Tinker:
These Washington DC politicians are very emotional about news reporter Glenn Greenwald helping Edward Snowden leak the NSA secret spying on our earth population.
I have never seen the Washington DC politicians look so very bad over the past few months after I started learning about the ugly underbelly of how they really do run the United States government.
Instead of doing what is right they are a bunch of Washington DC
Aristocracy telling the American people to just go eat cake.
I am going to be voting for anybody but them this next time around.
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Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) said on CNN's "AC 360" Tuesday
night that reporters should be prosecuted for publishing stories with
leaked classified information.
After King explained why he believes the recent NSA leaks pose a grave threat to national security, host Anderson Cooper asked him if he thinks the reporters who break stories off of leaked information should be punished in some way.
"If they willingly knew that this was classified information, I think action should be taken, especially on something of this magnitude," King said.
"I think on something of this magnitude, there is an obligation both moral but also legal, I believe, against a reporter disclosing something that would so severely compromise national security."
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Glenn Greenwald ✔ @ggreenwald
It is not illegal to publish classified information in the United States, and no reporter has ever been prosecuted for doing so. But an affidavit to obtain a search warrant for Fox News reporter James Rosen's email account, surfaced by the Washington Post last month, invoked the possibility that he could be criminally liable for soliciting state secrets from a government source.
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Rep. Peter King: Reporters Should Be Prosecuted For Publishing Leaked Classified Information (VIDEO)
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By Braden Goyette
Posted: 06/11/2013 10:40 pm EDT
After King explained why he believes the recent NSA leaks pose a grave threat to national security, host Anderson Cooper asked him if he thinks the reporters who break stories off of leaked information should be punished in some way.
"If they willingly knew that this was classified information, I think action should be taken, especially on something of this magnitude," King said.
"I think on something of this magnitude, there is an obligation both moral but also legal, I believe, against a reporter disclosing something that would so severely compromise national security."
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Glenn Greenwald ✔ @ggreenwald
Is is true, as I was just told, that Peter King on CNN called for criminal prosecution of journalists reporting the NSA stories?
Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald, who broke the story of the NSA's phone record collecting practices last week, expressed his disbelief at King's remarks on Twitter.It is not illegal to publish classified information in the United States, and no reporter has ever been prosecuted for doing so. But an affidavit to obtain a search warrant for Fox News reporter James Rosen's email account, surfaced by the Washington Post last month, invoked the possibility that he could be criminally liable for soliciting state secrets from a government source.
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Tinker:
How
do you like the way James Clapper is talking to the American people
ladies and gentlemen. Every time that I hear and see James Clapper talk
about the NSA leak I feel disgusted.
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Some teams have defied the odds (or the national
rankings) to advance to the College World Series. Others have backed up
their regular-season dominance in the tournament, showing they have the
chops to perform at a high level when the stakes are high.
This year, anybody could win the national title, which makes assessing their chances even more difficult.
Here are my championship odds for the final eight teams in the 2013 College World Series (national rankings in parentheses).
*National rankings via NCAA.com. All stats through June 10 via NCAA.com.
8. NC State (7)
Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
NC State ranks 27th in the nation in ERA and 34th in runs
.
While that exemplifies a rather balanced squad, I don't know if the Wolfpack are strong enough on either side to go further than the first round of the College World Series.
NC State squeaked by No. 32 Rice to advance to the CWS, winning both games in the Super Regionals by one run.
Odds: 35/1
7. Mississippi State (10)
Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Mississippi State ranks 13th in ERA and 31st in runs this season.
The Bulldogs hadn't faced anyone particularly strong until they played No. 3 Virginia in the Super Regionals. Against Virginia, Mississippi State raised its level of play, winning the first two games of the series to advance. The Bulldogs were able to do that by scoring a combined 17 runs in those two games.
That being said, Virginia disappointed me in the tournament. The Cavaliers had close-knit affairs against Army and Elon before falling to Mississippi State.
Odds: 30/1
6. Louisville (16)
Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Considering Louisville is ranked the lowest out of all
remaining teams, you may hear Cardinals fans touting how it is the
Cinderella team of the tournament. While that may be partially true, the fact of the matter is, Louisville is ranked 16th in the country.
Louisville also ranks fifth in ERA and 30th in runs. Make no mistake about it, this team is for real.
That being said, the field in the CWS is absolutely loaded. The Cardinals rank sixth in the odds based more on the rest of the field than on the caliber of the team.
Odds: 25/1
5. UCLA (15)
Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODA
UCLA's pitching cannot be ignored. The Bruins rank
ninth in ERA this season, allowing a combined 10 runs in five games in
the tournament.
