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October 31, 2004, Seth Hettena, Associated press/The Boston Globe, Mistakes in detainee abuse case raise concerns about military medical examiner system
October 31, 2004, Paisley Dodds, Associated Press, Defense teams challenge Guantanamo trials
October 30, 2004, Mary Curtius, Los Angeles Times, Intelligence Reform Bill Hits a Wall in Congress
October 29, 2004, Canadian Press, USA Patriot Act a problem in Canada, B.C. report says
October 29, 2004, Jesse J. Holland, Associated press/The San Francisco Chronicle, Intelligence overhaul draws a yawn from voters
October 29, 2004, Tom Hays, Associated Press, Yemeni lawyer rebuffed in attempt to visit US detainee: Sheik jailed in N.Y. in terror funding case
October 29, 2004, Genero C. Armas, Associated Press, NAACP says IRS review spurred by politics, Speech by Bond preceded look at tax-exempt status
October 28, 2004, Intelligence reform:
- Walter Pincus, The Washington Post, Hope Fades for Intelligence Bill Compromise Soon
- Philip Shenon, The New York Times, 9/11 Families Group Rebukes Bush for Impasse on Overhaul
October 28, 2004, Gail Appleson, Reuters/The Washington Post, Terrorist Case Lawyer Denies Charges: Attorney Testifies She Did Not Help Smuggle Messages to Islamic Group
October 28, 2004, Charlie Savage, The Boston Globe/truthout, 4 Ex-Detainees Sue Rumsfeld, 10 Others
October 27, 2004, Associated press/The New York Times, Damages sought for Guantanamo detainees
October 27, 2004, Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, Bush Aide Calls Criticism of Patriot Act Uninformed
October 27, 2004, Dana Priest, Washington Post, Ex-CIA Official Defends Detention Policies: Careful Vetting, Approval Cited
October 27, 2004, Douglas Jehl, New York Times, CIA is Accused of Delaying Internal Report
October 27, 2004, Intelligence reform:
- Philip Shenon, New York Times, Key Aide to 9/11 Panel Praises Offer by House
- Walter Pincus, Washington Post, Turf War Stalls Intelligence Bill: Pentagon Allies at Odds With Advocates of New Director
October 27, 2004, Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News Columnist, Personal liberty has suffered under Bush's administration
October 26, 2004, David Welna, NPR All Things Considered, Congress Struggles to Enact 9/ll Panel's Plan (audio)
October 26, 2004, Intelligence Reform Bill:
- Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press, Passage of 9/11 legislation on hold
- Charles Babington, The Washington Post, 9/11 Panel Leaders Give Warning: Congress Must Act on Bill or Share Blame If U.S. Is Attacked
October 26, 2004, Vikram Dodd, The Guardian, US offered to send British Guantanamo detainees back to UK
October 26, 2004, Curt Anderson, Associated Press, Investigators say Ashcroft's Patriot Act speeches were lawful
October 26, 2004, Daniel Pulliam, GovExec.com, Attorney General's PATRIOT Act campaign violated no anti-lobbying laws
October 26, 2004, Benjamin Duncan, Aljazeera, Muslim voters focus on Patriot Act
October 26, 2004, Trial of Attorney Lynne Stewart:
- Julia Preston, The New York Times, On Stand, Terrorist's Lawyer Denies Aiding Violent Cause
- Michelle Garcia, The Washington Post, N.Y. Attorney Testifies in Own Terrorism Trial: Sheik's Lawyer Faces Conspiracy Charges
October 26, 2004, Douglas Jehl, The New York Times, U.S. Action Bars Right of Some Captured in Iraq
October 26, 2004, Kevin McNicholas, Reuters, Mass. Governor Criticizes Flow of Terror Information
October 26, 2004, Editorial, The Washington Post, The CIA's Disappeared
October 26, 2004, Chris Strohm, GovExec.com, Diverse groups criticize passenger screening program
October 25, 2004, Tim Golden, The New York Times, Administration Officials Split Over Stalled Military Tribunals
October 24, 2004, Kevin Sack, Los Angeles Times, Chasing Terrorists or Fears?
