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US Senate fails to move forward on NSA reform bill

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The U.S. Senate has voted against a bill that would rein in the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of telephone records within the country, possibly killing any NSA reforms until next year.

Supporters of the USA Freedom Act, in a Senate vote late Tuesday, failed to get the 60 votes needed to end debate and move toward a final vote on the legislation. Fifty-eight senators voted to end debate, while 42 voted against it.

While supporters said the legislation is needed to restore public trust in U.S. intelligence services, opponents said the NSA’s widespread collection of U.S. phone records is needed to keep the country safe from terrorism.

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Obama ignored NSA subverting encryption in surveillance reform speech

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Other than to appease Americans, why did President Obama bother with appointing a Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies if he planned to disregard, or completely ignore, many of the group’s recommendations to reform the NSA?
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The Steve Jobs Model for Education Reform (Rupert Murdoch/Wall Street Journal)

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Rupert Murdoch / Wall Street Journal:
The Steve Jobs Model for Education Reform  —  If we can engage a child’s imagination, there’s no limit to what he or she can learn.  —  These days everyone is for education reform.  The question is which approach is best.  I favor the Steve Jobs model.  —  In 1984 Steve introduced the Mac with a Super Bowl ad.

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The state of intelligence reform 10 years after 9/11

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Robert Mueller, III

By Robert Mueller, III

[Editor’s note: Robert Mueller, III, the Directopr of the FBI, delivered the following congressional testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in Washington, DC, on October 6, 2011.]

Good morning, Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Ruppersberger, and members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the committee today to discuss the threats facing our nation and the efforts of the FBI to protect the United States over the past 10 years.

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