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Real ID became law not through the usual legislative process, but instead as part of a mammoth Iraq spending and Asian tsunami bill, the “Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005.”

Religious minorities face Real ID crackdown

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All your emails belong to us 

What: The Justice Department asks a judge to approve Patriot Act e-mail monitoring without any evidence of criminal behavior.

When: Decided Feb. 2, 2006 by U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan in Washington, D.C.

Outcome: E-mail surveillance approved.

What happened: As part of a grand jury investigation that’s still [...]

Well, Mr. Smith, you’re not our suspected killer, but your DNA information informs us that you’re overdue for a colonoscopy, and our database also indicates that you have an unpaid parking ticket from last year.  Come with us peaceably, or we will be forced to taser you…. 

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Police officers in Daytona Beach [...]