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Whistleblower: The NSA is Lying -- The U.S. Government Has Copies of Most of Your Emails

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. April 20, 2012.

NSA whistleblower William Binney believes domestic surveillance has become more expansive under President Obama than President George W. Bush.

13 Ways You Can Be Tracked By the US Government

Bill Quigley, AlterNet. April 9, 2012.

Here's how some of the biggest government agencies and programs track people.

Exposed: Massive New Spy Center Built to Track Your Emails and Phone Calls

Amy Goodman, Nermeen Shaikh, James Bamford, Democracy Now!. March 21, 2012.

An investigative reporter reveals that the NSA has established listening posts throughout the nation to collect and sift through billions of email messages and phone calls.

Rare Reversal Against Government Spying -- Judge Rules Feds Illegally Wiretapped Islamic Charity

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. April 1, 2010.

The National Security Agency broke the law when it wiretapped Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation's phones, the U.S. District Court ruled Wednesday.

Obama Administration Accused Again of Concealing Bush-Era Crimes

Matt Renner, TruthOut.org. October 14, 2009.

Listening in on attorney-client conversations is "unlawful and unconstitutional," according to Obama. So why is the Justice Department arguing in favor of the practice?

Judge Rejects Obama DOJ Argument in Islamic Warrantless Wiretapping Case

Agence France PresseJune 4, 2009.

The government argued it was immune from prosecution on national security grounds in a lawsuit by an Islamic charity that was spied on.

Bombshell: Rep. Jane Harman Caught on Tape Agreeing to Lobby for Alleged AIPAC/Israel Spies?

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 20, 2009.

Harman was allegedly heard saying she'd 'waddle into' the AIPAC case in return for support for her bid to become chair of the Intelligence Committee.

Report: The NSA Tried to Spy on a Member of Congress

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. April 16, 2009.

Congressional officials said they have “begun inquiries” into the matter.

Revealed: Spying Abuses 'Systemic' In Recent Months -- Which Is Exactly What the 2008 FISA Law Was Designed to Do

Glenn Greenwald, Salon. April 16, 2009.

New reports about NSA spying are the inevitable result of last year's FISA-gutting law, which the Democrats supported.

Did Bush Admin Spy on NY Times Journalist Who Broke Domestic Wiretapping Story?

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. January 23, 2009.

Risen: I may have been a victim of the NSA’s program.

Former NSA Analyst: NSA 'Monitored All Communications' of Americans, Targeted Journalists

Ali Frick, ThinkProgress. January 22, 2009.

"The National Security Agency had access to all Americans' communications -- faxes, phone calls, and their computer communications."

Is Tony Blair a Terrorist? NSA Eavesdropped on Britain's Prime Minister

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. November 24, 2008.

And to think, some of us nervous nellies were concerned that the NSA might abuse its surveillance powers.

Will Gen. Jim Jones Be Obama's National Security Advisor?

Chris Bowers, Open Left. November 21, 2008.

Although not as bad as keeping Gates as Secretary of Defense it would still be a very disappointing selection.

NSA 'Routinely' Listened in on Americans' Phone Calls, Passed Around 'Salacious' Bits

Ali Frick, ThinkProgress. October 9, 2008.

Making a sexy phone call overseas? Despite Bush's insistence otherwise, it seems the spooks were listening in.

Judge: NSA Not Compelled to Disclose Spying on Gitmo Attorneys

Lindsay Beyerstein, Democracy Now!. June 26, 2008.

Federal judge reject lawsuit against NSA.

The New Surveillance Bill: The Worst of Both Worlds

Aziz Huq, The Nation. June 21, 2008.

On fundamental matters of privacy and accountability, the new FISA Amendments Act reduces the separation of powers to a check-the-box exercise.

Google Wants to Track Your Medical History -- And Your Genome

Jesse Reynolds, AlterNet. September 20, 2007.

Are you ready to entrust this deeply personal information to a company that recently received a failing grade in privacy?

How Bush Gained the Power to Spy on You without Security Justifications

Aziz Huq, TheNation.com. August 9, 2007.

The Bush Administration has successfully forced on Congress a law that largely authorizes open-ended surveillance of Americans' overseas phone calls and e-mails. How did they do it?

Gonzales shut down probe of Gonzales last year

Evan Derkacz, March 15, 2007.

Bush decision was "an unusually direct and unprecedented White House intervention into an investigation"

Top Secret Gov't Spying room revealed by AT&T Whistleblower [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, March 8, 2007.

LA Times dropped the story mysteriously...

Gonzales: We Know Best

Barbara O'Brien, January 17, 2007.

Alberto Gonzales thinks the courts should defer to the White House.

Obama Brooks No Leaks: Inside the Administration\'s Hypocritical Prosecution of Wiretap Whistleblower

Sarah Seltzer, December 31, 1969.