The NSA weakens the Fourth Amendment protections and affects citizens including journalists, lawyers, and businessmen who often work and communicate with foreigners (Hafetz par.11).The second is that "under the passage of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the NSA has been prohibited from recording domestic communications", but almost all collections are from Americans' data (Stray par.6). ... Moreover, President Barack Obama said that the NSA's actions are managed by "all three branches of the federal government and reviewed regularly by the Foreign Intellige...

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Particularly on foreign policy, George Bush has been all over the place. ... No one, for instance, questioned Clinton's intelligence or his knowledge. ... Bush's foreign policy is a shambles -- a war against the wrong enemy (Iraq and not worldwide terrorism), for the wrong reasons (where are those weapons of mass destruction?)... But foreign affairs is not Tom Edison's laboratory -- if this won't work, maybe that will -- but an area where lives are lost and nations suffer. ... In diplomacy, in foreign affairs, in the waging of war and maybe in protecting America, he has mad...

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Intelligence officials and military experts on Iraq express caution. ... According to studies released by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Iraq does not have the facilities to make enough material for a nuclear weapon by itself and would need foreign help to do so. ...

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One person who backs the president's plan is Secretary of State Colin Powell, who is going to the United Nations on February 5 to share intelligence with its Security Council about Saddam Hussein not accounting for many biological and chemical weapons. ... One of these was hydrogen-based fuel cells, which would not only be cleaner than current fuels, but it would also decrease dependence on foreign oil, specifically Iraqi. ...

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He was a skilled negotiator and had a great understanding of foreign affairs. He probably is remembered most for his achievements in foreign policy and the famous Watergate scandal that forced him to resign his office. ... So Nixon froze wages and prices, cut federal spending, and announced that the United States would not convert foreign-held dollars to gold. ... Inflation and unemployment rose again and Nixon went to the US energy reserves, hoping to end its use of foreign oil. ...

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With this law we have given sweeping new powers to both domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies and have eliminated the checks and balances that previously gave courts the opportunity to ensure that these powers were not abused. Most of these checks and balances were put into place after previous misuse of surveillance powers by these agencies, including the revelation in 1974 that the FBI and foreign intelligence agencies had spied on over 10,000 U.S. citizens, including Martin Luther King Jr. ...

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National security is a theme that includes foreign policy, domestic security and energy independence. Kerry pushes his ideals for national security by arguing that Bush's foreign policy is reckless and Dean "flip-flops" on Iraq and the Middle East. ... As part of his plan to improve national security, Kerry would improve intelligence, port security, and treat those who served in the armed forces fairly. ...

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Woodrow Wilson President Woodrow Wilson regarded himself as the personal representative of the people. "No one but the President," he said, "seems to be expected ... to look out for the general interests of the country"(Internet 1). He developed a program of progressive reform and asserted i...

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