The Patriot Act already gives government too much power to spy on ordinary Americans, but things could get far worse Unnecessary Powers
Eye on Politics & Law Lords: Message of Solidarity
The language of revenge recalls tribal feuds rather than Islamic values. Iraq's tech-savvy insurgents are finding supporters and luring suicide-bomber recruits over the Internet
Blowback from Bush and Blair's incompetently pursued war on terror has hit London. When will the U.S. figure out how to fight smart?
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• · · Ten minutes of economic sunshine IR: speech by John Howard ; Despite their growing public profile, the Pentecostal churches are still dwarfed by the mainstream denominations Pentecostal churches still have very little influence
• · · · 75 The Memory Hole has made available an unredacted copy of a report previously recalled from federal depository libraries: Years of IRS Criminal Investigation History, 102 pages, Warning IRS PDF version ; Public land agencies in Australia: the key to positive planning? ; Real estate development by local government in Queensland
• · · · · Communicating with Congress: How Capitol Hill is Coping with the Surge in Citizen Advocacy ; E-Mail Preferred Way for Constituents to Communicate with Congress ; Keeping the party under control: the legal regulation of Australia’s political parties
• · · · · · Vizard escapes tax noose; The NSW Opposition Leader, John Brogden, has promised a recycling and stormwater harvesting scheme to supply industry and agriculture if he is elected in 2007 Brogden tries to rain on Carr's parade ; A NSW rail safety expert, Kent Donaldson, has resigned unexpectedly with more than three years left on his contract amid Opposition claims he was fed up with the State Government's approach to safety Rail safety expert says time to go