October 24, 2004, The Washington Times/United Press International, No Guantanamo detainee has been prosecuted
October 24, 2004, Dana Priest, Washington Post, Memo Lets CIA Take Detainees Out of Iraq: Practice Is Called Serious Breach of Geneva Conventions
October 24, 2004, Tim Golden, New York Times, After Terror, a Secret Rewriting of Military Law
October 24, 2004, Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press, FBI chasing leads on election attack plot: CIA discredits source on threat
October 23, 2004, Walter Pincus and Charles Babington, The Washington Post, Intelligence Bill Unlikely to Be Ready by Nov. 2, Negotiators Say
October 23, 2004, Andrew Buncombe, Independent/U.K., Three Guantanamo 'Judges' Removed Due to Pentagon Bias
October 22, 2004, Nat Hentoff, Village Voice, Torture as foreign policy
October 22, 2004, Intelligence reform conference committee progress:
- Opinion, Newsday, The historic post-9/11 reorganization should be done right, not fast
- The Washington Post, Group of 9/11 Relatives Faults House GOP
October 21, 2004, Intelligence reform legislation:
- Charles Babington, The Washington Post, Intelligence Reform Hits Hurdle
- Bryan Bender, The Boston Globe, Battle lines drawn on intelligence bill: House, Senate divided over 'torture' provision
October 21, 2004, Judge rules Guantanamo detainees must have access to lawyers:
- Associated press/The New York Times, Govt. Can't Listen to Guantanamo Meetings
- Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post, U.S. Loses Ruling on Monitoring of Detainees
October 21, 2004, Wayne Parry, Associated Press, Justice Dept. won't list non-suspect Islamic charities and Raids on charities make Muslims wary of Ramadan giving
October 21, 2004, Adam Wallworth, Northwest Arkansas Times, Balancing Liberty and Security
October 20, 2004, Intelligence reform legislation:
- Jonathan E. Kaplan, The Hill, House insists on immigration before intel
- Charles Babington & Walter Pincus, The Washington Post, White House Assails Parts of Bills: House, Senate Remain Far Apart on Intelligence Legislation
- Jesse Holland, Associated Press, White House Seeks to Halt Addition to Intelligence Bill
- Philip Shenon, The New York Times, White House Urges Quick Passage of 9/11 Bill
- Editorial, The Washington Post, Get It Right
October 20, 2004, MacMunn Mandate, Indiana Statesman, Guantanamo Bay breeds terrorists
October 20, 2004, Shlomi Simhi, North Gate News, Torture Memo Writer Seeks Tolerance on Campus
October 19, 2004, James Jay Carafano, The Heritage Foundation, The Senate and House 9/11 Reform Bills Both Miss the Mark
October 19, 2004, Elaine Cassel, AlterNet, The Other War: A Three Year Assault on Civil Liberties
October 19, 2004, Editorial, The New York Times, Time Runs Short for 9/11 Reform
October 18, 2004, Todd Bensman, CBS 11 News, Government Moves to Strip Citizenship from Former Holy Land Foundation Board Member
October 18, 2004, Greta Wodele & Susan Davis, GovExec, Election Day deadline failing to motivate intelligence reform conferees
October 18, 2004, Declan McCullagh, CNET, Patriot Act redux?
