ELVIS
08-29-2004, 05:32 PM
Sun Aug 29 2004 (http://www.drudgereport.com/flash44.htm)
The Justice Department is demanding records on a liberal Internet site that lists delegates to the Republican National Convention and urges protesters to give them an unwelcome reception, the NY TIMES is planning to splash on Monday, newsroom sources tell DRUDGE.
Federal prosecutors said in a subpoena that the information was needed as part of a criminal investigation into possible voter intimidation.
But civil rights advocates argue that the Internet postings amount to political dissent, not threats or intimidation.
NYT repporter Eric Lichtblau set to detail how: "The grand jury investigation comes at a time when federal officials have mounted an aggressive effort to identify what they say could be violence by political demonstrators in New York and at other major political events."
Developing...
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The Justice Department is demanding records on a liberal Internet site that lists delegates to the Republican National Convention and urges protesters to give them an unwelcome reception, the NY TIMES is planning to splash on Monday, newsroom sources tell DRUDGE.
Federal prosecutors said in a subpoena that the information was needed as part of a criminal investigation into possible voter intimidation.
But civil rights advocates argue that the Internet postings amount to political dissent, not threats or intimidation.
NYT repporter Eric Lichtblau set to detail how: "The grand jury investigation comes at a time when federal officials have mounted an aggressive effort to identify what they say could be violence by political demonstrators in New York and at other major political events."
Developing...
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