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Tag: wapo

Jul 10
2013

The Latest WaPo NSA Revelation Opens A Lot Of Questions (UPDATED)

Misc

The Washington Post is out with a new article today on the NSA internet snooping: A classified NSA slide obtained by The Washington Post and published here for the first time lists “Two Types of Collection.” One is PRISM, the NSA program that collects information from technology companies, which was first revealed in reports by […]

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Jun 25
2010

Report: Dave Weigel Resigns At Washington Post

Media

Ben Smith at Politico just posted this: Washington Post Communications Director Kris Coratti emails: “Dave offered his resignation and we accepted it.” That’s following yesterday’s drama where Weigel apparently aired some frustrations regarding some right wing media types on a mailing list: FishbowlDC has obtained e-mails written by WaPo‘s conservative-beat blogger Dave Weigel, that the […]

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May 7
2010

Most Jobs Added In Four Years

Economy

There is some mixed news on the jobs front. In April there were 290,000 new jobs created, but unemployment also jumped to 9.9%: More confident employers stepped up job creation in April, expanding payrolls by 290,000, the most in four years. The jobless rate rose to 9.9 percent as people streamed back into the market […]

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Jan 18
2010

WaPo: FBI broke law for years in phone record searches

News

Just received a breaking news alert from the Washington Post regarding this: The FBI illegally collected more than 2,000 U.S. telephone call records between 2002 and 2006 by invoking terrorism emergencies that did not exist or simply persuading phone companies to provide records, according to internal bureau memos and interviews. FBI officials issued approvals after […]

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Dec 19
2009
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The WaPo Is Saying The Senate Bill Will Increase The National Debt By $132 Billion

Science

OK this is very interesting. The Washington Post has an interactive feature up where you can view all kinds of things about health care reform, including this: Compare that to what the CBO letter says today: CBO and JCT estimate that, on balance, the direct spending and revenue effects of enacting the Patient Protection and […]

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Dec 4
2009

Washington Post Displays Total Idiocy

Media

This correction from the WaPo takes the cake: A Nov. 26 article in the District edition of Local Living incorrectly said a Public Enemy song declared 9/11 a joke. The song refers to 911, the emergency phone number. I didn’t see the original article and it now has removed the reference. On top of that […]

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Oct 20
2009

The Public Option – Vital To Democratic Survival

Misc

There has been a lot of talk about the new WaPo/ABC poll that finds 57% of the respondents want the public option, with 51% saying go for it without Republican support. Another interesting number in this new poll is 20%. That’s how many people now identify themselves as Republican. The numbers are very dire for […]

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Sep 1
2009

What Does 9/11 Mark?

Misc

I was just reading Cohen’s latest piece of crap-o-la over at the WaPo. First let’s start with this: Attorney General Eric Holder has named a special prosecutor to see whether any of the CIA’s interrogators broke the law. Special prosecutors are often themselves like interrogators — they don’t know when to stop. They go on […]

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Jul 5
2009

On The 4th Palin Shows Her Hatred Towards Our Freedoms

Misc

Funny how Sarah Palin constantly invoked the first amendment as her protection, yet she and her attorney wants to take action against others who are granted protection under it: The abruptness of her announcement and the mystery surrounding her plans have fed widespread speculation. But Palin attorney Thomas Van Flein on Saturday warned legal action […]

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Feb 7
2009

Steele Does Symbolize The RNC

Misc

Especially when it comes to corruption: Michael S. Steele, the newly elected chairman of the Republican National Committee, arranged for his 2006 Senate campaign to pay a defunct company run by his sister for services that were never performed, his finance chairman from that campaign has told federal prosecutors. Of course Steele is denying it: […]

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