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"Ann Beeson, the American Civil Liberties Union's associate legal director and the lead attorney for the plaintiffs challenging the government's wiretapping policy, addresses the media in Detroit, in this June 12, 2006, file photo. A federal judge ruled Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006 that the government's warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it. U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit became the first judge to strike down the National Security Agency's program, which she says violates the rights to free speech and privacy. "Ann Beeson, the American Civil Liberties Union associate legal director and...

It used to be accepted political wisdom that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton had a lock on the 2008 Democratic nomination. But support for Hillary by left-wing activists in the party has all but eroded. In apparent effort to win back the McGovern wing of the party, James Carville is out with a new column in the Washington Post. Co-authored with Democratic pollster Mark J. Penn, Carville has penned "The Power of Hillary.” In their article, the top Democratic strategists claim "We don't know whether Hillary will run" -- but quckly add: "But we do know that if she runs,...