State Department to name lawyer Cliff Sloan to close Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department on Monday is expected to announce the appointment of Washington lawyer Cliff Sloan to oversee the closure of the controversial Guantanamo detention camp, sources familiar with the decision said on Sunday. Full story
NSA leaks: Political implications for Obama
A Meet the Press roundtable examines remarks on combating terrorism made during the president’s campaign and how the revelation of the NSA program will affect him politically.
3: Roundtable reviews NSA leaks and intelligence gathering tactics
A Meet the Press panel of experts examines the recent NSA leaks and the way intelligence gathering has evolved.
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George W. Bush’s popularity rises
A new Gallup poll shows that for the first time since 2005, former President George W. Bush is viewed more favorably than unfavorably. Alex Wagner’s panel discusses why the sudden rise is happening now.
Top Lines: Greenwald, Snowden, NSA, Trump, geniuses and Beck
Glenn Greenwald hates White House talking points; Rand Paul is headed to the Supreme Court; Self-described NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks; Donald Trump, tech wiz, weighs in on NSA controversy; Glenn Beck brings the NSA scandal back to Hitler; and debates over debates trouble George W. Bush
Obama delivers vocal defense of NSA internet surveillance
MSNBC host Karen Finney and The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank debate whether President Obama made the sale for why the government needs massive surveillance powers – as chronicled in two recent stories – into Americans’ digital lives.
Congress regularly complicit in US spy programs
Rachel Maddow reports on the development of U.S. wiretapping programs since the Bush administration and the regular renewal and codifying of such practices by Congress, all to general indifference of Americans despite serious Constitutional questions.
NSA/Verizon controversy: Bad, but not George W. Bush bad
TheGrio.com’s Joy Reid and Mother Jones’ David Corn hash out the details of the NSA/Verizon data collection controversy and explain why – even if you disagree with the policy – it pales in comparison to the similar, but court-less, controversy that embroiled George W. Bush’s administration.
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