Bush vows veto to protect port deal

Seeded on Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:55 PM EST (The Buffalo News)

"WASHINGTON -- Brushing aside objections from Republicans and Democrats alike, President Bush endorsed the takeover of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports by a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates.

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Wanted: Competent Big Brothers

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2006 1:52 PM EST (msnbc.com)

As the Senate frets over whether the NSA has violated the outdated Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, no one is paying attention to the real issue: proficiency.

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Ex-President Carter: Eavesdropping Illegal

Seeded on Tue Feb 7, 2006 1:17 AM EST (Breitbart)

Former President Jimmy Carter criticized the Bush administration's domestic eavesdropping program Monday and said he believes the president has broken the law.

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Iranian newspaper holds Holocaust cartoon contest

Seeded on Tue Feb 7, 2006 1:11 AM EST (Australian News Network)

Iran's largest newspaper is holding a contest in order to "turn the tables on the assertion that newspapers can print offensive material in the name of freedom of expression." It is doing this in order to challenge the West's assertion that that cartoons depicting Mohammed are p

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