I deliberately stay away from politics here, but I see this as a non-partisan issue.This is the sort of policy and lack of transparency, combined with the public’s complacency, and indifference that bodes ill for our country’s future, much less our economy.
From the NYTimes (bolding mine)-
A Justice Department plan would loosen restrictions on the Federal Bureau of Investigation to allow agents to open a national security or criminal investigation against someone without any clear basis for suspicion , Democratic lawmakers briefed on the details said Wednesday.
The plan, which could be made public next month, has already generated intense interest and speculation. Little is known about its precise language , but civil liberties advocates say they fear it could give the government even broader license to open terrorism investigations.
Discussion at slashdot .
Lewis Black perhaps said it best -
And why would we try to sell democracy to anyone wh...
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Market Data for July 2006From: realcentralva.com
Post Date: 2006-08-06 15:28:34
The past few months have seen some significant changes in our market. It’s not just the interest rates, though - they’ve actually gone down a bit of late.... *Active in July 2005: 456Active in July 2006: 418% change: -8.33%Contingent: -16.74%Pending: -29.31%Sold: -20.02%In short - the market has slowed.... Surprisingly, there were fewer properties on the market in July 2006 versus July 2005, but fewer of those are going under contract. The greatest jump in...
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