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Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation

ICE’s surveillance gaze is likely to sweep across millions of people’s social media posts. Westend61/Westend61 via Getty Images by Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University When most...

Ten tips to keep your business cybersafe

Sponsored by JPMorganChase A cybersecurity breach can present significant threats to your business. No matter the size of your organization, it’s important to take cybersecurity...

Roof appears on 9 murder counts; Charleston seeks unity

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — They forgave him. They advised him to repent for his sins, and asked for God's mercy on his soul. One...

2016 prospect Rand Paul in new book: GOP willing to change

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul reaches out in his most direct way yet to African-Americans in a new book that highlights...

Obama eyes modest momentum on Capitol Hill in 2014

HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama returns to Washington this weekend eager to test whether a modest budget deal passed in the waning days...

Does Obama still have faith in government?

  by Gloria BorgerCNN Chief Political Analyst Irony is a part of life, the cliche goes. And right now, President Barack Obama is living...

For Obama, world looks far different than expected

In this photo taken Aug. 22, 2013, President Barack Obama walks along the West Wing colonnade of the White House in Washington before traveling to New York and Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) by Julie PaceAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly five years into his presidency, Barack Obama confronts a world far different from what he envisioned when he first took office. U.S. influence is declining in the Middle East as violence and instability rock Arab countries. An ambitious attempt to reset U.S. relations with Russia faltered and failed. Even in Obama-friendly Europe, there's deep skepticism about Washington's government surveillance programs.

That intelligence agencies monitor our calls and Internet usage shouldn’t come as a surprise

by Shannon Williams Maybe I am gullible. Maybe I am unrealistic. Or perhaps I am just plain stupid, but I never thought the government was not viewing our emails or listening to our conversations. Not once have I thought that when I send an email no one sees that message but me and the recipient. The same applies to the items I look up on computers or even text messages I send – I always figured that the federal government had access to those things. And guess what? I am completely OK with that.

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