“Instead of standing by his own previous commitment to scale back militarization, Obama was quick to give into police pressure — proving once more that this administration’s seeming willingness to address the root causes behind the issues the United States now faces is nothing more than a slogan.”
Source: Obama Backs Off Plan to Demilitarize Police After Meeting With Lobbyists
“The Obama administration is working on a series of agreements with foreign governments that would allow them for the first time to serve U.S. technology companies with warrants for email searches and wiretaps—a move that is already stirring debates over privacy, security, crime and terrorism.”
Continue reading: U.S. to Allow Foreigners to Serve Warrants on U.S. Internet Firms
“Only five states saw a decrease in premium cost this year, while 12 states had increases of more than 20% on average. The states with the biggest changes are predominantly in the Midwest, but almost every region got hit with price jumps.”
“Caught between their boss’ anti-lobbyist rhetoric and the reality of governing, President Barack Obama’s aides often steer meetings with lobbyists to a complex just off the White House grounds – and several of the lobbyists involved say they believe the choice of venue is no accident. It allows the Obama administration to keep these lobbyist meetings shielded from public view — and out of Secret Service logs collected on visitors to the White House and later released to the public.”
Source: Lobbyists: Obama White House Hides Meetings Off-Site
“Actor Matt Damon — who was one of the President’s earliest and best-known celebrity supporters during his 2008 campaign—said point blank that he was unhappy with the way the country is being run in an interview with Piers Morgan last night. He also slammed the President for failing to follow through on many of his campaign promises, particularly on education…”
