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Did a Cross-Dressing Priest Sex Ring Bring Down Benedict XVI?
The Daily Beast Did a secret cross-dressing gay sex scandal bring down Pope Benedict? Of all the rumors floating around about just why Pope Benedict XVI is hanging up his camauro, one has
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Holder Begs Court to Stop Document Release on Fast and Furious
Attorney General Eric Holder and his Department of Justice have asked a federal court to indefinitely delay a lawsuit brought by watchdog group Judicial Watch. The lawsuit seeks the enforcement of open records requests
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TSA agent: ‘We laugh at your nude images, dear passengers’
If you were ever hesitant to walk through TSA’s nude scanners at an airport, you had good reason: A former TSA employee has revealed that fellow officers frequently laugh at the sight of passengers’
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US Marine Joseph Chamblin sentenced for Afghan urination video
Staff Sgt Joseph Chamblin was also told to forfeit $500 pay after admitting to wrongful desecration, among other charges. He was initially given 30 days in jail but will not serve the time because
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Scientists in China Fired For Secretly Testing GMO Rice on Children
Three scientists in China were fired for ethics violations last week, months after a Greenpeace report accused them of secretly testing genetically modified rice on schoolchildren. The tests were conducted four years ago on 25
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Veteran Journalist Describes “Sexual Assault”, “Rape” At Hands Of TSA
A prominent journalist of over 20 years has written a scathing piece describing her treatment at the hands of the TSA last week, saying she feels “violated and raped”. Karen Kaplan, the current Assistant Editor
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TSA Blasted for Exposing Breasts of Congressman’s Teen Grandniece
The Transportation Security Administration is under heavy fire after publicly exposing the breasts of a teenage girl during its controversial “screening” procedures. Of course, passengers routinely complain of TSA abuse and molestation — some
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Surveillance Grid Moves Ahead With VoIP Spy Technology
Once upon a time, privacy was not a word that was foreign to the English language. In that time long ago, police and governments would often have to manufacture an incident (like 9/11) in
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Leahy scuttles his warrantless e-mail surveillance bill
Sen. Patrick Leahy has abandoned his controversial proposal that would grant government agencies more surveillance power -- including warrantless access to Americans' e-mail accounts -- than they possess under current law. The Vermont Democrat said
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Senate bill rewrite lets feds read your e-mail without warrants
Proposed law scheduled for a vote next week originally increased Americans' e-mail privacy. Then law enforcement complained. Now it increases government access to e-mail and other digital files. A Senate proposal touted as protecting Americans'
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Mainstream media now openly admits the FBI and CIA are reading all your emails
For years, those of us who have tried to warn the American public that Big Brother monitors all Internet users were demonized, vilified and ridiculed. Now, the mainstream media has proven us correct. "The U.S. government
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Yes, the FBI and CIA can read your email. Here’s how
The U.S. government -- and likely your own government, for that matter -- is either watching your online activity every minute of the day through automated methods and non-human eavesdropping techniques, or has the
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Paula Broadwell: Did Neocon Honeypot Take Down Petraeus?
If we look at the background of Paula Broadwell, the biographer and alleged mistress of former CIA boss David Petraeus, we see connections to the neocon network. Broadwell, née Krantz, is linked to Norwegian shipping
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You’re Not Going To Believe The Latest Developments In The Petraeus Sex Scandal
In the past 12 hours, the news flow in the Petraeus sex scandal has taken a turn toward the bizarre
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FBI’s abuse of the surveillance state is the real scandal needing investigation
The Petraeus scandal is receiving intense media scrutiny obviously due to its salacious aspects, leaving one, as always, to fantasize about what a stellar press corps we would have if they devoted a tiny
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Elite Resignations Last 48 Hours
BBC General Director George Entwistle resigns over elitist child sex ring allegations
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NATE SILVER: Obama’s Odds Of Winning Have Now Hit 85%
With two days to go, Obama's odds of winning re-election have reached their highest level ever, according to New York Times polling guru Nate Silver. Betting markets Intrade and Betfair also show the President maintaining
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Shocking Rumors That Could Change The Outcome Of The Election
This is proving to be one of the tightest presidential elections in U.S. history, and with less than two weeks to go even a minor scandal could completely change the outcome of the race.
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The Untold Story Behind The “Fast and Furious” Scandal
Who are the human faces of the U.S. government's botched "Fast and Furious" gun-walking operation? Often lost amid the rancor in Washington are the stories of dozens of people killed by guns that flowed south
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US Marines recommended for trial for urination video
Two US Marines have been referred for trial by courts martial for a video of troops urinating on Taliban corpses in Afghanistan, the US military says. Staff sergeants Joseph Chamblin and Edward Deptola are also
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