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Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes?

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Rolling Stone - By Matt Taibbi - Aug. 17 (Investigative Report) - Imagine a world in which a man who is repeatedly investigated for a string of serious crimes, but never prosecuted, has his slate wiped clean every time the cops fail to make a case. No more Lifetime channel specials where the murderer is unveiled after

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Sarah Palin e-mails: Palin maintained third e-mail account

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Rachel Weiner - Jun. 12 (News Report) - Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin (R) maintained another private e-mail account for most of her tenure in office, in addition to her official government account and the Yahoo account she used frequently, the documents released Friday show. E-mails that passed between private accounts are not included in the release; only e-mails that passed through the state server in some fashion were captured. The release shows e-mails between Palin at an sp@hslak.com account and her aide Frank Bailey at ...

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Shh! Obama gets anti-secrecy award

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Politico - By Abby Phillip - Mar. 31 (News) - President Obama finally and quietly accepted his “transparency” award from the open government community this week — in a closed, undisclosed meeting at the White House on Monday

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Despite openness pledge, President Obama pursues leakers

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Politico - By Josh Gerstein - Mar. 07 (News Report) - The Obama administration, which famously pledged to be the most transparent in American history, is pursuing an unexpectedly aggressive legal offensive against federal workers who leak secret information to expose wrongdoing, highlight national security threats or pursue a personal agenda.

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Iraqis Rally to Vent Anger at Government

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Jack Healy, Michael Schmidt - Feb. 25 (News) - Defying attempts by Iraq’s government to curtail a day of nationwide protests, thousands of Iraqis took to the streets on Friday to call for more accountability from elected leaders.

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Dealing With Assange and the Secrets He Spilled

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Bill Keller - Jan. 27 (Special Report) - Is the WikiLeaks founder the great puppet master of the news media? He would like you to think so. But The Times’s dealings with him reveal a different story.

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U.S. can't link accused Army private to Assange

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

MSNBC - By Jim Miklaszewski - Jan. 25 (News Report) - U.S. military officials tell NBC News that investigators have been unable to make any direct connection between a jailed army private suspected with leaking secret documents and Julian Assange, founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks.

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In a Wikileaks Era, Balancing Public and Private

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Eric Pfanner - Jan. 25 (News Report) - At a meeting of the World Economic Forum in China last year, Adrian Monck, the group’s chief spokesman, moderated a panel on social networking. Because the Internet can be a sensitive topic in China, he asked the audience whether the discussion should be kept private, to promote a freer exchange. By a show of hands, the camera-wielding journalists, BlackBerry-equipped executives and laptop-bearing bloggers agreed to turn off their gadgets. “It was an entertaining and relaxed discussion,” Mr. Monck said.

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How Congress helped thwart Obama's plan to close Guantanamo

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

McClatchy - By Carol Rosenburg - Jan. 22 (News Report) - Two years after the newly minted Obama administration moved to undo what had become one of the most controversial legacies of the George W. Bush presidency by ordering the closure of the prison camps at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a trove of State Department documents made public by the website WikiLeaks is providing new information about why that effort failed.

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Lawyer for Bradley Manning, Army figure in WikiLeaks case, alleges prison mistreatment

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Ellen Nakashima - Jan. 21 (News Report) - The lawyer for alleged government secrets leaker Bradley Manning is accusing military authorities of using punitive measures against Manning at the Marine Corps jail in Quantico, Va.

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WikiLeaks: Julian Assange 'faces execution or Guantánamo detention'

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Guardian - By Esther Addley - Jan. 11 (News) - Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, could be at "real risk" of the death penalty or detention in Guantánamo Bay if he is extradited to Sweden on accusations of rape and sexual assault, his lawyers claim.

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Icelandic MP fights US demand for her Twitter account details

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Guardian - By Dominic Rushe - Jan. 08 (News) - A member of parliament in Iceland who is also a former WikiLeaks volunteer says the US justice department has ordered Twitter to hand over her private messages.

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U.S. Sends Warning to People Named in Cable Leaks

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Mark Landler, Scott Shane - Jan. 07 (News) - The State Department is warning hundreds of human rights activists, foreign government officials and businesspeople identified in leaked diplomatic cables of potential threats to their safety and has moved a handful of them to safer locations, administration officials said Thursday.

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Air Force Blocks Sites That Posted Secret Cables

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Eric Schmitt - Dec. 15 (News) - The Air Force is barring its personnel from using work computers to view the Web sites of The New York Times and more than 25 other news organizations and blogs that have posted secret cables obtained by WikiLeaks, Air Force officials said Tuesday.