October 18, 2004, Thomas Bonsell, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Blame the 'leadership' failures
October 18, 2004, Laura Parker, USA TODAY, Spy case was a 'life-altering experience' for airman
October 18, 2004, Jessica Azulay, The NewStandard, Former Guantanamo Staff Corroborate Inmates' Claims of Torture, Abuse
October 18, 2004, Editorial, The Washington Post, The Choice on Liberty
October 17, 2004, C.J. Wallace, Associated Press, Screening of Protestors Unconstitutional, Court Rules
October 17, 2004, intelligence reform bills:
- Walter Pincus, Washington Post, CIA Chief's Power a Hurdle in Intelligence Reform: Control Over Agency, Budget Authority Among Issues Still Unresolved by Congress, White House
- Robyn E. Blumner, St. Petersburg Times, ID Cards Spell End of Privacy
- Philip Dine, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Intelligence reform losing critical momentum: Advocates, watching the clock, fear foes in Congress will stall
October 17, 2004, Neil A. Lewis, New York Times, Guantanamo: Broad Use of Harsh Tactics Is Described at Cuba Base
October 16, 2004, Associated press/newsday, Saudi-American Speaks Out on Confinement
October 16, 2004, Robert O'Harrow, Jr., Washington Post, Bahamas Firm Screens Personal Data To Assess Risk: Operation Avoids U.S. Privacy Rules
October 16, 2004, 9/11 legislation before conference committee:
- Journal News Editorial, Upgrading Intelligence
- Denver Post Editorial, Senate's 9/11 Reforms Stronger
- Holland (MI) Sentinel, Hoekstra Chairs 9/11 Bill Conference Committee
October 16, 2004, C.G. Wallace, Associated press/The Macon Telegraph, Terrorism fears not sufficient reason to search protesters, appellate court rules
October 15, 2004, 9/11 legislation:
- Dan Eggen & Helen Dewar, The Washington Post, Intelligence Reform May Be Stalled
- Philip Shenon, The New York Times, Sept. 11 Panel's Chief Wants Help From Bush
October 15, 2004, Associated press/KGW, Teachers' T-Shirts Bring Bush Speech Ouster
October 15, 2004, Associated Press, Yaser Esam Hamdi says he's innocent
October 15, 2004, Casey Holmes, Cornell Daily Sun, Looking Back on Year of Guantanamo Bay Protests
October 15, 2004, Jim Harper, San Francisco Chronicle, Surveillance and the War on Terrorism: What's in a Name?
October 15, 2004, Caryle Murphy, The Washington Post, For Muslims, a Beleaguered Feeling
October 15, 2004, Anita Ramasastry, CNN/FindLaw, Why the court was right about the Patriot Act
October 14, 2004, Pierre M. Atlas, The Indianapolis Star, Flipping out over Patriot Act
October 14, 2004, Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post, U.S. Stymies Detainee Access Despite Ruling, Lawyers Say
October 14, 2004, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Lawyers complain about Guantanamo trials
October 13, 2004, Sanjeev Bery, San Jose Mercury News, It's time to ask Ashcroft questions about civil rights: Even 9/11 panel is criticizing some legislation
October 13, 2004, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Ashcroft Staying Off Campaign Trail, Popularity Waning
October 13, 2004, Jerry Markon, The Washington Post, Father Denounces Hamdi's Imprisonment: Son Posed No Threat to U.S., He Says
October 13, 2004, Nick Simeone, Pentagon, Voice of America, Lawyers for Guantanamo Detainees Accuse US of Ignoring Supreme Court
October 13, 2004, Kevin Poulsen, The Register, Patriot Act tour carried a hefty price tag
October 13, 2004, Danny Hakim, The New York Times, Defendant is released in Detroit terror case
October 13, 2004, Samira Chandwani, Cornell Daily Sun, Debating issues from The Trial
October 13, 2004, Anita Ramasastry, FindLaw, Why the Court Was Right to Declare a USA Patriot Act Provision Dealing with National Security Letter Procedures Unconstitutional
October 13, 2004, Sean Wilson, The Brock Press, Patriot Act wildly unpatriotic
October 12, 2004, Joel Brinkley & Eric Lichtblau, The New York Times, U.S. Releases Saudi-American It Had Captured in Afghanistan
October 12, 2004, Jerry Markon, The Washington Post, Hamdi Returned to Saudi Arabia: U.S. Citizen's Detention as Enemy Combatant Sparked Fierce Debate
October 12, 2004, Richard Serrano & Greg Miller, The Los Angeles Times, Detroit Terrorism Case Shows U.S. Flaws in Strategy
October 12, 2004, Jesse J. Hollan, Associated press/newsday, House names 9/11 conferees, Lieberman hopes for first meeting this week
