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Leahy wants to know about Pentagon "spying" on protests
Boston Globe ^ | December 29, 2005 | AP

Posted on 12/29/2005 4:09:13 PM PST by Seadog Bytes

The Boston Globe -- December 29, 2005

Leahy wants to know about Pentagon spying on protests

COLCHESTER, Vt. --Sen. Patrick Leahy wants the Defense Department to give him the details about two Vermont anti-war protests that were monitored by government officials.

Leahy, a Democrat, said Vermont had a long tradition of peaceful political protest.

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"Besides, I told the Department of Defense, if they really want to hear Vermonters speak out against the war, they don't have to send a camera crew to snoop around Vermont, just turn on C-SPAN," Leahy said. "I do it on the Senate floor all the time."

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: Vermont; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 109th; antiwar; leahy; leaky; monitoring; patriotleak; pentagon; protests; spying; vermont
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To: Alamo-Girl

Yes Ma'am!


61 posted on 01/01/2006 9:31:02 PM PST by Seadog Bytes ("I do it on the floor of the Senate all the time." --LEAKY LEAHY 12/29/05)
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To: bray

BUMP!


62 posted on 01/01/2006 9:31:47 PM PST by Seadog Bytes ("I do it on the floor of the Senate all the time." --LEAKY LEAHY 12/29/05)
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To: SunkenCiv
re: "...considering he can't be trusted with a burned out match."

BUMP!

63 posted on 01/01/2006 9:33:51 PM PST by Seadog Bytes ("I do it on the floor of the Senate all the time." --LEAKY LEAHY 12/29/05)
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To: lesser_satan

...LOL


64 posted on 01/01/2006 9:34:47 PM PST by Seadog Bytes ("I do it on the floor of the Senate all the time." --LEAKY LEAHY 12/29/05)
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To: Baynative

FYI...ping to #38


65 posted on 01/01/2006 9:37:44 PM PST by Seadog Bytes ("I do it on the floor of the Senate all the time." --LEAKY LEAHY 12/29/05)
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To: WyCoKsRepublican

Oh YEEESSSSSS!!! ...PLEEEZE...!


66 posted on 01/01/2006 9:45:17 PM PST by Seadog Bytes ("I do it on the floor of the Senate all the time." --LEAKY LEAHY 12/29/05)
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To: Trajan88

=:- )


67 posted on 01/01/2006 9:46:30 PM PST by Seadog Bytes ("I do it on the floor of the Senate all the time." --LEAKY LEAHY 12/29/05)
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To: Doctor Raoul

=:- )


68 posted on 01/01/2006 9:54:49 PM PST by Seadog Bytes ("I do it on the floor of the Senate all the time." --LEAKY LEAHY 12/29/05)
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To: gaspar
Maybe it's just me, but I think 'America can do better'.   ...Perhaps Leaky's retirement would be a good first step?
69 posted on 01/01/2006 9:58:45 PM PST by Seadog Bytes ("I do it on the floor of the Senate all the time." --LEAKY LEAHY 12/29/05)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

I'm pretty sure most here KNOW what the REAL source of the 'skulduggery going on' in this is...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1548957/posts?page=6#6
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1548957/posts?page=55#55


70 posted on 01/01/2006 10:08:40 PM PST by Seadog Bytes ("I do it on the floor of the Senate all the time." --LEAKY LEAHY 12/29/05)
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To: Baynative
Yep.   That's what I was thinking too...
72 posted on 01/02/2006 4:08:59 PM PST by Seadog Bytes ("I do it on the floor of the Senate all the time." --LEAKY LEAHY 12/29/05)
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