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Julian Assange granted bail over sexual crime allegations in Sweden

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:33:55 -0800

The Guardian - By Mark Tran - Dec. 14 (News) - A British court today granted bail with strict conditions to Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks website, who faces allegations of rape in Sweden.

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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Granted Bail, With Conditions

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Wired - By Kim Zetter - Dec. 14 (Breaking News) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was granted bail this morning by a London judge with conditions. Assange must surrender his passport and agree to travel restrictions, adhere to a curfew and wear an electronic tracking device. His bail was set at £200,000 ($315,000).

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Assange Lawyers Prepare for U.S. Spying Indictment

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

ABC News - By Jim Sciutto, Lee Ferran - Dec. 10 (News Report) - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, the man behind the publication of more than a 250,000 classified U.S. diplomatic cables, could soon be facing spying charges in the U.S. related to the Espionage Act, Assange's lawyer said today.

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Pakistani media publish fake WikiLeaks cables attacking India

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Guardian - By Declan Walsh - Dec. 09 (News Analysis) - An extensive search of the WikiLeaks database by the Guardian by date, name and keyword failed to locate any of the incendiary allegations. It suggests this is the first case of WikiLeaks being exploited for propaganda purposes.

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Assange could face espionage trial in US

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Independent - By Kim Sengupta - Dec. 08 (News) - Informal discussions have already taken place between US and Swedish officials over the possibility of the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being delivered into American custody, according to diplomatic sources.

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WikiLeaks to keep releasing cables despite Assange arrest

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Guardian - By Robert Booth - Dec. 07 (News) - WikiLeaks will continue releasing the leaked US embassy cables in spite of the arrest this morning of its founder, Julian Assange, over allegations in Sweden of sexual offences.

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Legal process keeps Assange free for now

Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Raphael G. Satter, Louis Nordstrom - Dec. 04 (News Report) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains free while his website spews daily embarrassment and potential diplomatic damage to the United States, his liberty protected for now by the slowly grinding wheels of the law.

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U.S. domain name service boots WikiLeaks after series of attacks on site

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Ellen Nakashima, Edward Cody - Dec. 03 (News Report) - WikiLeaks, which has sought to leverage the anonymity and ubiquity of the Internet in its efforts to make public secret information, is struggling to keep its Web site online without interruption.

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Assange Arrest 'Expected In Days'; But He's On The Web Today

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

NPR - By Mark Memmott - Dec. 03 (Breaking News) - Britain's The Independent says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is "expected to be arrested in the coming days after Swedish prosecutors filed a new warrant with British authorities."

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WikiLeaks founder could be charged under Espionage Act

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Ellen Nakashima, Jerry Markon - Nov. 30 (News) - Federal authorities are investigating whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange violated criminal laws in the group's release of government documents, including possible charges under the Espionage Act, sources familiar with the inquiry said Monday.

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NewsTrust - Government Transparency - Most Recent Stories: News (Mainstream)

Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes?

Sarah Palin e-mails: Palin maintained third e-mail account

Shh! Obama gets anti-secrecy award

More questions than answers about Japan nuclear crisis

Despite openness pledge, President Obama pursues leakers

Iraqis Rally to Vent Anger at Government

Dealing With Assange and the Secrets He Spilled

U.S. can't link accused Army private to Assange

In a Wikileaks Era, Balancing Public and Private

How Congress helped thwart Obama's plan to close Guantanamo

Lawyer for Bradley Manning, Army figure in WikiLeaks case, alleges prison mistreatment

WikiLeaks: Julian Assange 'faces execution or Guantánamo detention'

Icelandic MP fights US demand for her Twitter account details

U.S. Sends Warning to People Named in Cable Leaks

Air Force Blocks Sites That Posted Secret Cables

Julian Assange granted bail over sexual crime allegations in Sweden

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Granted Bail, With Conditions

Assange Lawyers Prepare for U.S. Spying Indictment

Pakistani media publish fake WikiLeaks cables attacking India

Assange could face espionage trial in US

WikiLeaks to keep releasing cables despite Assange arrest

Legal process keeps Assange free for now

U.S. domain name service boots WikiLeaks after series of attacks on site

Assange Arrest 'Expected In Days'; But He's On The Web Today

WikiLeaks founder could be charged under Espionage Act