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Independence Hall tower in Philadelphia is leaking

The price of liberty may be eternal vigilance, but a leaky roof in Independence Hall could cost more than $4 million.

84-year-old deluged with help after $3K water bill

An 84-year-old man hit with a $3,000 quarterly water bill for leaky pipes won't have to pay a dime, thanks to the generosity of others.

NYT: Bank Program Not News to Terrorists

Published reports that the U.S. was monitoring international banking transactions were not news to the terrorists who were its target because the Bush administration had already "talked openly" about the effort, The New York Times' top editor said Sunday.

Journalists and 'Leakers' Feel Heat

Headline by headline, a trickle of news leaks on Iraq and the antiterror campaign has grown into a steady stream of revelations, and from Pennsylvania Avenue to Downing Street, Copenhagen to Canberra, governments are responding with pressure and prosecutions.

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Rachel Maddow NAILS Congressman Pete Hoekstra for National Security Leaks
Source: YouTube

Watch as Rachel Maddow exposes Congressman Pete Hoekstra for divulging Hasan's emails with al-Awlaki, a breach of national security.

TVA Going Dry for Disposal of Coal Fly Ash
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to convert all of its fly ash ponds to dry disposal methods.

Karl Rove advocates breaking the law when it comes to the CIA and Congress
Source: Crooks and Liars

excerpt: ""Karl Rove is treated with reverence, and it's sickening. On Bill O'Reilly's show earlier this week, he was saying that Cheney and the CIA should never inform Congress of what thy are doing because it won't remain a secret so, hey, screw them and the law. ""

Will Bob Woodward Do to Obama What Woodward Did to GW Bush?
Source: FOXNews.com

Best-selling journalist Bob Woodward has found the topic for his next book: The Obama administration. And apparently that has the Obama White House circling the wagons.

Bar's Leaks Saves USS Nautilus- or - "Our sub has a leak in it and we may drown!"

Actually, this really did happen, in Seattle, on June 3, 1958. But first I have to tell you a little bit about the U.S.S. Nautilus (SSN-571).

Specter: "CIA Has A Very Bad Record When It Comes To ... Honesty"
Source: Talking Points Memo

Support for Nancy Pelosi -- and for our point that questioning the CIA's honesty isn't really too radical a position -- has come from a perhaps unlikely new source.

Damage at nuclear facility Asse could cause radioactive leaks
Source: thelocal.de

A storage chamber at the controversial nuclear waste facility Asse in Lower Saxony is damaged and could pose the risk of radioactive leaks, Germany's Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) announced on Thursday.

Akon: 'Michael Jackson Comeback Ruined By Internet Leak' - GIGWISE
Source: gigwise.com

Excerpt: US rapper Akon has revealed that a collaboration with Michael Jackson was dropped from his new album because the song leaked online. The song, entitled 'Hold My Hand', was praised by fans when it appeared last summer, with many heralding it as Jackson's comeback.

Britney Talks About Dark Times, And Message To Her Fans
Source: Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton

Video pieces from "Britney: For The Record" ( to air on MTV Nov. 30.).

Britney Spears "Mannequin"
Source: Right Celebrity

Excerpt: Britney Spears "Mannequin" song and lyrics are below, and I have to tell you, I am loving this song. It is a trance/pop, dance number that really brings out the best in Britney.

I'm not the only one who suspects Rahm Emanuel is the leaker
Source: Firedoglake

I'm just saying... "Maybe it's the addition of beltway leaker extraordinaire, Rahm Emmanuel, to the team, but it appears that the Obama team may have adopted a new policy on leaks, departing from their eerily disciplined no-leak approach during the campaign. [...]

Jay-Z, Kayne Collab Obama Anthem Leaks
Source: Yahoo! News

"We Made History" is expected to appear on "Blueprint 3" and features a sample from a Tony Williams track. It is understood to have been recorded and released to coincide with last week's momentous events in America.... Hear the song now See more irresistible headlines

Hacking The Right: The Lefts High Crimes, O'reilly Hit
Source: atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com

The party of terrorists rights and their right to privacy and the al jizz like Ny Times who leaked NSA and FISA classified information because terrorists privacy might be compromised, show what fascists they really are.

Thousands of Students Have Their Private Information Exposed after Passing a Test Online
Source:

Approximately 34 thousand of students in the southwest Florida school district have been affected by a security hole and had their private information leaked online. All the students used Princeton Review program to study for annual assessment test.

Court won't resurrect lawsuit in CIA leak case
Source: msnbc.com

Valarie Plame and Joseph Wilson did not meet the legal standard for their constitutional claims, in part because the lawsuit hinges on alleged violations of the Privacy Act - a law that does not cover the president or vice president.

Bush claims executive privilege on CIA leak
Source: msnbc.com

President Bush has asserted executive privilege to protect information that a House panel has subpoenaed on the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.

Banned in the U.S. Immune to Critics, Secret-Spilling Wikileaks Plans to Save Journalism ... and the World
Source: Wired News

When online troublemaker Julian Assange co-founded Wikileaks, the net's premiere document-leaking site last year, some were skeptical that the service would produce anything of interest.

Chris Ames: Nuclear scare stories
Source: Guardian Unlimited

On the Arms Control Wonk blog James Acton doubts whether there is much new in the story and suggests that "mounting a warhead on a missile is surely only a modest strategic advantage compared to obtaining the bomb in the first place".

Bush, Cheney interviews subpoenaed
Source: msnbc.com

A House committee issued a subpoena Monday for FBI reports from interviews with President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney in the CIA leak investigation.

Cheney Ex-Aide 'Scooter' Libby Disbarred
Source: The Washington Post

Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, was disbarred today by a District of Columbia court that ruled that his convictions last year for perjury and obstructing justice in a White House leak investigation disqualify him from practicing law.

Firefox 3 goes on a diet, eats less memory than IE and Opera
Source: Ars Technica

Benchmarks show that Firefox 3 uses less memory than Internet Explorer 7 and Opera. A number of significant fixes and improvements have brought down the open-source browser's memory footprint and could make it a more viable choice in mobile environments.

Judge Backtracks: WikiLeaks Resumes U.S. Operations
Source: Wired News

A federal judge on Friday allowed whistle-blower site WikiLeaks to resume operation in the United States, a week after ordering its U.S.  hosting company and domain registrar to shut down and lock the renegade's site from the internet. The judge conceded the futility of attempt …

Spills and thrills at Y-12 : Local News : Knoxville News Sentinel
Source: Knoxville News Sentinel

OAK RIDGE - There's good news and bad news at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant. First, the bad news. A plant spokesman confirmed Thursday there was a Jan. 22 spill involving nearly 4 gallons of a solution containing highly enriched uranium.

Nuclear Leaks and Response Tested Obama in Senate
Source: The New York Times

Mr. Obama scolded Exelon and federal regulators for inaction and introduced a bill to require all plant owners to notify state and local authorities immediately of even small leaks.

Macworld 2008 Stevenote Leaked on Wikipedia
Source: Wired News

Add one more Stevenote summary to the list of "leaked" Macworld highlights now floating around the internet. On Monday, someone posted yet another rundown of tomorrow's keynote address on Wikipedia of all places.

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