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 More Civil Liberties and Security
Red Tape Lets Guards Rape Women Prisoners, Suit Argues
Female survivors or sexualized violence by jailers are fighting for protection
Critics Question Senate’s Supposed ‘Anti-torture’ Stance
Civil libertarians see compromise legislation possibly adds to the problem
Chicago Case Highlights Broader Clash over Immigration*
Local Minutemen go on the offensive against immigrants filing labor complaint.
Bush’s Immigration Ideas Worry Mexicans ‘Looking for a Future’
Undocumented immigrants evaluate how Bush proposals will affect them
German sues CIA, Corporations for Rendition, Torture
Rights lawyers fighting survivor of CIA rendition sue intelligence community
Legal Experts Debate Proposed Limits on Conviction Appeals
Lawmakers are pushing to radically overhaul appeals process to favor prosecutors
Virginia Death Row Prisoner Granted Clemency
Virginia spared from nation’s 1000th state killing since 1976
Feds to Fund Controversial School Surveillance
Federal agency pumps money into Big Brother programs to track students |
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Health Care Reformers Decry Bush’s ‘Savings Accounts’
In a move widely touted as an attempt to grapple with high medical costs, the president is following his predecessor’s footsteps by pushing a creative plan that critics say offers no benefit to – and may even hurt – those most in need of help.
Do-it-Yourself Disaster Relief Snubs New Orleans Planners
With little useful assistance from FEMA and an abandon-and-wait attitude from the city, irrepressible hurricane survivors assert to reoccupy their neighborhoods and rebuild their homes – by doing it.
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