Saturday, February 06, 2010

SPB News for Saturday

Obamas Hosting Superbowl Party At The White House

Nixon Grandson In GOP Bid For NY House Seat


Kevin Ring Retrial Delayed for Additional Month - A federal judge today delayed the retrial of former Jack Abramoff associate Kevin Ring, giving the Supreme Court time to rule on a set of cases that could af...

FBI wants records kept of Web sites visited — The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that law enforcement believes could help it in investigations of child pornography and other serious crimes.

Senator Franken Rips Into Comcast CEO Brian Roberts — Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and NBC President Jeff Zucker testified in front of House and Senate subcommittees Thursday as regulators decide whether to allow the proposed merger of the two media giants. Comcast is the largest cable TV …

US intelligence chief claims right to assassinate Americans overseas By Joe Kishore US Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair said on Wednesday that government agencies have a policy of assassinating Americans overseas as required by the "war on terror." In testimony before the House intelligence committee, Blair said the assassinations would be justified if US citizens were "taking action that threatens Americans." This is an extremely broad category, giving the US intelligence apparatus general authority to engage in what amount to extra-judicial executions.

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