October 12, 2004, Keith L. Alexander, MSNBC, A common name can be a curse: With an ever-expanding no fly list, a lot of innocent passengers are getting caught in the security net
October 11, 2004, Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press, Frist to decide timetable on Sept. 11 bill
October 11, 2004, Hamdi released from Guantanamo Bay:
- Associated press/USA TODAY, Hamdi returns to Saudi Arabia
- Phil Hirschkorn, CNN, Saudi once held by U.S. returns home
- Dominic Evans, Reuters/Yahoo! News, U.S.-Born 'Enemy Combatant' Flown Home to Saudi
October 11, 2004, Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive, Secret Service Calls on Owner of "King George" Sign
October 11, 2004, Associated press/The New York Times, Group: al - Qaida Detainees 'Disappeared'
October 11, 2004, Matthew L. Wald, The New York Times, Congress Close to Establishing Rules for Driver's Licenses
October 11, 2004, Jesselyn Radack, FindLaw, The Government's Opportunistic Use of the "Enemy Combatant" Label: How This Category Is Being Used as a Prosecution Tactic
October 11, 2004, Editorial, The Washington Post, Judicial Pushback
October 10, 2004, Paisley Dodds, Associated press/newsday, Freedom a Long Way Off for Some Detainees
October 10, 2004, Robyn E. Blumner, St. Petersburg Times, Robed heroes of liberty
October 9, 2004, Philip Shenon & Rachel L. Swarns, The New York Times, House Approves Intelligence Bill
October 9, 2004, Sara Kehaulani Goo, The Washington Post, Faulty 'No-Fly' System Detailed
October 9, 2004, Eric Lichtblau, The New York Times, Papers Show Confusion as Government Watch List Grew Quickly
October 9, 2004, Associated press/newsday, U.S. Considers Status of Four Prisoners
October 9, 2004, Chip Duncan, Journal Sentinel, Constitution holds key to debate on Patriot Act
October 8, 2004, 9/11 legislation:
- Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press, House OKs GOP Bill on 9/11 Reorganization, House rejects 9/11 overhauls: Bill pushed to increase law enforcement, and House rejects Senate terrorism proposal: Measure called 'insufficient'
- Rachel L. Swarns, The New York Times, Lawmakers Fight to Strip Bill of Its Immigration Measures
- Philip Shenon, The New York Times, Senate Rejects Plan Endorsed by 9/11 Panel
- 1010 Wins, 9/11 Families Differ On Reforms
- Editorial, Press Herald, Cooperation key in reforming intelligence
October 8, 2004, Editorial, The New York Times, A Very Bad Deal
October 8, 2004, Charles Lane, The Washington Post, Privacy Act, Order Shielded U.S. Names on List
October 8, 2004, Editorial, The Daily Californian, Mosque Invasion Unfair
October 8, 2004, Editorial, Poughkeepsie Journal, Patriot Act needs curbs
October 7, 2004, 9/11 legislation:
- Philip Shenon, New York Times, Senate Approves 9/11 Bill at Odds With House Version
- Charles Babington, Washington Post, Intelligence Bill Passed by Senate: House to Consider Differing Measure
- Ryan Singel, Wired News, Senate Wants Database Dragnet
- Audrey Hudson, The Washington Times, National ID card feared in license standards
- Editorial, The Boston Globe, Off track on immigrants
October 7, 2004, Danny Hakim and Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, After Convictions, the Undoing of a U.S. Terror Prosecution
October 7, 2004, Guantanamo Bay:
- John Mintz, The Washington Post, Army Denies Detainee-Release Remark
- Sydney Morning Herald, Guantanamo: Habib knew about 9/11: document
- Paisley Dodds, Associated press/Seattle Post Intelligencer, Saudi prisoner faces Guantanamo review
- Aljazeera, Yemeni detainee reveals mistreatment in Guantanamo
- The Australian, Habib hijack claim "rubbish"
October 6, 2004, Michael Hirsch, Newsweek, To Torture or Not? President Bush backs rendering suspects then backs off
October 6, 2004, 9/11 legislation:
- Mary Curtius, Los Angeles Times, Immigration change sought in House Bill H.R. 10
- Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press, Congress Speeds Up 9/11 Legislation Vote
- Philip Shenon, New York Times, Partisan Split in the House May Slow a Final 9/11 Bill
- Madeleine Baran, The NewStandard, House About to Strip More Civil Liberties in Name of Anti-terrorism
October 6, 2004, John Mintz, Washington Post, Most at Guantanamo to Be Freed or Sent Home, Officer Says
October 6, 2004, Sacramento Bee Editorial, Getting 'Intel' Right
