Telecoms Launch Secret Lobbying Campaign For Immunity On Illegal Spying

The nation’s biggest telecommunications companies, working closely with the White House, have mounted a secretive lobbying campaign to get Congress to quickly approve a measure wiping out all private lawsuits against them for assisting the U.S. intelligence community’s warrantless surveillance programs.

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Vietnam Enhances Its Traditional Ties With Eastern Europe

It seems as if despite some of the changes in political regimes Vietnam and Eastern Europe are getting back together again according to this OhMyNews online article.

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