC has overseen “extensive destruction” of many of the emails, including all email records for 51 White House officials.

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Bush: Government Can Open Your Mail

October 11, 2007

White House says it has always had such power, to be used in ‘extraordinary circumstances’

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Countdown: White House, RNC E-Mail Scandal Bigger Than Originally Thought

October 11, 2007

Looks like more e-mails have been deleted than previously thought from more than just a handful of people.

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Security expert used Tor to collect government e-mail passwords

October 11, 2007

A security expert who exposed the passwords and login information for a number of embassies and foreign government organizations revealed today that the information was acquired by operating a Tor node.

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Man Sues Library After His Sons Find Book On Lesbian Lovemaking

October 11, 2007

A man is seeking $20,000 after his sons found a book on lesbian sex at a public library. The library has since removed the book from circulation. In an e-mail, the father said that God was speaking to his heart and helped him find the words that removed it. He said the teenagers found it while looking for material on military academies.

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President Bush Spending Billions for His Executive Offices [w/pic]

October 11, 2007

Bush is the first president to go into billion dollar spending for his executive offices… I’m not exactly sure what sort of staplers cost x10 what previous presidents used… but It better have frickin lasers on it. (Historical Spending Chart)

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Why is the President flip-flopping?

October 11, 2007

Just last year, the Bush administration filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in an attempt to uphold a lower court’s ruling that a 33 month prison sentence for Victor Rita, who was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice, was reasonable.” These are the same exact crimes that Scooter Libby has been found guilty of.

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Government Spy Satellites To Be Used On Americans

October 11, 2007

Say ‘Hello’ to big brother in the sky.

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WSJ Reporters Stage Mass Murdoch Protest

October 11, 2007

Wall Street Journal reporters across the country chose not to show up to work this morning.

Read the reasons after the break.

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Virgil Goode OWNED. Ellison uses Jefferson’s Qur’an to Swear-In

October 11, 2007

Rep.-Elect Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress is going to use a copy of the Qur’an formerly owned by Thomas Jefferson (a Virginian). Rep. Virgil Goode, the Virginian who made a big stink about Ellison’s use of the Qur’an has “no comment.” Big Surprise.

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