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NSA Abused Wiretap Rights: Intercepted, Shared Private Calls Of Americans

Now that Congress has totally capitulated and allowed the administration's warrantless wiretapping program to go on without question, it should surprise no one that leaks are coming out highlighting how the program is regularly abused to spy on everyday Americans who are calling North America from the Middle East. In fact, two separate "intercept operators" have apparently come forward separately, and talked about listening in on perfectly innocent calls between two Americans -- exactly the scenario that the government insisted never happened. Specifically, General Hayden stated that conversations between Americans were not being intercepted: "It's not for the heck of it. We are narrowly focused and drilled on protecting the nation against al Qaeda and those organizations who are affiliated with it.

Eight Americans Jailed in Beijing Prison

Chinese authorities have sentenced eight Americans to 10 days of administrative detention in Beijing for "disrupting public order," according to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. The Americans were all members of groups that support Tibetan independence.

Americans want more control over their online personal information

Americans are concerned about how their personal information is being used online and the tracking of their online behavior, according to a poll from the Consumer Reports National Research Center. Yet, despite the concern, very few appear to have armed themselves with the facts about the rules governing the practices.

Americans elect poodle to White House

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Americans have elected a poodle to the White House, the American Kennel Club (AKC) said Thursday.

Americans elect poodle to White House

A poodle at a dog show. Americans have elected a poodle to the White House, the American Kennel Club (AKC) said Thursday. After reports that Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama and his wife Michelle promised their young daughters that they could have a dog after the election, the AKC polled the

Americans Refusing To Wait For Mainstream EVs

hazehead writes "The growing trend of folks refusing to wait for big-car manufacturers to deliver mainstream electric vehicles is starting to get some press. From DIY tinkerers in Atlanta trying to keep money from going overseas (or simply from leaving their wallets) to a guy in Oregon building an open source Civic conversion kit, Americans are taking energy policy in their own grease-stained hands."

Americans for Tax Reform and Rutledge Capital Release 2008 Election 401(k) Calculator

PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), in partnership with Rutledge Capital, has launched a new "2008 Election 401(k) Calculator." It is prominently featured on www.atr.org, and will be available through

Americans for Tax Reform and Rutledge Capital Release 2008 Election 401(k) Calculator

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), in partnership with Rutledge Capital, has launched a new "2008 Election 401(k) Calculator." It is prominently featured on

White Americans No Longer Majority By 2042

WASHINGTON (AP) -- White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2042, according to new government projections. That's eight years sooner than previous estimates, made in 2004.

1 Japanese, 2 Americans win Nobel chemistry prize

Two Americans and a US-based Japanese scientist won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for research on a glowing jellyfish protein that revolutionized the ability to study disease and normal development in living organisms.

Can Americans learn to love cricket?

The New York Cricket Club was a splendid idea,� one of the peripheral characters says in Joseph O'Neill's engaging, poignant, subtle novel Netherland, recently nominated for this year's Man Booker prize. “But would the project have worked? No. There's a limit to what Americans understand. The limit is cricket.�

79 Million Americans Struggle to Pay Medical Bills

(HealthDay News) -- Working-age Americans are facing mounting problems when it comes to affording health care, a result of what analysts are calling a "perfect storm" of economic woes.

2 Americans, Japanese Win Chemistry Nobel

A web page of the Royal Swedish Academy with undated file pictures of Nobel Chemistry laureates 2008. Japan's Osamu Shimomura and Americans Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008 for their discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP. (AP Photo/Janerik Heriksson)

Consumer Reports Poll: Americans Extremely Concerned About Internet Privacy

A poll released today by the Consumer Reports National Research Center shows that most Americans are very concerned about what is being done with their personal information online.

Consumer Reports Poll: Americans Extremely Concerned About Internet Privacy

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A poll released today by the Consumer Reports National Research Center shows that most Americans are very concerned about what is being done with their personal information online. According to the poll, 82 percent of consumers are concerned about their credit card numbers being stolen online, while 72 percent are concerned that their online behaviors were being tracked and profiled by companies.

Nanotech and synbio: Americans don't know what's coming

Washington, DC — A groundbreaking poll finds that almost half of U.S. adults have heard nothing about nanotechnology, and nearly nine in 10 Americans say they have heard just a little or nothing at all about the emerging field of synthetic biology, according to a new report released by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) and Peter D. Hart Research. Both technologies involve manipulating matter at an incredibly small scale to achieve something new.

Nanotech and Synbio: Americans Don't Know What's Coming

PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A groundbreaking poll finds that almost half of U.S. adults have heard nothing about nanotechnology, and nearly nine in 10 Americans say they have heard just a little or nothing at all about the emerging field of synthetic biology, according to a new report released by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) and Peter D. Hart Research. Both technologies involve manipulating matter at an incredibly small scale to achieve something new.

Nanotech and Synbio: Americans Don't Know What's Coming

PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A groundbreaking poll finds that almost half of U.S. adults have heard nothing about nanotechnology, and nearly nine in 10 Americans say they have heard just a little or nothing at all about the emerging field of synthetic biology, according to a new report released by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) and Peter D. Hart Research. Both technologies involve manipulating matter at an incredibly small scale to achieve something new.

Landmark poll shows Americans have little to no understanding of nanotechnology

(Nanowerk News) A groundbreaking poll finds that almost half of U.S. adults have heard nothing about nanotechnology, and nearly nine in 10 Americans say they have heard just a little or nothing at all about the emerging field of synthetic biology, according to a new report released by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) and Peter D. Hart Research. Both technologies involve manipulating matter at an incredibly small scale to achieve something new.

Nanotechnology And Synthetic Biology: Americans Don't Know What's Coming

A groundbreaking poll finds that almost half of U.S. adults have heard nothing about nanotechnology, and nearly nine in 10 Americans say they have heard just a little or nothing at all about the emerging field of synthetic biology, according to a new report released by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) and Peter D. Hart Research. Both technologies involve manipulating matter at an incredibly small scale to achieve something new.

America Speaks Out: Scores of Americans Join the House GOP's Nationwide Gas Price Protest

AS THE GOP LEADER BLOG GIVES AMERICA A GLIMPSE INTO THE HOUSE FLOOR REVOLT, AMERICANS SHARE STORIES OF HOW THE ENERGY CRUNCH IMPACTS THEIR LIVES

Inside Operation Highlander: the NSA's Wiretapping of Americans Abroad

A top secret NSA wiretapping facility in Georgia accused of spying on Americans illegally was hastily staffed with inexperienced reservists in the months following September 11, where they worked under conflicting orders and with little supervision, according to three former workers at the spy complex.

How does your 401(k) stack up?

BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Americans typically want the best of everything. But when it comes to 401(k) plans, few Americans know whether they are getting the best deal or not. That's about to change.

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