Saturday, June 15, 2013

Surveillance: A Threat to Democracy - By THE NYT EDITORIAL BOARD: "But Americans should not be fooled by political leaders putting forward a false choice."

A Real Debate on Surveillance 

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Congress should hold hearings on the laws that made rampant domestic spying possible.

Surveillance: A Threat to Democracy

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Security can be achieved by less-intrusive or sweeping means, without trampling on democratic freedoms and basic rights.

Surveillance: Snowden Doesn’t Rise to Traitor

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Edward Snowden’s leaks do not amount to treason, but he is likely going to be headed to jail regardless.

A Failure on Military Sexual Assaults

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To encourage reporting, prosecution decisions should be outside the chain of command.

Civil Rights for Transgender People

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It is time for New York State lawmakers to extend basic civil rights protections to transgender people.

Keep the Women’s Rights Bill Intact

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State Legislators are trying to chip away at Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s excellent bill that strives for equality for women in New York.
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Bookshelf: Books on Veterans, Civil Rights and Sacred Places

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A book by Philip F. Napoli tells the stories of veterans, including a black soldier and his white comrades and a nurse who staged a hunger strike.
    


Nicaragua canal approved by Nicaragua's president, Chinese businessman

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A Hong Kong-based development company has signed an agreement with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to build a channel across Nicaragua, similar to the Panama Canal. 

The New York Times: Nicaragua canal approved by Nicaragua's president, Chinese businessman

Nicaragua canal approved by Nicaragua's president, Chinese businessman

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A Hong Kong-based development company has signed an agreement with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to build a channel across Nicaragua, similar to the Panama Canal. 
    

Strategies: Suddenly, Retiree Nest Eggs Look More Fragile

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The world of low interest rates has caused many readers to worry about their financial futures. And a big-picture look at the underlying issues is especially troubling.
    


For Snowden, a Life of Ambition, Despite the Drifting

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From Edward J. Snowden’s friends and his own voluminous Web postings emerges a portrait of a talented young man who did not finish high school but bragged online that employers “fight over me.”
    

Reformist Rohani on verge of Iran presidency, shocking country and Khamenei

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Many Iranians assumed that a hard-line candidate favored by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But moderate cleric Hassan Rohani is on the verge of a stunning upset.
    

Russia Faults Proof of Use of Chemicals in Syrian War

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The Russian foreign minister says that evidence of chemical weapons use cited by the Americans is unreliable because the samples were not taken by experts or properly monitored until they reached a laboratory.
    


In a striking repudiation of the ultraconservatives who wield power in Iran, Ira... 

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In a striking repudiation of the ultraconservatives who wield power in Iran, Iranian voters overwhelmingly elected Hasan Rowhani as their next president.


Iranian Moderate Appears to Have Won Presidential Election
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The cleric Hassan Rowhani, the field’s most moderate candidate, held a decisive edge in preliminary results, followed by Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, Tehran’s popular mayor.
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