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Colorado: Udall seeks more transparency on spying laws
Colorado Sen. Mark Udall. Two senators ask for an unclassified explanation of the government’s geolocation collection authority and Details on FISA Amendments Act interpretations By Summit Voice SUMMIT...
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Colorado Sen. Mark Udall presses for Patriot Act reform
Sen. Mark Udall. Colorado lawmaker quizzes intelligence agency leaders on civil liberties and U.S. torture policy during joint committee hearing By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Invoking a famous...
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Udall helps block new military detention powers
Civil liberties versus anti-terror powers By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Sen. Mark Udall once again was a stalwart advocate for civil liberties this week as the U.S. Senate voted for an unprecedented...
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Does Pres. Obama support indefinite detention, or not?
President Barack Obama. Activists seek to overturn controversial provisions in defense spending bill By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — President Obama is taking some heat from civil liberties activists...
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Senators want more info on U.S. counter-terrorism policies
Policies that allow lethal targeting of U.S. citizens at issue during confirmation hearings A Justice Department white paper outlines legal rationale for use of deadly force against U.S. citizens. By...
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Coming clean on CIA war-on-terror torture?
U.S. Sen. Mark Udall. Sen. Mark Udall asks Obama administration to make a commitment on transparency By Summit Voice FRISCO — While some government officials would like nothing better than to sweep the...
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40 percent of Americans think security is more important than civil liberty
Freedom? Or security? “Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.” Staff Report By all historical accounts, Benjamin Franklin always...
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