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This is Interesting - NYT

October 22, 2006  /  Barry Wood

Now we have the New York Times reverses their defense of releasing 'secrect' information!

After pondering for several months, I have decided I was off base. There were reasons to publish the controversial article, but they were slightly outweighed by two factors to which I gave too little emphasis. While it’s a close call now, as it was then, I don’t think the article should have been published.
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I haven’t found any evidence in the intervening months that the surveillance program was illegal under United States laws. Although data-protection authorities in Europe have complained that the formerly secret program violated their rules on privacy, there have been no Times reports of legal action being taken. Data-protection rules are often stricter in Europe than in America, and have been a frequent source of friction.

Of course they buried this in their paper.

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Watch and See

October 21, 2006  /  Barry Wood

...if Democrats call for this man's head! What do you bet they want?

House Intel Committee Chairman Suspends Staffer for Possible Leak

WASHINGTON — A Democratic staff member on the House Intelligence Committee has been suspended by the Republican chairman of that committee over concerns about the leak of a secret intelligence estimate, and political mudslinging has become a central part of the investigation into the security breach. The unidentified staff member is Larry Hanauer, FOX News learned Friday. Chairman Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., suspended Hanauer earlier this week and won't allow him access to classified information until a review can be completed, said Jamal Ware, Hoekstra's spokesman
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All Foley has to Do..

October 17, 2006  /  Barry Wood

...is become a democrat and as Eric Fettmann points out, his atrocious deeds will be forgiven.
The Massachusetts Democrat is being hailed by national political leaders, including Ted Kennedy and John Kerry, as a "role model" who "gave a lot of people courage" by coming out of the closet. Yet Studds openly declared his homosexuality only after an investigation revealed he'd had a sexual relationship with a male teenage congressional page and propositioned two others.

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I guess

October 07, 2006  /  Barry Wood

...all liberals are criminals?  Maybe they are all just lying cheats?  After all the 'Liberal" standard is 'guilty when accused' and 'guilt by association'...  There are charges involving Air American--Air American is, or was supposed to be, the shining beacon of Liberal Talk, right?

Charge: Charity Funds Diverted To Air America
NEW YORK Two former executives at a government-funded youth organization whose finances were scrutinized after it diverted money to the liberal radio network Air America were charged Thursday with misappropriating $1.2 million of the non-profit's funds.
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