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ND researchers part of 'God particle' find
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- They have the right clues. Even the suspect is in hand. But just as with all good detective stories, a University of Notre Dame physicist says, there are bound to be twists and turns as the details eventually unfold. Kevin Lannon, an...Tags: Science and Technology, Higgs Boson Search, Cancer, Large Hadron Collider Experiments, Applied Physics
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Swiss president would back criminal probe against NSA leaker
ReutersGENEVA, June 16 (Reuters) - Swiss President Ueli Maurer said on Sunday he doubted Edward Snowden's claims about his activities as a CIA man in Geneva and would back a criminal investigation into the secrets leaker if Swiss prosecutors called for one. Ex-...Tags: Swiss Confederation, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals, Edward Snowden, Police Investigations
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Swiss committee says parliament should ditch debate on U.S. tax deal
ReutersBERN/ZURICH, June 13 (Reuters) - A Swiss parliamentary committee said on Thursday that lower house lawmakers should decline to debate a bill which would allow banks to sidestep strict secrecy laws and pass information to U.S. authorities. Switzerland has...Tags: Swiss Confederation, National Government, Government, UBS AG, Lower House
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Swiss upper house backs U.S. tax deal to protect banks
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland cleared the first hurdle towards ending a long-running U.S. tax probe after one chamber of lawmakers voted to allow banks to sidestep strict secrecy laws to end the threat of criminal charges for helping wealthy Americans...Tags: Swiss Confederation, National Government, Lawyers, Government, Lower House
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Swiss-U.S. tax deal clears first hurdle in upper house
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss lawmakers agreed on Wednesday to consider a bill that would let the country's banks sidestep strict secrecy laws to end a long-running United States tax probe, rejecting calls for the legislation to be killed. Five months after...Tags: Swiss Confederation, Trials, National Government, U.S. Department of Justice, Israel
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TIMELINE-U.S.-Swiss tax dispute escalates over four years
Reuters* Committee votes 7-6 to reject bill * Both chambers set to vote on bill in coming days BERN/ZURICH, June 11 (Reuters) - Switzerland's upper house of parliament votes on Wednesday on a bill that would let Swiss banks hand over information to help U.S....Tags: Swiss Confederation, Trials, National Government, U.S. Department of Justice, Israel
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U.S. PRISM spying programme rattles EU lawmakers
Reuters* EU lawmakers react angrily to U.S. surveillance reports * Existing EU-U.S. data-sharing agreements at risk * Concern follows exposure of PRISM monitoring programme By Claire Davenport BRUSSELS, June 11 (Reuters) - European lawmakers threatened on...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, International Organizations, The Washington Post, Google Inc., Security
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Hero or traitor, Snowden driven by fear of government intrusion
ReutersBy John Shiffman and Daniel Trotta June 10 (Reuters) - A high school dropout who became a whiz at information technology, Edward Snowden was the son of parents who divorced in 2001, the year he turned 18. Twelve years later, he would catapult to...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, The Washington Post, National Government, White House, Arts and Culture
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NSA contractor risks steep jail time for data leak
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who gave classified documents to reporters, making public two sweeping U.S. surveillance programs and touching off a national debate on privacy versus security, has revealed his own identity. He risked decades in jail for...
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Five things to note about NSA surveillance programs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Edward Snowden identified himself Sunday as a principal source behind revelations about the National Security Agency's sweeping phone and Internet surveillance programs. Five things to know about the disclosures: — THE...Tags: Extradition, Computer Networking and Internet, The Washington Post, Washington, DC, U.S. Department of Justice
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