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Federal judge tosses warrantless wiretap cases

Jun. 3, 2009
A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out more than three dozen lawsuits filed against the nation's telecommunications companies for allegedly participating in the government's e-mail and telephone eavesdropping program done without court approval. In addition,...
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday rejected a challenge to the Bush administration's eavesdropping on communications between the United States and abroad.

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch