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Timothy B. Lee

Timothy B. Lee

Former senior correspondent

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    5 ways the NSA may have violated international law5 ways the NSA may have violated international law
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    A new report from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights suggests that five policies practiced by the National Security Agency are in violation of international human rights law.

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    Why only the rich can afford to live in SFWhy only the rich can afford to live in SF
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    Strict housing regulation have prevented the Silicon Valley boom from creating more middle-class jobs.

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    NSA training doc called Muslims “Mohammad Raghead”NSA training doc called Muslims “Mohammad Raghead”
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    A training document at the National Security Agency used the ethnic slur to refer to a fictitious terrorism suspect.

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    Could money printing have stopped the recession?
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    Scott Sumner argues that the left and the right both underestimate the power of monetary policy.

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    Larry Lessig raises $5 million for campaign reformLarry Lessig raises $5 million for campaign reform
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    Larry Lessig’s Mayday PAC has raised $5 million to change how American elections are financed. But getting Republican support will be challenging.

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    Will Obama pick an anti-reform patent chief?Will Obama pick an anti-reform patent chief?
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    Barack Obama’s leading candidate for head of the US Patent and Trademark Office is Phil Johnson, who lobbied against a White House-backed patent reform bill.

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    NSA lets FBI access warrantless spying databaseNSA lets FBI access warrantless spying database
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    The Obama administration has admitted that the FBI searches for Americans’ private communications in a database assembled using the NSA’s warrantless spying program.

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    Is Bitcoin a joke? People thought the web was too.
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    Venture capitalist and Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen says that Bitcoin today has a lot in common with the internet two decades ago.

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    Watch the Daily Show mock camera phones in 2004Watch the Daily Show mock camera phones in 2004
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    People used to think the idea of a phone with a built-in camera was ridiculous.

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    Tour guide regulations violate the First AmendmentTour guide regulations violate the First Amendment
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    A federal appeals court has ruled that regulations of tour guides violate the First Amendment.

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