The one thing that may trip up UCLA against some of the top competition is its offense. The Bruins rank 132nd in runs this season.
Pitching has been known to win championships, but you also need a little bit of offense, too.
Odds: 20/1
4. Oregon State (5)
Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports
Oregon State's pitching is simply fantastic. The Beavers rank second in ERA this season.
They also showed they could put some runs on the board in their 12-4 win in Game 2 against No. 18 Kansas State in the Super Regionals.
Oregon State needs to be able to scratch out some runs like it did in Game 2 against Kansas State to win the CWS. The Beavers have shown they can do that, but facing elite competition may be too much to handle. They rank 59th in runs this season.
Odds: 20/1
3. North Carolina (1)
James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
North Carolina came into the tournament as the No. 1
team in the country. The Tar Heels rank first in the nation in runs and
16th in ERA. When this team is rolling, it is hard to stop.
That being said, I don't like how North Carolina has performed overall in the tournament. The Tar Heels lost a game against Florida Atlantic in the Chapel Hill Regional Final and needed three games to scrape by South Carolina (both of their wins in the best-of-three series were by one run).
UNC is obviously capable of winning the CWS, but, as of now, it hasn't been as dominant as I expected it would be.
Odds: 20/1
2. LSU (4)
Crystal LoGiudice-USA TODAY Spor
LSU ranks third in ERA and ninth in runs this season.
That, folks, is the definition of dominance.
The Tigers have also won all five of their games in the tournament, including an 11-1 victory over Oklahoma in their last game.
If it wasn't for one team, I would peg LSU as the favorite for the national title.
Of course, there's that one team...
Odds: 15/1
1. Indiana (12)
Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports
This pick may come as a surprise to some of you—based
on Indiana's ranking overall—but the Hoosiers have simply brought it in
the tournament.
Indiana ranks eighth in ERA and 15th in runs this season. The club has won all five of its matchups in the tournament. That includes a two-game sweep of No. 8 Florida State in the Super Regionals, in which the Hoosiers scored a combined 21 runs.
The Hoosiers are on a roll. If they keep this up, I wouldn't be surprised if they win the national title in their first-ever appearance in the CWS.
Odds: 10/1
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Director of National Intelligence James Clapper sought to clarify his claim that the National Security Agency does not collect information on millions of Americans, telling NBC News' Andrea Mitchell that he gave the "least untruthful" answer possible on the agency's surveillance program.
During a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on March 12, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) asked the intelligence czar if the NSA gathers "any type of data at all on millions of Americans.”
"No, sir," Clapper responded. "Not wittingly. There are cases where they could inadvertently perhaps collect, but not wittingly."
Clapper's response appears to contradict recent revelations about the agency's large scale phone records collection program, first reported on by the Guardian last week. However, during the NBC interview, Clapper said Wyden's question did not have a straightforward answer.
"I thought, though in retrospect, I was asked-- "When are you going to start-- stop beating your wife" kind of question, which is meaning not-- answerable necessarily by a simple yes or no," Clapper said in the interview, which aired Sunday. "So I responded in what I thought was the most truthful, or least untruthful, manner by saying 'no'."
Clapper said his remarks also reflected his definition of "collection," which he said has a specific meaning in an intelligence context.
"What I was thinking of is looking at the Dewey Decimal numbers-- of those books in that metaphorical library-- to me, collection of U.S. persons' data would mean taking the book off the shelf and opening it up and reading it," he said.
In
a Tuesday statement, Wyden said he had notified Clapper of his question
in advance, and had given his office a chance to give a "straight answer" after the March hearing.
“So that he would be prepared to answer, I sent the question to Director Clapper’s office a day in advance. After the hearing was over my staff and I gave his office a chance to amend his answer,” Wyden said. “Now public hearings are needed to address the recent disclosures and the American people have the right to expect straight answers from the intelligence leadership to the questions asked by their representatives."
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James Clapper: I Gave 'Least Untruthful' Answer Possible On NSA Surveillance
The Huffington Post
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By Mollie Reilly
Posted: 06/11/2013 11:57 pm EDT
During a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on March 12, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) asked the intelligence czar if the NSA gathers "any type of data at all on millions of Americans.”
"No, sir," Clapper responded. "Not wittingly. There are cases where they could inadvertently perhaps collect, but not wittingly."
Clapper's response appears to contradict recent revelations about the agency's large scale phone records collection program, first reported on by the Guardian last week. However, during the NBC interview, Clapper said Wyden's question did not have a straightforward answer.
