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Senator: Internet gatekeepers biggest threat to free speech [VIDEO]

FAC July 28, 2010

Comedian-turned-senator Al Franken (D-MN) has ditched the potty jokes and Stuart Smalley routine since taking office, turning himself into a surprisingly articulate and strident voice in favor of net neutrality and against the Comcast/NBC merger. Arts Technica July 28, 2010 By Nate Anderson Back in February, when a Senate hearing offered him the chance to grill Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, Franken took it. “In other words,” Franken lectured, “looking to get approval for this merger, you

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First Amendment Guru Floyd Abrams on the WikiLeaks Situation [VIDEO]

FAC July 28, 2010

July 28, 2010 By Wall Street Journal     On Monday morning, we did some looking into the legal issues surrounding WikiLeaks’ decision to unveil some 92,000 previously classified documents on the public, in connection with a handful of media outlets. The bottom line, some First Amendment experts informed us: the government certainly had the right to go after and punish the person within the military who leaked the information. But logistical and legal concerns

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Attorney, Seattle Times publisher to receive government-transparency award

FAC July 28, 2010

Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen and Spokane attorney Duane Swinton will be honored in September for their contributions to transparency in government. July 28, 2010 By Seattle Times Staff The nonprofit Washington Coalition for Open Government announced this week that Blethen and his newspaper will receive the James Madison Award for his leadership in fighting for open government on many fronts — including the newspaper’s aggressive use of public records, its willingness to challenge government

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Protection for US writers abroad goes to Obama

FAC July 28, 2010

  A bill that would protect American authors, journalists and publishers from foreign libel judgments that undermine the U.S. guarantee of free speech passed Congress on Tuesday. July 28, 2010 By AP WASHINGTON–The House approved the legislation by voice vote and sent it to President Barack Obama. Under the bill, U.S. federal courts would be prevented from recognizing or enforcing a foreign judgment for defamation that is inconsistent with the free speech guarantee in the

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U.S. braces for blowback over leaked Afghan war documents

FAC July 27, 2010

Intelligence officials, past and present, are raising concerns that the Wikileaks.org revelations could endanger U.S. counterterror networks in the Afghan region and damage information-sharing with U.S. allies. July 27, 2010 By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — People in Afghanistan or Pakistan who have worked with American intelligence agents or the military against the Taliban or al-Qaida may be at risk following the disclosure of thousands of once-secret U.S. military documents, former and current officials said. Meanwhile,

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