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NSA’s New Critics Face Questions On Their Own Role In Surveillance Scandal

Several Congresspeople complained about not knowing about NSA surveillance, despite briefings that were offered.

Frederick Reese
作者 Frederick Reese

The recent controversy over the wide-scale surveillance of the nation’s communication by the National Security Agency has created a great deal of flip-flopping and “changes of heart” on the issue, both among the public and members of Congress. Take, for insistence, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.). The self-identified author of the Patriot Act

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BP’s Cleanup Winds Down, But Deepwater Horizon Still Haunts Gulf Coast

While BP has officially wrapped up its cleanup campaign, remnants of the spill remain in Gulf Coast states.

Mint Press News Desk
作者 Mint Press News Desk

Three years after BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana, sending an estimated 5 million barrels of oil into the sea, reports indicate the cleanup is far from over. While BP has officially wrapped up its cleanup campaign, remnants of the spill remain in Gulf Coast states. One tourist interviewed by Weather

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Tens Of Thousands Pour Into The Streets Across Brazil

Demonstrations continue across Brazil following a police crackdown on protests over a transportation fee hike.

Associated Press
作者 Associated Press

SAO PAULO — More than 100,000 people took to the streets in overwhelmingly peaceful protests in at least eight cities Monday, demonstrations that voiced the deep frustrations Brazilians feel about carrying heavy tax burdens but receiving woeful returns in public education, health, security and transportation. In Sao Paulo, Brazil's economic hub,

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G-8 Summit: Plan To Arm Syrian Rebels Opens Rift Between Russia, Western Powers

Russia’s President Putin, a close ally of embattled Syria’s Assad, used gruesome language to describe the action of Sunni rebels.

Mint Press News Desk
作者 Mint Press News Desk

The U.S., U.K. and Canada expressed support this week for sending arms to rebel groups battling Syrian President Bashar Assad, opening a diplomatic chasm with Russia during a meeting of leading industrial nations known as the G-8. Russian President Vladimir Putin, a stalwart supporter of Assad, sharply criticized the decision, casting the rebels as

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Returning Home To A Post-Revolutionary Egypt: One Photojournalist’s Diary

It’s unfortunate to see how much Egypt has deteriorated since the “Arab Spring,” that had sparked so much hope and renewed faith in the country’s future.

Norbert Schiller
作者 Norbert Schiller

Over the past three decades I spent more time in Egypt than anywhere else. I first visited the country in the late 1970s as a traveler, and then returned a few years later to study at the American University in Cairo. I also began my career in journalism in Egypt in 1984, before being posted to other places throughout the Arab world. In 1990, I was

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Bank Of America Lied To Homeowners And Rewarded Foreclosures, Former Employees Say

Ex-employees say that in response to a crush of struggling homeowners, the bank often misled them and denied loan applications for bogus reasons.

Paul Kiel
作者 Paul Kiel
A Bank of America branch is shown in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, April 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Bank of America employees regularly lied to homeowners seeking loan modifications, denied their applications for made-up reasons, and were rewarded for sending homeowners to foreclosure, according to sworn statements by former bank employees. The employee statements were filed late last week in federal court in Boston as part of a multi-state

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