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BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff December 6, 2013 4:18 pm The number of federal prison inmates has grown 27 percent in the last decade, according the Government Accountability Office (GAO). In a report examining the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) budget, the GAO found that prison population is rising: The …
Read More »8 Photos You Didn’t See From Obama’s Trip to South Africa
On Tuesday, conservative news outlets in the United States decided that the best way to commemorate the life of Nelson Mandela, and to report on the memorial services in his honor, was to manufacture a controversy about an AFP photo of President Barack Obama shooting a selfie with Danish Prime …
Read More »Washington Redskins Change Their Name To The D.C. Redskins
WASHINGTON—Following an outpouring of criticism from across the country, the Washington Redskins announced Wednesday that they are officially changing the team’s name to the D.C. Redskins. “We’ve heard the concerns of many people who have been hurt or offended by the team’s previous name, and I’m happy to say we’ve …
Read More »Three Artist Use Cyberspace For Profit and Prestige
When you go to your local comic book shop, you’d see your favorite super heroes in the front of the store ready to great you. These established characters with a long, storied history carry years of joy and pain that is backed by years of marketing and mega budgets from …
Read More »NSA paid millions to cover Prism compliance costs for tech companies
• Top-secret files show first evidence of financial relationship • Prism companies include Google and Yahoo, says NSA • Costs were incurred after 2011 Fisa court ruling The National Security Agency paid millions of dollars to cover the costs of major internet companies involved in the Prism surveillance program after …
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