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An internal Justice Department report has found more improper use of national security letters by FBI agents seeking personal data on Americans during terror and spy investigations, Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday.

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jordan116 months ago

"We are committed to ensuring that we not only get this right, but maintain the vital trust of the American people.">>>>
He's assuming that they HAVE the trust of the American people after their shenanigans? Live in la la land, does he?
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Will13136 months ago

I see one of the administration apologists.. stopped by to sink the story.. these people will after then next election see EXACTLY how few people share the view that the Bush / Cheney years have been a good thing.. ..

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  libsRfunny6 months ago
  
  YOU obviously overlooked that it was the Bush/Cheney justice department that put a stop to it. It's really unfortunate you have to be so lowly as to chastise someone for exercising his or her right to sink this story.
  Just for that, I'm gonna retract my "vote" and give it a "sink," too. Not because I support what the FBI did, but because sinking the story so obviously annoys you.
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    DanmLiberals6 months ago
    
    U haven't learned. Everything is Bush's fault. Everything.
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      DanmLiberals6 months ago
      
      And when we get attacked by terrorists here because we couldn't wiretap them, then everything will be Bush's fault again. You see how this works? Democrats Undermine Bush's ability to make us safe and then blame him not making us safe enough.
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        xlegultx6 months ago
        
        Well if you guys can still blame Clinton for 9/11, why can't they blame Bush if anything happens after he vacates?
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        aniokly6 months ago
        
        For starters, President Bush tried to keep us safe. The Impeached One didn't give National Security a second thought.
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        cushi6 months ago
        
        You guys need to come out of that little tunnel you live in and see things in real light!
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      ADAGUY6 months ago
      
      You are finally getting it right!
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    Will13136 months ago
    
    It's really unfortunate you have to be so lowly as to chastise someone for exercising his or her right to sink this story.
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    you may exercise any right you wish....
    maybe Bush can lead you on his and apparently YOUR favorite exercise...
    http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/...
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    ADAGUY6 months ago
    
    Gee that sounds real mature on your part!
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    SwampFox-82nd6 months ago
    
    Would that be those two clowns dressed like Key-Stone cops???
    Dude, you be snortin' them Bull-Droppin' Spuds again???
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    KazamaSmokers6 months ago
    
    bend over just a liiiitle more.
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nikkibabe6 months ago

Bush says it "saved" American lives. Actually what is "saved" is his A##.
They don't have a single, mean single solid verifiable proof of how it saved any lives.
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  jordan116 months ago
  
  They don't have a single, mean single solid verifiable proof of how it saved any lives. >>>>
  What WOULD have 'saved lives' is if the twerp had paid attention to the warnings pre 9/11, and rice had spent more time doing her GD job instead of buying shoes.
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aniokly6 months ago

I have been compiling personal information to give to my Government. Banking info, tax reports, Credit report, but alas I am too boring. The Government could care less about people not involved in suspicious activities. They don't have the time or the manpower to check on you unless it is a mistake, then they go on to someone else. It you are not cheating on your wife, lying to the IRS, building bombs in the basement, who cares if they check you out. I damn sure don't.
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  Dionys6 months ago
  
  Sorry, but past records of the FBI (such as having an informant spend months at Quaker peace meetings with detailed notes on each member including past histories and such) show exactly the opposite. They have plenty of money to waste on such invasions of privacy thanks to Bush, and apparently wasted no time in breaking the law.
  Aren't you concerned about their breaking the law, seeing as how you're such a law-abiding citizen who upholds the constitution? Interesting how you never address that.
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  Will13136 months ago
  
  They don't have the time or the manpower to check on you
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  you really are not aware to the capabilities of data mining programs.. are you...
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  t you are not cheating on your wife, lying to the IRS, building bombs in the basement, who cares if they check you out. I damn sure don't.
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  NO BUT LET ANYONE SUGGEST ANY MEASURE, NO MATTER HOW MUCH SENSE IT MAKES, INVOLVING GUN OWNERSHIP... AND YOU AND YOUR ILK WILL CRY AND CRY AND CRY.. YOU'RE INFRINGING ON MY RIGHTS.....
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  ADAGUY6 months ago
  
  I'm sure you would care if the person doing it were a democrat, rather then a repub.
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Ratskii6 months ago

It is kind of pointless arguing with the far right about this. They believe that they need a father figure to protect them. All the figure has to do is mouth the proper things they want to hear (e.g. the terrorists hate us for our freedom), and they will give away all the constitutional protections that the founders of this nation fought for.
If any of them had a sense of history they would note some of the other places that the same thing has been said (i.e. it doesn't matter if the government knows everything we say or do if we've done nothing wrong). I'll give them a hint, not one of those places was a democratic republic. What they fail to realize is they don't know what the government might decide is wrong, and if government agents come to take them away, they will be presumed guilty and not allowed to defend themselves, innocent or not.
They rightly criticized Clinton when he took liberties with the constitution, but they really believe that Bush is on their side.
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ADAGUY6 months ago

The government knows way too much about us already. They don't need the means to take data on anyone without a warrant. It's that simple.
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ningyo6 months ago

sort of like when hillary used the FBI to get files on their opposition ..which then disappeared..along with the people they hired to do it..but if its lib dems abusing power its for our own good ..right?
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SwampFox-82nd6 months ago

The good news' it is heart-felt to know that even the "good-guys" can do a big boo-boo; the bad news' that it was the director of the FBI admitting that he can snoop-out legal, and innocent folk for a political party.
What am I missing? Oh, the fat-guy in a tutu signing we is all patriots...we're here to stamp-out Commies, er, Ruskies, er, ******oos, er, Mafiosa, er, terrorists...er, New World Order, er, terriers?
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Dionys6 months ago

They are, and they should be prosecuted up the chain of command. No one is above the law.
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