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Was a Telecom CEO Sent to Prison because He Resisted NSA?
Even before 9/11, the National Security Agency went to Qwest Communications and asked it to turn over Americans’ phone records without a warrant. Under the leadership of then-CEO Joseph P. Nacchio, and on the advice of lawyers, Qwest refused.
Permission to Tweet Freely, Sir?
Regulators have restricted so much finance-related speech that people in the industry now have to lobby for the freedom to use Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn like the rest of us. Or almost like the rest of us.
Speech regulation can make social networks dangerous for executives in other fields, too. Reed Hastings came under threat for boasting that Netflix had streamed a billion hours of video in one month.
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham has Obama's back on "Kill Lists"
Early this week NBC created a stir after reporting they had obtained a 16-page memo leaked from the U.S. Department of Justice that revealed new details on President Obama’s controversial “kill list.” Although still leaving many unanswered questions about the Obama administration’s policy on extrajudicial killings of American citizens, it does move this secretive practice further into light.
Prosecutor Accused of Retaliating for Speech
A businessman was accused of "structuring" cash deposits of his income from farmers market sales, and now the federal prosecutor who took his money is accused of retaliating against the businessman for protesting to the press:
Johnson & Johnson to Pay $1.5B+ for Marketing Drug
Johnson & Johnson -- the company that helped you shampoo with "no more tears," fight acne, and heal pretty much every wound t
Google to Warn Against State Hacking
It's always good to see business fight back against government meddling.
EPA Spy Planes Monitor Feedlots
In its efforts to supervise Nebraska cattle producers' obedience to the Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency is literally viewing them from above: It's sending surveillance planes to take pictures of their feedlots, Reuters reports.
The agency told the Omaha World-Herald its actions are legal:
