Obama Outlines Calibrated Curbs on Phone Spying - NYTimes

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» Analyst on spying: Who's kidding whom?
19/01/14 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Analyst on spying: Who's kidding whom? CNN's Jim Sciutto and Jeffrey Toobin analyze the president's surveillance reforms. From: CNNInternational Views: 225 0 0 ratings Time: 03...

» Obama Outlines Calibrated Curbs on Phone Spying
19/01/14 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. In a speech that seemed more calculated to reassure audiences at home and abroad than to force radical change, President Obama announced significant changes to the way the government collec...

» In Keeping Grip on Data Pipeline, Obama Does Little to Reassure Industry
19/01/14 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. President Obama on Friday announced changes in a contentious surveillance program that has swept up many millions of records of Americans’ cellphone calls, though not their content.

» Obama Spying Changes Draw Cautious Praise
19/01/14 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. President Barack Obama's proposals to reform U.S. surveillance have earned partial backing from intelligence experts and some critics. Many are waiting to see, however, whether Friday's s...

» Pope Defrocked 400 Priests Over 'Child Abuse'
19/01/14 09:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The leaked statistics for 2011 and 2012 represents a dramatic increase over the 171 priests defrocked in 2008 and 2009.

» 21 Dead in Attack On Kabul Restaurant
19/01/14 09:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Afghan authorities say the death toll from a Taliban attack on a Lebanese restaurant in Kabul, frequented by foreigners and affluent Afghans, rose to 21 on Saturday. Among the dead were t...

» At Least 21 Dead in Attack on Kabul Restaurant
19/01/14 09:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Afghan authorities say the death toll from a Taliban attack on a Lebanese restaurant in Kabul, frequented by foreigners and affluent Afghans, rose to 21 on Saturday. Among the dead were t...

» Americans among Kabul attack victims
19/01/14 09:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Americans among Kabul attack victims Americans, U.N., and IMF personnel are among those killed in Kabul restaurant attack. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:38...

» Kabul restaurant attack aftermath – in pictures
19/01/14 09:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular restaurant in Kabul. Two Britons and two Americans were among at least 21 peopl...

» Barack Obama announces NSA reforms - video
19/01/14 09:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Barack Obama announces reforms to US intelligence activity at home and abroad on Friday Download video: http://cdn.theguardian.tv/mainwebsite/201...

» Obama Curtails NSA Spying
19/01/14 09:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. President Barack Obama says his proposed intelligence gathering reforms should give Americans more confidence that their privacy rights are being protected, even as the government ma...

» Obama: A Breakthrough Year For America - Voice of America
19/01/14 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. KOMO News Obama: A Breakthrough Year For America Voice of America U.S. President Barack Obama says he wants 2014 to be "a breakthrough year for America" with the creation of "goo...

» Pope will be tough on paedophile priests, says sex abuse crisis authority
19/01/14 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Monsignor Charles Scicluna says Pope Francis will not be lenient because justice matters more than protecting the church Pope Francis will not sh...

» Putin, the Winter Olympics and why there are two kinds of homophobia | Barbara Ellen
19/01/14 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. State-sanctioned gay harassment is horrible – but prejudice still lurks in supposedly enlightened countries Valdimir Putin is out and proud – as ...

» Russian Forces Kill 7 Suspected of an Attack
19/01/14 09:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The seven people killed were suspected of carrying out a grenade and bomb attack outside a restaurant in the region of Dagestan.

» Why Obama’s Dubious Promise to End NSA Surveillance Is Meaningless
19/01/14 09:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. Barack Obama will call for an end to the NSA’s warrantless collection of telephone metadata of Americans during a speech today, but his words will be c...

» Obama tells Merkel, Germans he will not wiretap
19/01/14 09:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told Germans and their leader on Saturday he would not let intelligence work damage relations, and differences of opinion between the two...

» A Mexican militia, battling Michoacan drug cartel, has American roots
19/01/14 09:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. Jorge Rios, eleven rifle rounds and a silver cross decorating his black flak jacket, lost his job as a dishwasher in Tucson f...

» Assad: Departure 'Not Up For Discussion'
19/01/14 09:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Syria's president says he has no intention of stepping down. President Bashar al-Assad, speaking to Russian lawmakers Sunday, said "if we had wanted to surrender, we would have surrendere...

» There's reason for optimism on Arab-Israeli peace | Michael Cohen
19/01/14 09:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Never before have the historical forces been so well-aligned for the achievement of a final deal. But, of course, we're not there yet It's quite ...

» Slavery: this shameful history has beeen ignored for too long | the big issue
19/01/14 08:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Britain tends to focus only on its role in abolishing the slave trade It wasn't only the gracious mansions that were built on the profits of slav...

» Deadly Explosion Rocks Pakistani Military Compound
19/01/14 08:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, an umbrella group for militants, has taken responsibility for a bomb planted inside a vehicle that killed at least 20 people.

» Putin rejects claims of corruption over Sochi Winter Olympics
19/01/14 08:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Russian president rubbishes claims by IOC member that huge parts of $50bn outlay have been purloined Vladimir Putin has mounted a robust defence ...

» С Новым годом! Взгляд в прошлое, взгляд в будущее.
17/01/14 17:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Майкл Макфол. This post in English Январь – это прекрасное время, чтобы оценить достигнутое в прошедшем году и подумать, чего можно добиться в наступившем. В этом месяце исполнится два года, как я стал пос...