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Wikileaks strikes back, asks customers to close Bank of America accounts
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — WikiLeaks asked customers to close accounts with Bank of America after the Charlotte, N.C., bank said it wouldn't process payments intended for the organization...
Dream Act fails in Senate
WASHINGTON — A last-ditch Democratic effort to establish a path to citizenship for some children of undocumented immigrants failed in the Senate on Saturday, likely derailing any attempt at sweeping immigration reform in Congress for the foreseeable future...
Congress repeals ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy on gays in military
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 65-31 Saturday to end the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays and lesbians in the military, as President Barack Obama declared "it is time to close this chapter in our history...
Senate sets START showdown vote for Tuesday
WASHINGTON — The Senate plans a critical vote Tuesday on the Obama administration's nuclear arms treaty with Russia, as Russia warned lawmakers not to alter the treaty's terms and the White House stepped up lobbying...
House OKs Obama’s tax-cut deal
WASHINGTON — The House approved President Barack Obama's sweeping tax-cut compromise at midnight Thursday, preventing tax rates from rising Jan. 1 and sending the president a bipartisan agreement that few could have imagined in deeply polarized Washington...
Boulder police offer tips to parents about stranger interaction
Boulder police announced today that there have been several recent reports of strangers approaching middle school students during after-school hours in north Boulder. Although no crimes have been committed, police are offering a few tips to parents to pass on to ...
Experts: Prosecuting WikiLeaks will be difficult
If they posted classified documents the federal government decides to file criminal charges against Julian Assange or other WikiLeaks employees because online, media law experts say it will be uncharted waters...
‘Hacktivists’ rally around WikiLeaks, attack corporate sites
With the political pressure mounting, WikiLeaks is becoming too hot for some business to handle. Companies such as MasterCard, Visa and PayPal, which processed donations to the site, and Swiss bank PostFinance, which held the foundation’s account, have all cut ties ...
Sampling the cables
Of the more than 250,000 cables that WikiLeaks say they have, they have released close to 1,500 so far, releasing 50 to 60 cables daily. The cables, which are communications between the U.S. State Department and U.S. embassies around the world, contain a variety of ...
