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Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe

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We have a problem here and it is not any particular politician or political party but the assumption of almost unlimited power by our entire political leadership. They appear to believe they can do whatever they can get away with - just do it in secret or buried in an incomprehensible law or regulation. And in the rare instance our nepotistic press tries to hold them to account they simply deny and delay and deny and…

Speaking of cozy, a lot of right-wing websites are noticing that the President of CBS news is brother to one of the Obama administration's national security advisors: http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/11/top-obama-officials-brothe...

Didn't know that but last year one of the morning NPR hosts had to take a vacation for the duration of the election because her husband was running a big part of one of the campaigns. It's like a king's court - everyone fawning over the power.

Re: Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe

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Pretty much both sides of the spectrum look pretty grim. I used to be a hard-ass liberal, but now I've changed my outlook, matured a bit, and become a libertarian. Their philosophy makes the most sense, but no one seems to listen.

Demosthenes and Locke are the only voices allowed... and you must rabidly adhere to one or the other. Ah, Ender, didn't you know?

http://xkcd.com/635/
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