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2013/06/18 01:26
2013/06/18 01:26
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The Supreme Court struck down an Arizona law requiring prospective voters to prove they're citizens. It comes as voting rights advocates wait for a ruling on the fate of the Voting Rights Act. Michael...
2013/06/18 01:26
2013/06/18 01:26
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2013/06/17 14:45
2013/06/17 14:45
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Loading Slideshow Florida Eliminates Early Voting On Sundays Tensions run high in Florida, a critical battleground state that passed an election law last year with several contested provisions. One...
2013/06/17 14:11
2013/06/17 14:11
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These are the private attorneys state court judges appoint to figure out how much is owed on a mortgage and to oversee any sale at a foreclosure auction. WNYC spent weeks trying to understand how...
2013/06/15 16:26
2013/06/15 16:26
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Over a week after the Guardian and the Washington Post first reported that leaked documents showed the National Security Agency accessed user data from nine major tech companies, the extent of those...
2013/06/14 11:03
2013/06/14 11:03
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The plight of a failing bid to reform the state Legislature is emblematic of Albany's dysfunctional politics. In typical state Capitol style, party bosses have shunned the proposal because it doesn't...
2013/06/11 22:09
2013/06/11 22:09
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today detailed a comprehensive series of reforms that will help prevent public corruption, modernize New York's outdated voting laws, and reduce the influence of large donors...
2013/06/11 17:38
2013/06/11 17:38
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When Amnesty International filed a lawsuit against the federal government in 2009 to stop authorities from monitoring communications between US citizens and citizens abroad, the Supreme Court likened...
2013/06/11 08:50
2013/06/11 08:50
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If past is indicator, ex-NSA contractor may escape long jail term By David Ingram and Joseph Ax WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans accused of divulging secrets to the media have escaped long...
2013/06/10 08:15
2013/06/10 08:15
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Two top aides to Gov. Cuomo have gone to war over turf and power, at times refusing to talk to each other and fighting for credit for several of the governor’s major initiatives, sources have told The...
2013/06/10 06:31
2013/06/10 06:31
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Report: Verizon giving records to NSA By ELLEN NAKASHIMA The Washington Post Publication: The Day Related Poll How do you feel about a report that says Verizon is giving customers' telephone...
2013/06/10 02:20
2013/06/10 02:20
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The Supreme Court is expected this month to announce rulings on two key voting rights cases that could reshape how Americans nationwide cast ballots in federal elections. The more high-profile of the...
2013/06/09 12:35
2013/06/09 12:35
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WASHINGTON — Welcome to the new normal, the U.S. national security state that’s grown like mad since the 9/11 terrorist attacks nearly a dozen years ago. Personal privacy has shrunk. Government...
2013/06/08 08:31
2013/06/08 08:31
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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon did a favor for the whole nation last week when he vetoed a bill that would have banned recognition of all foreign laws by that state's courts. The veto offered a respite from...
2013/06/07 19:20
2013/06/07 19:20
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Here’s one takeaway from the NSA revelations: Nobody really trusts the House and Senate Intelligence Committees. In this April 21, 2009 file photo, U.S. Army Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the...
2013/06/07 08:01
2013/06/07 08:01
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The disclosure of a classified court order requiring a Verizon subsidiary to disclose its customers� calling records to the National Security Agency offered a rare glimpse into the breadth of the...
2013/06/06 05:20
2013/06/06 05:20
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The order, which was signed by a judge from the secret court that oversees domestic surveillance, was first reported on the Web site of the Guardian newspaper. The Web site reproduced a copy of the...
2013/06/06 04:36
2013/06/06 04:36
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State Comptroller DiNapoli and NYU Brennan Justice Center Counsel to Speak at LWV Westchester lunch meeting, June 6. Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, and Diane Kasdan, counsel to the...
2013/06/06 01:27
2013/06/06 01:27
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Soldier in WikiLeaks case boasted of hacking passwords: witness FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The U.S. soldier accused of passing classified files to the WikiLeaks website boasted of his ability...
2013/06/05 21:11
2013/06/05 21:11
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Non-profit organizations known as "dark money" groups will now have to step into the light in New York following a new rule issued by NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Wednesday. New York...
2013/06/05 19:10
2013/06/05 19:10
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NEW YORK - June 5 - At a discussion with business leaders and advocacy groups this morning, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman unveiled new regulations, effective today, to help end secret spending in...