"It's a meaningless award from a meaningless magazine, designed to achieve the impossible: to make TIME relevant and interesting for a few fleeting moments," Greenwald told TPM.
The ruling, by the US district court for the District of Columbia, is a blow to the Obama administration, and sets up a legal battle that will drag on for months, almost certainly destined to end up in the supreme court. It was welcomed by campaigners pressing to rein in the NSA, and by Snowden, who issued a rare public statement saying it had vindicated his disclosures. It is also likely to influence other legal challenges to the NSA, currently working their way through federal courts.
The case was brought by Larry Klayman, a conservative lawyer, and Charles Strange, father of a cryptologist killed in Afghanistan when his helicopter was shot down in 2011. His son worked for the NSA and carried out support work for Navy Seal Team Six, the elite force that killed Osama bin Laden.
In Monday’s ruling, the judge concluded that the pair's constitutional challenge was likely to be successful. In what was the only comfort to the NSA in a stinging judgment, Leon put the ruling on hold, pending an appeal by the government.
US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden offered to help Brazil defeat US spying Tuesday but, in an open letter, said he needs permanent political asylum to do so.
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Snowden does not request asylum from Brazil in the letter, but notes Brazilian senators “have asked for my assistance with their investigations of suspected crimes against Brazilian citizens.”
Snowden says he is willing to help “wherever appropriate and lawful” but adds that “unfortunately the United States government has worked very hard to limit my ability to do so.”
“Until a country grants permanent political asylum, the US government will continue to interfere with my ability to speak,” he says.
STATEMENT OF HERRING LEGAL TEAM ON RECOUNT STATUS
Marc Elias, the lead counsel for Attorney General-elect Mark Herring, released the following statement tonight:
“As of 6:30 p.m., Attorney General-elect Mark Herring is now up 866 votes overall, with 73% of the votes recounted statewide.
“Today, as recounting began statewide, and continued in Alexandria, Chesapeake, and Fairfax, both candidates continued to pick up votes. Over the course of the recount, there have been 1,133 more votes for Herring and 432 more for Obenshain, for a net gain for the two days for Herring of 701. Fewer than 120 ballots have been challenged for court review. This methodology assumes every ballot challenge fails. If you assumed every ballot challenge succeeded, Herring’s margin of victory would be 811 as of 6:30 p.m.
“This enormous undertaking has been conducted with great diligence by local election officials and with careful monitoring by hundreds of volunteers from both parties. It is our expectation that the recount court will take up this matter in the morning, begin the process of resolving ballot challenges, and ultimately declare Mark Herring the winner, for a third time in this historic race.â€
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STATEMENT OF HERRING LEGAL TEAM ON RECOUNT STATUS
Marc Elias, the lead counsel for Attorney General-elect Mark Herring, released the following statement tonight:
“As of 6:30 p.m., Attorney General-elect Mark Herring is now up 866 votes overall, with 73% of the votes recounted statewide.
“Today, as recounting began statewide, and continued in Alexandria, Chesapeake, and Fairfax, both candidates continued to pick up votes. Over the course of the recount, there have been 1,133 more votes for Herring and 432 more for Obenshain, for a net gain for the two days for Herring of 701. Fewer than 120 ballots have been challenged for court review. This methodology assumes every ballot challenge fails. If you assumed every ballot challenge succeeded, Herring’s margin of victory would be 811 as of 6:30 p.m.
“This enormous undertaking has been conducted with great diligence by local election officials and with careful monitoring by hundreds of volunteers from both parties. It is our expectation that the recount court will take up this matter in the morning, begin the process of resolving ballot challenges, and ultimately declare Mark Herring the winner, for a third time in this historic race.â€
@fairfaxvotes 12h
Our unofficial recount results: Herring 572; Obenshain 206; 13 challenges. See this spreadsheet. http://bit.ly/1cyXhRd #vaag
â€@notlarrysabato 15h
1158/2558 in- margin is 632. Mark Herring 1,104,510-- Mark Obenshain 1,103,878. This one's over folks: http://notlarrysabato.typepad.com/doh/2013/12/latest-count-in-ag-
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Now, my only concern is what Obenshain's campaign said.
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Now, my only concern is what Obenshain's campaign said.
You have gotten a recount, you are losing. Act like a mature grown up not a crying, pouting entitled brat, Mr. Obenshain.
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Now, my only concern is what Obenshain's campaign said.
You have gotten a recount, you are losing. Act like a mature grown up not a crying, pouting entitled brat, Mr. Obenshain.
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Brazil won't be granting Snowden Assylum
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Brazil won't be granting Snowden Assylum
This is fucking hilarious to me.. : 'A Brazilian foreign ministry spokesman said Brazil has never received a formal application for asylum from Snowden and thus had nothing to consider.'
Does he seriously think just any government is gonna bend over and give him what he wants just because he's Edward Snowden? The whole traitor thing aside.. if you're so fucking lazy that you can't even file a formal request, or so pigheaded that you don't think you NEED to, how do you expect to be taken seriously?!
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I absolutely love this series. They capture the hacktastic writing style of every single one so brilliantly!
