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On AlterNet: national security letters

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "national security letters"

Obama Quietly Backs Renewing Patriot Act Surveillance Provisions

Obama Quietly Backs Renewing Patriot Act Surveillance Provisions

Willam Fisher, IPS News. November 24, 2009.
Three contentious provisions are scheduled to expire next month; opponents of these sections have been pushing to roll them back. But Obama seems ready to renew them.

How Much Have Taxpayers Coughed Up for the Most Secretive White House Ever?

How Much Have Taxpayers Coughed Up for the Most Secretive White House Ever?

Willam Fisher, IPS News. September 16, 2008.
According to a new study, the Bush administration has spent almost $200 on keeping secrets to every dollar allocated to open them.