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Warrantless Cell Phone Tapping? How Police May Be Secretly Tracking You

Clarence Walker, Drug War Chronicle. May 25, 2012.

Warrantless cell phone tracking has become a powerful and widely used surveillance tool for police officials who use it aggressively with little or no court oversight.

Is Eric Schneiderman Selling Out? Committee to 'Investigate' Financial Fraud Has Some Dark Implications

Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism . January 25, 2012.

The aim of getting Schneiderman on board with an Administration “investigation” may very well be to undermine another effort by 15 Democrat attorneys generals.

Blowback in Somalia: How Misguided US Policy Turned the Country into a Playground for Islamic Militants

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. September 15, 2011.

The US's proxy war in Somalia has led to the arming and empowering of warlords and an almost unthinkable rise in the influence and power of Al Qaeda and the Shabab.

Why Are Your Tax Dollars Funding Secret CIA Prisons in Somalia?

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. July 13, 2011.

An investigation in Somalia uncovers secret sites that include counterterrorism training for Somali intelligence agencies and secret prisons, operated by the CIA.

The Inner Secrets of the Right-Wing Echo Chamber

Don Hazen, AlterNet. June 21, 2011.

Brave New Films has provided, with Bernie Sanders, a clear deconstruction of the origins and process of the conservative disinformation propaganda machine. It's scary.

America's 50 Attorneys General Have the Power to Stop the Banks from Kicking People Out of Their Homes -- Will They Use It?

Mary Bottari, Bankster USA. February 2, 2011.

How you can push the attorney generals to do the right thing.

Investigate the TSA, Not the Guy Who Refused to Go Through Its 'Porno Scanners'

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. November 16, 2010.

The TSA is opening an investigation targeting John Tyner, who recieved an aggressive "pat down" at the airport when he refused to go through with the TSA's 'porno scanners.'

Years of Internal BP Probes Warned That Neglect Could Lead to Accidents

Abrahm Lustgarten, Ryan Knutson, ProPublica. June 11, 2010.

Internal investigations warned BP for years that the company had created a culture of disregard for safety and environmental rules and risked a serious accident.

Rep. Anthony Weiner Calls for Investigation into Glenn Beck's Hawking Gold for Shady Company

Will Bunch, Media Matters for America. May 19, 2010.

Beck works with gold companies to create anxiety, fear and gimmicky solutions that enrich both him and the companies.

Call Joe Lieberman's Bluff: A Real Fort Hood Inquiry Would Likely Shut Him Up

Call Joe Lieberman's Bluff: A Real Fort Hood Inquiry Would Likely Shut Him Up

John Nichols, TheNation.com. November 10, 2009.

If Lieberman were to actually have his calls for a "terrorism" investigation answered, he probably wouldn't like seeing the results.

Press Attorney General Eric Holder to Bring Torture Architects to Justice

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. July 14, 2009.

Demand accountability and help topple ugly Bush precedents.

Are Your Members of Congress Supporting an Investigation into Bush's Crimes?

Emptywheel, Firedoglake. February 18, 2009.

Here's a list of those members of Congress who have voiced some support for an investigation.

Are We Civilized Enough to Hold Our Leaders Accountable for War Crimes? The World Is Watching

John W. Dean, FindLaw.com. January 24, 2009.

Other countries are likely to take action against officials who condoned torture, even if the United States fails to do so.

It's Not Too Late: Demand Obama Investigate Bush's War Crimes

Digby, Hullabaloo. January 5, 2009.

This is particularly important, since the press has only asked Obama about this one time.

Shocking Santa Investigation: Jolly Elf Or Major Douchebag?!?

Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake. December 25, 2008.

Think Santa's just a jolly old elf who brings great gifts and cheer? Think again. (Happy Holidays!)

Vanden Heuvel Responds to Rep. Bachmann's McCarthyite Attacks: 'I Fear for My Country'

Staff, Brave New Films. October 18, 2008.

Combating the call for a Congressional witch hunt.

Five Scandals that Could Put Republicans in Jail

James Ridgeway, Mother Jones. October 12, 2006.

The Foley cover-up is just the tip of the iceberg. If the Democrats succeed in retaking Congress this fall, here are five investigations they should get started on right away.

Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board Will Investigate ALEC for Lobbying Violations

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.


California and Nevada Attorney Generals Announce Joint Investigation into Foreclosure Fraud

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.


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