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Now its time for the United States, and Holder in particular, to show the world, and the American public, that he means what he says. It's time for the Justice Department to begin honoring the Fourth Amendment and start getting a warrant to access the public's e-mail and other stored content, civil rights groups say. | Read More » Obama Just Made Himself a Prisoner of His Own Gitmo Policy  | Obama wants to close Guantanamo and capture more terrorists than he kills. But unless Obama is about to get way radical, this is kind of an either/or situation. | Read More » | |
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