"I thought, though in retrospect, I was asked-- "When are you going to start-- stop beating your wife" kind of question, which is meaning not-- answerable necessarily by a simple yes or no," Clapper said in the interview, which aired Sunday. "So I responded in what I thought was the most truthful, or least untruthful, manner by saying 'no'."
Clapper said his remarks also reflected his definition of "collection," which he said has a specific meaning in an intelligence context.
"What I was thinking of is looking at the Dewey Decimal numbers-- of those books in that metaphorical library-- to me, collection of U.S. persons' data would mean taking the book off the shelf and opening it up and reading it," he said.
“So that he would be prepared to answer, I sent the question to Director Clapper’s office a day in advance. After the hearing was over my staff and I gave his office a chance to amend his answer,” Wyden said. “Now public hearings are needed to address the recent disclosures and the American people have the right to expect straight answers from the intelligence leadership to the questions asked by their representatives."
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Tinker:
I seem to be blaming the American news media for the complete decline of the American government wallowing in the corruption in Washington DC. The news media deliberately looked the other way for access into the White House. So I keep wondering just how do they like the way that the once respected News Media look now?
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College Baseball World Series 2013: Championship Odds for Final 8 Teams
By (Featured Columnist) on June 11, 2013
Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports
The 2013 NCAA Division I baseball
tournament has simply been a joy to watch. We've had thrilling
nail-biters, powerful offensive surges and exceptional pitching
displays.
This year, anybody could win the national title, which makes assessing their chances even more difficult.
Here are my championship odds for the final eight teams in the 2013 College World Series (national rankings in parentheses).
*National rankings via NCAA.com. All stats through June 10 via NCAA.com.
8. NC State (7)
Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
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While that exemplifies a rather balanced squad, I don't know if the Wolfpack are strong enough on either side to go further than the first round of the College World Series.
NC State squeaked by No. 32 Rice to advance to the CWS, winning both games in the Super Regionals by one run.
Odds: 35/1
7. Mississippi State (10)
Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
The Bulldogs hadn't faced anyone particularly strong until they played No. 3 Virginia in the Super Regionals. Against Virginia, Mississippi State raised its level of play, winning the first two games of the series to advance. The Bulldogs were able to do that by scoring a combined 17 runs in those two games.
That being said, Virginia disappointed me in the tournament. The Cavaliers had close-knit affairs against Army and Elon before falling to Mississippi State.
Odds: 30/1
6. Louisville (16)
Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Louisville also ranks fifth in ERA and 30th in runs. Make no mistake about it, this team is for real.
That being said, the field in the CWS is absolutely loaded. The Cardinals rank sixth in the odds based more on the rest of the field than on the caliber of the team.
Odds: 25/1
5. UCLA (15)
Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODA
The one thing that may trip up UCLA against some of the top competition is its offense. The Bruins rank 132nd in runs this season.
Pitching has been known to win championships, but you also need a little bit of offense, too.
Odds: 20/1
4. Oregon State (5)
Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports
They also showed they could put some runs on the board in their 12-4 win in Game 2 against No. 18 Kansas State in the Super Regionals.
Oregon State needs to be able to scratch out some runs like it did in Game 2 against Kansas State to win the CWS. The Beavers have shown they can do that, but facing elite competition may be too much to handle. They rank 59th in runs this season.
Odds: 20/1
3. North Carolina (1)
James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
That being said, I don't like how North Carolina has performed overall in the tournament. The Tar Heels lost a game against Florida Atlantic in the Chapel Hill Regional Final and needed three games to scrape by South Carolina (both of their wins in the best-of-three series were by one run).
UNC is obviously capable of winning the CWS, but, as of now, it hasn't been as dominant as I expected it would be.
Odds: 20/1
2. LSU (4)
Crystal LoGiudice-USA TODAY Spor
That, folks, is the definition of dominance.
The Tigers have also won all five of their games in the tournament, including an 11-1 victory over Oklahoma in their last game.
If it wasn't for one team, I would peg LSU as the favorite for the national title.
Of course, there's that one team...
Odds: 15/1
1. Indiana (12)
Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports
Indiana ranks eighth in ERA and 15th in runs this season. The club has won all five of its matchups in the tournament. That includes a two-game sweep of No. 8 Florida State in the Super Regionals, in which the Hoosiers scored a combined 21 runs.
The Hoosiers are on a roll. If they keep this up, I wouldn't be surprised if they win the national title in their first-ever appearance in the CWS.
Odds: 10/1
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