October 5, 2004, CNN, Budget Officials: Intelligence Reform will Cost Billions
October 5, 2004, Editorial, The Washington Post, Playing politics with intelligence reform
October 5, 2004, Carl Hulse, The New York Times, Senate leans to a powerful intelligence chief (Update on bill to reform intelligence)
October 5, 2004, Shelley Murphy and Bryan Bender, The Boston Globe, Briton indicted as accomplice to shoe bomber: 7 counts allege plan to attack US planes
October 5, 2004, Barrett Marson, Arizona Star, Terrorism, security key election issues
October 5, 2004, Associated Press, Muslim lawyer sues FBI, Ashcroft for wrongful imprisonment
October 5, 2004, Guantanamo Bay:
- Barre-Montpelier Times Argus, Bogus Intelligence at Guantanamo
- Associated press/The Washington Post, Supreme Court Will Not Hear Enemy-Combatant Case
- Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post, U.S. defends Guantanamo detentions
- Reuters, U.S. general expects release of Guantanamo prisoners
October 5, 2004, Associated Press, Saudi Charity Closed on Terror Suspicions
October 5, 2004, Caryle Murphy, The Washington Post, Distrust of Muslims common, poll finds
October 5, 2004, April Zepeda, KOMO 1000 News, Small Town Library Takes On The Feds
October 5, 2004, Mark Rasch, The Register, Judge defangs Patriot Act
October 5, 2004, Editorial, Star Tribune, Patriot Act/It must not trample freedoms
October 4, 2004, Charlie Savage, The Boston Globe, Civil-liberties issue in the background
October 4, 2004, Watching Justice, Justice Department Reportedly Supports Controversial Torture Provision
October 4, 2004, Garrett Ordower, Daily Herald, Geneva schools write Patriot Act into records policy
October 4, 2004, CBS News, The Issues: Patriot Act
October 4, 2004, Editorial, The Seattle Times, Legal Rights During the Fog of Terrorism
October 4, 2004, Editorial, Los Angeles Times, Congress, Read it this time
October 4, 2004, Letter from Moazzam Begg, British citizen held at Guantanamo Bay
October 4, Declan McCullough, C-net, National IDs for everybody?
October 3, 2004, Robert Pear, New York Times, Congress moves to protect federal whistleblowers
October 3, 2004, Martin Bright, The Guardian, Guantanamo has 'failed to prevent terror attacks' and The real truth about Camp Delta
October 3, 2004, Associated Press, Feds Quiz Arizona Muslims Before Election
October 2, 2004, Justin Rood, Congressional Quarterly/Page Fifteen, Pace of Congressional Intel Reform Worries Experts, Left and Right
October 2, 2004, Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Letter to Washington Post, Both Privacy and Freedom
October 2, 2004, Associated Press, Patients won't be asked immigration status
October 2, 2004, John Mintz, Washington Post, DHS blamed for failure to combine terrorist watch lists
October 2, 2004, Eric Lichtblau & John Schwartz, The Washington Post, Disarray Thwarts Terrorist List, Inquiry Finds
October 2, 2004, Charlie Savage, Boston Globe, Freed detainee said to train at militant camps
October 2, 2004, Curt Anderson, Associated Press, Visa violators targeted in crackdown: Over 350 arrested in antiterror effort
October 2, 2004, Sally B. Donnelly, TIME, Spotting the Airline Terror Threat
October 2, 2004, Jerry Seper, The Washington Times, Leahy, Grassley seek more oversight of FBI translators
October 2, 2004, Lizette Alvarez, The New York Times, Briton Held at Cuba Base Cites Torture
October 1, 2004, Michelle Shephard, Toronto Star, White House Backs Torture-Abroad: Law Bypasses U.S. Interrogation Restraints, 'Rendition' Bill Angers Canadian Arar
October 1, 2004, Jill Lawless, Associated Press, Guantanamo detainee alleges torture and killings by U.S. military
October 1, 2004, Charles Babington, Washington Post, 9/11 Panelists Oppose House Provisions
October 1, 2004, New York Times Editorial, Not In America (about Bush Administration's support for rounding up foreigners on mere suspicion and sending them to countries that torture)
October 1, 2004, Joel Brinkley, New York Times, Deportation Delayed for 'Enemy Combatant' Yaser Esam Hamdi
October 1, 2004, Ben Sisario, New York Times, Activist Assserts Harassment
October 1, 2004, Robert Jablon, Associated Press, 'Friendly' visitors now subject to security checks: New US rules call for fingerprinting most on arrival
October 1, 2004, Jeffrey Silva, RCR News, Telecom carriers win decision on subscriber privacy