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To: PartyTime who wrote (3133)	4/11/2006 4:41:11 PM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 14758

Clifford said that, not me and he has a 149 IQ and owns plenty of Heinz stock. Dont play games with me Part Time

To: PartyTime who wrote (3133)	4/11/2006 9:06:04 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 14758

Bush leads list of the most egregious violators of First Amendment Award: President Bush and the Justice Department are among the winners of the 2006 Jefferson Muzzle awards, given by a free-speech group to those it considers the most egregious First Amendment violators in the past year. Bush led the list, compiled by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, for authorizing the National Security Agency to tap the phones of U.S. citizens who make calls overseas. The wiretaps were conducted without authorization from a federal court. The White House defended the warrantless wiretapping program as necessary to fight terrorism. The Justice Department earned a Muzzle for demanding that Google turn over thousands of Internet records, prompting concerns that more invasive requests could follow if the government prevails. "If individuals are fearful that their communications will be intercepted by the government, such fears are likely to chill their speech," the Jefferson center said. Other winners of the 15th annual awards include the Department of Homeland Security for barring an air marshal from expressing concerns about public safety; the Yelm, Wash., City Council for banning the words "Wal-Mart" and "big-box stores" at public hearings; and students at the University of Connecticut who heckled conservative columnist Ann Coulter. The center, based in Charlottesville, Va., awards the Muzzles each year to mark the April 13 birthday of Thomas Jefferson, the third president and a First Amendment advocate. As in the past, this year's winners reflect concern about "the overextension of government authority into areas that clearly affect our lives and chill and inhibit our ability to express views," center director Robert M. O'Neil told The Associated Press. news.yahoo.com