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NSA Whistleblower: Everyone in US under virtual surveillance, all info stored, no matter the post RT talks to William Binney, whistleblower and former NSA crypto-mathematician who served in the agency for decades. Virtual privacy in US, Petraeus affair and whistleblowers’ odds in fight against the authorities are among key topics …
Read More »Cops to Congress: We need logs of Americans’ text messages
State and local law enforcement groups want wireless providers to store detailed information about your SMS messages for at least two years — in case they’re needed for future criminal investigations. Declan McCullagh by Declan McCullagh December 3, 2012 9:00 AM PST AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and other wireless providers …
Read More »Owner of firm with new O’Hare contract linked to alleged mob figure
Chicago Business Journal Date: Friday, November 30, 2012, 10:57am CST Union janitors at O’Hare International Airport protested that switching to a private contractor would cost them jobs. The owner of a firm recently awarded a $99.4 million janitorial contract to replace 300 union workers at O’Hare International Airport has close …
Read More »Leno: ‘Very Dangerous to White House If Journalists Suddenly Start Asking Real Questions’
Jay Leno continued pressuring Barack Obama Thursday night. During his opening monologue on NBC’s Tonight Show, the host said, “This is very dangerous to the White House if journalists should suddenly start asking real questions” (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary): “This week, CBS News became the first news …
Read More »Illinois Senate Defeats Governor’s Sneaky Attempt to Ban Assault Weapons
Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com November 29, 2012 In Obama’s home state, Illinois, governor Pat Quinn attempted to circumvent the legislature and impose an assault weapons ban on Wednesday. State Sen. Dave Luechtefeld, a Republican from Okawville, led an override that defeated the governor. “Today is a good day for the Second …
Read More »Don’t be a Petraeus: A Tutorial on Anonymous Email Accounts
Tomorrow, as the Senate Judiciary Committee considers reforming the decades-old federal email privacy law, the personal Inboxes and love lives of senior military and intelligence figures may be on that august body’s mind. When the FBI poured through the personal lives of CIA Director David Petraeus, Paula Broadwell, Jill Kelly …
Read More »Chicago Books & Authors
“Authors Showcase” introduces readers to new books and authors. This thirty minute TV show can be seen every Thursday at 8PM on Chicago cable channel 25 (RCN/Comcast) or online at http://authorsbroadcast.com anytime. Chicago Books & Authors Watch a recent episode right now.
Read More »Chicago ‘Code Of Silence:’ 2 Police Officers Claim Blacklisting Over Reporting Corruption
Two Chicago police officers filed a federal lawsuit Thursday alleging that high-ranking Chicago Police Department officials blacklisted them after they attempted to blow the whistle on crooked colleagues who were engaged in illegal activities. Shannon Spalding and Daniel Echeverria allege in the lawsuit [PDF] that they saw police colleagues shaking …
Read More »Supreme Court blocks Illinois law prohibiting taping of police
Tribune staff 10:12 a.m. CST, November 26, 2012 The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked enforcement of an Illinois law that prohibited people from recording police officers on the job. The justices on Monday left in place a lower court ruling that found that the state’s anti-eavesdropping law violates free speech …
Read More »Anonymous hacker behind Stratfor attack faces life in prison
A pretrial hearing in the case against accused LulzSec hacker Jeremy Hammond this week ended with the 27-year-old Chicago man being told he could be sentenced to life in prison for compromising the computers of Stratfor. Judge Loretta Preska told Hammond in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday that he could …
Read More »US government files lawsuit accusing contractors of inflating troop trailer prices in Iraq
By Associated Press 11:20 a.m. CST, November 20, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. government has filed a civil lawsuit that accuses a Houston-based global construction company and its Kuwaiti subcontractor of allegedly submitting inflated claims to install trailers for Iraq War troops. The complaint filed this week says KBR …
Read More »Judge Grants Reprieve To Student Expelled For Refusing To Wear Tracking Device Badge
By Craig Bannister Andrea Hernandez won’t have to leave her high school for refusing to wear a badge designed to track her every move there – yet – her attorneys announced today. A district court judge for Bexar County, Texas, has granted a temporary restraining order to prevent Northside Independent …
Read More »Metra OKs hiking 10-ride ticket by 11 percent
By Richard Wronski Tribune reporter 12:16 p.m. CST, November 16, 2012 The Metra board voted overwhelmingly today to raise the price of the popular 10-ride tickets by about 11 percent. The 8-2 vote comes just one year after Metra riders were hit with the biggest fare hike in the commuter …
Read More »Heroin use increasing on North Shore
November 16, 2012|By John P. Huston, Chicago Tribune reporter One day three years ago Meghan Murrin was a New Trier High School senior. And she had just died for a few minutes. Her increasing experimentation with illegal drugs had led her to heroin, and on Oct. 3, 2009, an overdose …
Read More »Petitioners escorted out of city hall by police during water meeting
November 15, 2012 at 10:00 am By Sara Graper During the Nov. 6 Flagstaff City Council meeting, two residents were escorted out by police after the council denied putting their petition against reclaimed water usage on a future agenda. After more than two hours of grant considerations, the council came …
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