Brazilian Official Seeks Protection from U.S. Secret Surveillance of Phone, Email Records

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.comĀ  A top Brazilian official has expressed anger over the U.S.’s secret surveillance of telephone and email conversations in his South American country, The USA Today reports. Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota said he’d learned that the NSA has subjected Brazilian residents to espionage through the widespread surveillance of phone and email records. The…

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New Orleans Man Arrested for Sending Threatening Emails to FBI Agent That Referenced Agent’s Son

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com We all get annoying emails – but these were apparently way over the top. Authorities earlier this week arrested a New Orleans man for sending threatening emails to an FBI agent that referenced the agent’s son, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune. The paper reported that David Christenson Jr. , 53,…

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Justice Says Missing White House Emails Found

Funny how those emails seemed to turn up just at the right time. By R. Jeffrey Smith Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — A Justice Department lawyer told a federal judge yesterday that the Bush administration will meet its legal requirement to transfer e-mails to the National Archives after spending more than $10 million to…

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