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YOU Have a Criminal F.B.I. Record!Aug 20, 6:02 PM EDTSenators: FBI rules could target innocent peopleBy LARA JAKES JORDAN Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Proposed rules to help the FBI catch terrorists could lead to innocent Americans being spied upon by government agents or informants "all without any basis for suspicion," a group of Democratic senators said Wednesday.The rules, known as the attorney general guidelines, have not been approved or even publicly released yet, but four Democrats joined a growing chorus of lawmakers raising concerns after being briefed on what the guidelines say.Among their fears: Americans could be targeted in part based on their race, ethnicity or religion - or free speech activities protected by the Constitution."As you know, attorney general guidelines were first implemented in the wake of the FBI abuses of the 1960s and 1970s, and serve as one of the most important bulwarks against future abuses," the senators said in a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey.The four Democrats - Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island - indicated they remained concerned even after assurances from officials during the Justice Department briefings.The lawmakers asked Mukasey to hold off finalizing the rules to allow a public review."Given the importance of these guidelines, providing a period of time for public comment would be a reasonable and responsible way to move forward and achieve the best possible end result," the Democrats wrote.Earlier this week, Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and the panel's top Republican, Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, also called for delaying the guidelines.Justice spokesman Brian Roehrkasse said the department will review the requests. Citing remarks earlier by Mukasey about the new rules, the spokesman said an investigation would not be opened based solely on a person's race, ethnicity or religion."The guidelines will require all activities to have a valid purpose," Roehrkasse said, adding that the rules will "include robust and effective oversight measures."The guidelines are expected to be finalized next week. They do not require congressional approval.First reported last month by The Associated Press, the rules are intended to update policies governing investigations as the FBI shifts from a traditional crime-fighting agency to one whose top priority is protecting the United States from terrorist attacks.Currently, the FBI must have evidence or allegations of wrongdoing before opening an investigation of U.S. citizens or legal residents from other countries. As described by some law enforcement officials, the new policy would let agents open preliminary terrorism investigations after mining public records and intelligence to build a profile of traits that, taken together, were deemed suspicious.The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the rules, said factors that could trigger an inquiry would include travel to regions of the world known for terrorist activity and access to weapons or military training, along with the person's race or ethnicity.Following their briefings, the four Democrats said the guidelines would:-Let the FBI use "a variety of intrusive investigative techniques" with no evidence of possible wrongdoing. The techniques could include: long-term FBI surveillance, interviewing neighbors and work-mates, recruiting informants and searching commercial databases for information on people "all without any basis for suspicion.""We are particularly concerned that the draft guidelines might permit an innocent American to be subjected to such intrusive surveillance based in part on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or on protected First Amendment activities," the senators wrote.-Allow the government to collect foreign intelligence information inside the United States without current legal protections for U.S. citizens or legal residents. The senators noted that the broad term "foreign intelligence" would cover any information relating to the activities of a foreign government, organization or person.-Allow the information gathered to be broadly shared among government agencies. "We have serious questions about the scope of information sharing as it relates to U.S. persons who are under no suspicion of wrongdoing," the senators wrote.
