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NEWS ABOUT: secrets

secrets stories: 5 news summaries

 Obama Raises Bar 
 on What Passes 
 for State Secrets 

AG must personally approve all requests to keep programs veiled

Sep 23, 09 5:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration will announce much more stringent rules on state secrets today, two Justice Department officials tell the Washington Post, in what amounts to a major shift from Bush-era practice. To keep a program secret, an organization—including intelligence agencies and the military—will have to convince the attorney... More »

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Bush administration • rendition • Attorney General • secrecy • warrantless wiretapping • Eric Holder • Obama administration • secrets

Workers Flood Blogs With Company Secrets

14% of employees admit spilling dirt

Jul 20, 09 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Company secrets are an endangered species in our blog-happy society, reports the Wall Street Journal. A survey has found that 14% of US workers admit to leaking confidential or embarrassing company information to outsiders. Salary cuts and impending layoffs are common topics leaked to industry blogs. More »

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Internet leak • blog • press leaks • secrets

(Newser) - Funny, what you can stumble onto on the web. A government agency put up 266 pages of "highly confidential" government information about the nation's nuclear facilities, including precise locations (with helpful maps) of where uranium is stored, reports the New York Times. The information was being compiled for release... More »

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International Atomic Energy Agency • nuclear facilities • nuclear fuel • nuclear arsenal • secrets

(Newser) - Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and David Rockefeller Jr recently convened a top-secret meeting of many of the world’s wealthiest people to discuss the financial crisis, according to an Irish Central report confirmed by ABC News. A total media blackout prevailed during the get-together, which took place May 5 at... More »

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philanthropy • New York City • Bill Gates • Warren Buffett • Oprah Winfrey • Michael Bloomberg • conspiracy theory • David Rockefeller • financial crisis • Ted Turner • secrets

 Confession, in 140 
 Characters or Less 

Have a secret? Tweet it, and feel absolved

Apr 20, 09 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - What to do if a secret is eating you up inside? If you can phrase it concisely, digital absolution is close at hand via SecretTweet.com, writes the Guardian. Anonymous users twitter their hidden sadness and shame, for example: "My wife asks why I am moody. My secret mistress... More »

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social networking • confession • Twitter • secrets

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