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...cold war, not the war on terrorism. But more than a half-century ago, when J. EDGAR HOOVER headed the FBI, Americans also wondered if their government was going too far in trying to protect the nation from an enemy within...
...fight over whether his responsibility to prevent another attack gave him the power to push aside an act of Congress--or, to use the terms of his harshest critics, to break the law. Bush and his supporters say that the President has the power to take extraordinary steps to protect the nation and that sometimes nothing less will do. His opponents say that the war on terrorism can be fought just as well, if not better, without novel interpretations of the law and that the White House reasoning sounds all too much like Richard Nixon's famous exercise in Oval...
...Among the striking features of the latest surge in merger activity is that it continues apace everywhere despite efforts by some national authorities to protect companies perceived as national champions. The French government kicked up a fuss about rumors that the food company Danone might be the target of a U.S. bid, and even published a list of industries it deemed to be in the strategic national interest. And in Rome, former governor of the Italian central bank Antonio Fazio tried to squash two bids by foreign banks for Italian ones. But his efforts quickly turned to a scandal after...
...Even the most benign spyware isn't healthy for a PC. It tends to conflict with other applications and otherwise weaken performance. Here's how to protect yourself...
...first obtaining the court-approved warrants required by law for domestic spying. The White House was caught flat-footed by the revelation, and has vigorously defended the program over the past three days. "As President and Commander-in-Chief, I have the constitutional responsibility and the constitutional authority to protect our country," he said in his opening statement Monday, adding that the policy covered only calls where one of the parties was out of the United States: "If you're calling from Houston to L.A., that call is not monitored." In response to a question, he clapped a palm toward...