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Brazil won't be granting Snowden Assylum
This is fucking hilarious to me.. : 'A Brazilian foreign ministry spokesman said Brazil has never received a formal application for asylum from Snowden and thus had nothing to consider.'
Does he seriously think just any government is gonna bend over and give him what he wants just because he's Edward Snowden? The whole traitor thing aside.. if you're so fucking lazy that you can't even file a formal request, or so pigheaded that you don't think you NEED to, how do you expect to be taken seriously?!
I'm glad you noticed that as well. As much as the NSA pisses me off, this entire Snowden thing is just a phucking joke.
HE really truly has a sense of arrogant entitlement, huh?
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Brazil won't be granting Snowden Assylum
This is fucking hilarious to me.. : 'A Brazilian foreign ministry spokesman said Brazil has never received a formal application for asylum from Snowden and thus had nothing to consider.'
Does he seriously think just any government is gonna bend over and give him what he wants just because he's Edward Snowden? The whole traitor thing aside.. if you're so fucking lazy that you can't even file a formal request, or so pigheaded that you don't think you NEED to, how do you expect to be taken seriously?!
I'm glad you noticed that as well. As much as the NSA pisses me off, this entire Snowden thing is just a phucking joke.
HE really truly has a sense of arrogant entitlement, huh?
I wonder how Greenwald will spin this?
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Confirmed: Bloomberg is just another billionaire douchebag.
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I absolutely love this series. They capture the hacktastic writing style of every single one so brilliantly!
The David Brook one is perfect!
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I absolutely love this series. They capture the hacktastic writing style of every single one so brilliantly!
The David Brook one is perfect!
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Say folks, the retail guy says we're T-7 days to Holiday.
Unfortunately, NORAD doesn't track Blogger Joe. Anybody heard from the guy?
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Brazil won't be granting Snowden Assylum
This is fucking hilarious to me.. : 'A Brazilian foreign ministry spokesman said Brazil has never received a formal application for asylum from Snowden and thus had nothing to consider.'
Does he seriously think just any government is gonna bend over and give him what he wants just because he's Edward Snowden? The whole traitor thing aside.. if you're so fucking lazy that you can't even file a formal request, or so pigheaded that you don't think you NEED to, how do you expect to be taken seriously?!
I'm glad you noticed that as well. As much as the NSA pisses me off, this entire Snowden thing is just a phucking joke.
HE really truly has a sense of arrogant entitlement, huh?
I wonder how Greenwald will spin this?
Good question... let me go see what he's got to say!![]()
Glenn Greenwald â€@ggreenwald 2h
Amnesty International calls on Brazil to "seriously consider" asylum for Edward Snowden http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/brazil-must-seriously-consider-snowden-asylum-request-2013-12-17 …
Mike Shortt â€@mike_shortt 2h
@ggreenwald So his letter in which he intimates that he would like asylum, which you said was not a request for asylum, was a request?
Glenn Greenwald â€@ggreenwald 1h
@mike_shortt Amnesty: "Snowden's request for asylum in Brazil , made in July, has not yet been answered."
"You know, there's been a lot of controversy about the ethnicity of Santa lately," the former "Saturday Night Live" comedian joked Wednesday on NPR's "Morning Edition." "Maybe, you know, he's Jewish."
Senate lawmakers on Tuesday night celebrated a third year of their gift exchange, which Franken came up with to bring colleagues from both sides of the aisle together for the holidays.
Among this year's quirky gifts were presidential Pez dispensers, buffalo jerky, and an elephant statue carved from coal. That last one was a present from West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D) to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).
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For the record, Lipton "tea" is a ghastly aberration.
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I used up the last of my private stash of coffee the other day, and since I find the office brew to be repugnant, I have moved on to (wait for it) Teabagging!!
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Mala, I baked last night.
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Santa attempts to train a new reindeer.
are you in the Gawker gifs again?![]()
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Santa attempts to train a new reindeer.
are you in the Gawker gifs again?![]()
I'll never tell.
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Mala, I baked last night.
Ooooh those look yummeh! I should make 'em!
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Ah the continuing clusterfuck saga that is Bitcoin.
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Mala, I baked last night.
are you having a Browncoat Christmas? So how'd they turn out?
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Mala, I baked last night.
are you having a Browncoat Christmas? So how'd they turn out?
Not as such, but my fellow Browncoat co-worker and I decided to contribute them to the department pot luck. Those who get it will, those who don't will have yummy desert. With a commercial.
And a corporate logo
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Mala, I baked last night.
are you having a Browncoat Christmas? So how'd they turn out?
Not as such, but my fellow Browncoat co-worker and I decided to contribute them to the department pot luck. Those who get it will, those who don't will have yummy desert. With a commercial.
And a corporate logo
Nice!![]()
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You better watch out. You better not cry.
You better not pout....I'm telling you why.
SANTA CLAUS IS FOLLOWING YOU.
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Ah the continuing clusterfuck saga that is Bitcoin.
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Ah the continuing clusterfuck saga that is Bitcoin.
Robertson goes on to note that homosexuality is the sin that begat all others as America lost its way from its foundation as a Christian nation: “Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there. Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men.†He also says that mass murder is a direct result of ignoring the teachings of Jesus, citing Nazis, “Shintos,†Communists, and “Islamists.â€