Checks and No Balance December 29, 2005 8:14 AM Subscribe
Checks and No Balance While previous presidents have at various times claimed the legal right to authorize searches and electronic surveillance without court warrants so as to gather foreign intelligence, those decisions have undergone scrutiny by either courts or congressional hearings.
It's fair to say that Bush had no intention of allowing public scrutiny of his act, since he personally summoned the top executives of The New York Times to a private meeting on December 6 and pressured them not to run the story about the domestic spying
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[OLDNEWSFILTER] posted by furtive at 8:20 AM on December 29, 2005
I love the Voice's Press Clips column, but I do miss Cynthia Cotts. Her columns always used to make me wonder 'However will this woman get another job in journalism when she's done here'. posted by PeterMcDermott at 8:32 AM on December 29, 2005
Syntax error. `posted by` token should be preceeded by punctuation. posted by odinsdream at 8:34 AM on December 29, 2005
An interesting tidbit from The Washington Post's version of the story: "The admission by two columnists that they accepted payments from indicted Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff may be the tip of a large and rather dirty iceberg."
Not to distract from the President's office pressuring newspaper editors, but I think things will get very interesting as the Abramoff case progresses. posted by ilsa at 8:39 AM on December 29, 2005
Thank you for visiting the N S A site today, we would like to offer you some 35 year old cookies as a token of our sincerest regards... posted by Oyéah at 8:39 AM on December 29, 2005
George Bush just cares enough about us to want to know what we're up to. Like a loving parent. It's sweet, really. Like when my mom wiretaps the phone in my apartment. posted by chasing at 8:49 AM on December 29, 2005
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posted by furtive at 8:20 AM on December 29, 2005