BigSis says Big Government Needs to Monitor Internet traffic

The nation's homeland security chief says fighting homegrown terrorism by monitoring Internet communications is a civil liberties trade-off the U.S. government must make to beef up national security. Could the Bush Administration get away with this?

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/06/18/napolitano-internet-monitoring-needed-fight-homegrown-terrorism/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: foxnews/politics (Text - Politics)

Vermont Farm Takes On Border Fight With US

The government plans to seize a farmer's land to build a $5 million border post on a quiet country road.

The community is fiercely opposed, and the Department of Homeland Security is under fire for planning expensive projects that some say isn't needed.

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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127273577

Shahzad Questioned Extensively Before Miranda Still Talking

Shahzad, a naturalized U.S. citizen, did eventually have his rights read to him, but not until after he was questioned extensively under a public safety exception� to the Miranda rule.

Fox News Jamie Colby reported today that a source on the Homeland Security Committee� told her that Shahzad was read his rights 9 1/2 hrs after questioning."

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http://thinkprogress.org/2010/05/05/shahzad-cooperating/