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Negotiators finalise broad outline of EU fiscal treaty.
Negotiators from 26 member states have reached broad agreement on the new fiscal treaty, paving the way for a formal agreement by EU leaders at the end of the month. WT news feed
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Copyright Industry Calls For Broad Search Engine Censorship.
To curb the growing piracy problem, Hollywood and the major music labels want the search engines to de-list popular filesharing sites such as The Pirate Bay, and give higher ranking to authorized...
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US DOE delays release of broad LNG export study until late summer
The US Department of Energy has delayed until late summer the release of a study that will help it decide whether to allow more companies to export US natural gas as LNG, a department spokesman said...
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Congress Looking Happy to Reauthorize Broad, Secret Spying Powers.
House lawmakers of both stripes in a Thursday hearing seemed amenable to the Obama administration’s request to continue giving the government broad, warrantless electronic surveillance powers over...
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Oakland leaders urge broad battle with Goldman Sachs.
Oakland is trying to get out of a Goldman-brokered interest rate swap that is costing the cash-starved city some million a year. They are now calling on other cities to join suit. bertb news feed
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U.S. spies press for renewal of broad electronic surveillance law.
If the law, which expires at the end of 2012, is not extended, then the U.S. spy agencies would lose access to what he described as a “very, very important source of valuable intelligence information.”...
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In U.N. speech, Egypt’s Morsi rejects broad free speech rights
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi urges the U.N. to consider cracking down on expression that defames religions, and he outlines ambitions for his country’s influence in the Mideast. WT news feed
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UK planning broad online domestic spying regime
UK officials plan to monitor Britons’ online activities by placing surveillance devices on the country’s telecom networks, a Parliamentary report says. The program would keep tabs on which websites...
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US: No plans to end broad surveillance program.
The Obama administration is weighing whether to charge a government contractor with leaking classified government secrets while it defends a much-criticized National Security Agency surveillance...
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