The Bush administration's Torture 13. They authorized it, they decided how to implement it, and they crafted the legal fig leaf to justify it.
By Marcy Wheeler May 18, 2009
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Helping homeless kids is key to fighting underage prostitution, but cops have to find them before it's too late
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 27, 2009
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As the former senator presses his case for his Senate seat in court, the feds are taking a look at some potentially shady dealings.
By Gabriel Winant
May 14, 2009
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An FBI agent testifies that an al-Qaida prisoner provided useful intelligence until the CIA got rough -- and casts doubt on Bush's statements about the effectiveness of harsh interrogations.
By Mark Benjamin
May 14, 2009
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The "capture videos" the Pentagon aims to bury, late-night brutality pointing to the CIA -- and even a surreal viewing of "The Dark Knight" here in Guantánamo.
By Julia Hall
August 1, 2008
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A nationwide sweep also leads to the arrest of nearly 700 suspected of exploiting children
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 26, 2009
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It's unconstitutional, un-American -- and it might hurt, rather than help, the FBI's effort to stop real acts of terror.
By Juan Cole
July 10, 2008
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U.S. officials went to extremes to stifle our legal challenge to Bush's warrantless surveillance -- but a federal judge says the program is criminal, anyway.
By Jon B. Eisenberg
July 9, 2008
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States to be required to offer anonymous evidence collection.
By Lynn Harris
May 14, 2008
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In an alarming case, U.S. attorneys exploited post-9/11 counterterrorism policies to pursue and prosecute an environmental activist.
By Tracy Tullis
March 27, 2008
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What's worse? The question the FBI won't answer, or the ones that it will?
By Tim Grieve
October 24, 2007
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The FBI wants to pay telecom companies to keep your phone records.
By Julia Dahl
July 25, 2007
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In Trinidad, Salon meets longtime Muslim agitator Yasin Abu Bakr, who is allegedly linked to the plot to blow up JFK airport.
By Tristram Korten
June 27, 2007
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Josh Wolf tells Salon why he spent 226 days in prison rather than comply with a subpoena, and gives his take on what a "journalist" is.
By Alex Koppelman
April 13, 2007
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The bureau breaks even generous post-9/11 rules in obtaining consumer data on American citizens and visitors.
By Tim Grieve
March 9, 2007
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This based-on-a-true-story tale of treason is an unsettling exploration of deception and self-delusion.
By Stephanie Zacharek
February 16, 2007
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But that's nothing new -- a Bush signing statement reminds us how little we know about hush-hush postal-monitoring programs, and how vulnerable they are to abuse.
By Mark Benjamin
January 5, 2007
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The real story of homicide in America is one of hope, especially for black men, who have long suffered the most.
By Jill Leovy
December 14, 2006
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Democratic voters say they're getting calls telling them -- falsely -- that their polling places have changed.
By Tim Grieve
November 7, 2006
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In a riveting new book that ranges from ancient Mecca to the corridors of the FBI, Lawrence Wright brings to life the fanatics behind 9/11 -- and the turf wars that caused U.S. intelligence to miss it.
By Mark Follman
August 30, 2006
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A consultant hacks into the FBI's computer systems.
By Tim Grieve
July 6, 2006
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Salon exclusive: Two former AT&T employees say the telecom giant has maintained a secret, highly secure room in St. Louis since 2002. Intelligence experts say it bears the earmarks of a National Security Agency operation.
By Kim Zetter
June 21, 2006
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The William Jefferson saga continues.
By Tim Grieve
May 31, 2006
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The FBI focuses a leak probe on the legislative branch.
By Tim Grieve
May 25, 2006
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Nearly five years after 9/11, many FBI agents still don't have e-mail accounts.
By Tim Grieve
March 21, 2006
The 13 people who made torture possible
Getting to runaways before the pimps
Is the FBI breathing down Norm Coleman's neck?
Soufan: CIA torture actually hindered our intelligence gathering
The bizarre trial of bin Laden's bodyguard
The FBI's plan to "profile" Muslims
Suing George W. Bush: A bizarre and troubling tale
Is Briana Waters a terrorist?
Jihad from the Caribbean
First Amendment martyr?
"Breach"
The government is reading your mail
Don't believe the hype about murder
The road to 9/11 and beyond
Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic?
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