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Added: August 20, 2008
http://www.infowars.net/articles/august2008/200808embryonic.htmMSNBC: Bush creating 'embryonic police state'Nick Langewis and David EdwardsRaw StoryWednesday, Aug 20, 2008"Now that the Democrats were nice enough to fold up on FISA," MSNBC's Keith Olbermann said, "the issue is all contained now. Right? Not exactly."The Justice Department has proposed changes to police intelligence-gathering rules that would ease the transfer of information about citizens to federal intelligence agencies, who would then keep the information for at least 10 years. The changes, the first since 1993, were introduced for public comment on July 31.Under the proposed changes, law enforcement agencies would be allowed to target groups and individuals on the basis of suspicion of participation in terrorist acts or providing material support to terrorists. Former FBI agent and American Civil Liberties Union policy counsel Michael German, however, told the Washington Post that the proposed changes could lead to abuse of constitutional rights by law enforcement agencies, citing cases where police have eavesdropped on political dissenters and infiltrated their ranks."It turns police officers into spies on behalf of the federal government," German said. "If police officers no longer see themselves as engaged in protecting their communities from criminals and instead as domestic intelligence agents working on behalf of the CIA, they will be encouraged to collect more information."The real intent of the changes, Olbermann opined, is to implement them before President Bush leaves office "so the next president can't do a damn thing about unraveling this disaster, which is, appropriately enough, an embryonic police state."On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee called on Attorney General Michael Mukasey to delay the implementation of the new guidelines, which would take effect October 1, until FBI Director Robert Mueller has a chance to testify to the Committee on September 17. "Efforts to harmonize the rules governing criminal and national security matters also raise potential civil liberties concerns," said Committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Ranking Member Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) in a letter to Mukasey, "given the broader latitude currently given to investigators to consider race and ethnicity in national security matters."This video is from MSNBC's Countdown, broadcast August 18, 2008.
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Added: August 20, 2008
U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter on Lancaster courthouse, re-election and health. http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/225837
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Added: August 13, 2008
Interviews with attendees as part of the coverage of York, PA's Town Hall Meeting with Presidential Candidate John McCain, Tom Ridge, Congressman Todd Platts, Senator Arlen Specter, Senator Joe Lieberman and State Representative Dan Moul.
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Added: August 12, 2008
Interviews with attendees as part of the coverage of York, PA's Town Hall Meeting with Presidential Candidate John McCain, Tom Ridge, Congressman Todd Platts, Senator Arlen Specter, Senator Joe Lieberman and State Representative Dan Moul.
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Added: August 12, 2008
Interviews with attendees as part of the coverage of York, PA's Town Hall Meeting with Presidential Candidate John McCain, Tom Ridge, Congressman Todd Platts, Senator Arlen Specter, Senator Joe Lieberman and State Representative Dan Moul.
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Added: August 12, 2008
Interviews with attendees as part of the coverage of York, PA's Town Hall Meeting with Presidential Candidate John McCain, Tom Ridge, Congressman Todd Platts, Senator Arlen Specter, Senator Joe Lieberman and State Representative Dan Moul.
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Added: August 12, 2008
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Patrick J. Leahy and Arlen Specter said that the F.B.I.’s use of the phone records of four reporters at The New York Times and The Washington Post showed a “pressing need” for legislation.
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It's time for Arlen Specter to investigate this deal that sent Favre to the Jets. The fact that the Packers can dictate draft pick compensation like this should be illegal and sets a terrible and dangerous precedent.Please share this story so that major news outlets quit patting themselves on the back and do some real investigative journalism.
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Republican Sen. Arlen Specter on Tuesday became the first U.S. senator to formally ask President George W. Bush to call Congress back from its August recess to pass legislation that will help lower high oil and gasoline prices.
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Pennsylvania voters ousted one Republican US Senator in 2006, right wing nut job Rick Santorum. Despite his popularity, could Pennsylvania be so blue now that moderate/liberal Senator Arlen Specter be in trouble too?
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Today, McCain supporter Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) broke with McCain and told reporters that he is planning personal meetings with Chavez and Raul Castro. Specter said he has met with Fidel Castro three times and boasted of pictures with Chavez. Does McCain find Specter, the 16th-most senior member of the Senate, to be “dangerously naive?”
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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has long criticized those who are willing to meet with adversaries of the U.S., slamming Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) for willing to engage Raul Castro of Cuba and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela:
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A lot of lawmakers have worked towards making government more open and transparent. It follows the time-tested principle of “the more citizens know, the better our government functions.”Just recently, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) co-sponsored a bill with Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) that would subject another government entity, the Smithsonian...
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His comment calling Hillary a, "She Devil," will cost him her support if he makes a try for the senate against Arlen Specter. Good, he talks too much anyway without thinking.
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A security vendor is blaming "socioeconomic factors" and "levels of security awareness." Turns out the blame really falls to, among others, cheeseheads, Sen. Arlen Specter … and Santa Claus.
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