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Like the Look of the New $100 Bill?
by L.A. Times
Benjamin Franklin is getting a facelift. The new $100 bill that will begin circulating this fall comes with enhanced anti-counterfeiting features.
Should U.S. Spy Agencies Have Our Info?
by Newsmax
The Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank in the country.
The Latest Liberty Pictures
Father/daughter dances and mother/son ball games are a thing of the past -- at least in the Cranston Public Schools district in Rhode Island.1,580 votes2012/09/23 20:42:35
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Minnewaska Area School District in Minnesota for allegedly forcing a 12-year-old student to give them her Facebook login information.558 opinions2012/03/28 23:38:10
It's illegal to sag your pants in Albany, Georgia. And though controversial, the new law is now getting attention from other states too.1,566 opinions2011/09/29 18:47:06
Since sending criminals to prison ends up costing the state, and Arizona continues to struggle with money, why not kill two birds with one stone?701 opinions2011/09/06 15:00:00
The Mexican foreign ministry said the use of firearms to repel stone-throwing was "disproportionate" after a Mexican man was killed in a failed border crossing.820 opinions2011/06/23 11:44:06
The president is expected to know a lot of things about a lot of things. You just assume he knows what state he's in and how to spell his name. Someone forgot to tell one of the GOP presidential candidates, though.249 opinions2011/06/23 11:00:00
There's a lot more to the Patriot Act than wire taps and business-record snooping. But because of their obviously uncomfortable nature, those elements of the Act must be renewed periodically.948 opinions2011/05/27 16:29:44
There are more than 10,000 public and private surveillance cameras in the city of Chicago. The police say they help prevent crime, but the ACLU thinks that they are a potential invasion of privacy. Do you agree?536 opinions2011/02/09 19:00:00
On the one hand, they could make you safer. On the other hand, if police start using miniature unmanned drones domestically you could have your right to privacy infringed on. What do you think?595 opinions2011/01/24 18:00:00
It's that time of year again. Houses are lit up. Lawns are littered with snowmen, reindeer and Santa Claus. But don't be calling this a Christmas celebration at school. The ACLU is watching.1,207 opinions2010/12/10 18:00:00
He's a U.S. citizen who has called for Muslims to kill Americans and has been tied to the attempted Christmas bombing and the Fort Hood massacre. But is it OK for the U.S. to target Anwar al-Awlaki for death?315 opinions2010/12/08 20:00:00
The ACLU and Amnesty International have called for probes into whether Bush broke laws by allowing waterboarding.4,270 opinions2010/11/12 15:00:00
Citizen complaints are an integral check on police misconduct and the proliferation of video cameras, on phones and helmets, are now becoming an interesting and controversial component of complaints.174 opinions2010/07/20 18:00:00