The Lisbon Reporter

WELCOME TO THE LISBON REPORTER. In an effort to keep our community informed of what is going on at local and Federal levels of government, we decided to create this on-line newspaper. It is our hope that this on-line newspaper will help you stay informed so that you can get involved and take action for the benefit of our ENTIRE community. Thank you for visiting and please check back frequently for information about what is happening in LISBON/LISBON FALLS, MAINE USA

Thursday, October 24, 2013

TMB: Report: NSA Spied on 124 Billion Phone Calls in One Month‏

Report: NSA Spied on 124 Billion Phone Calls in One Month

By Adam Kredo

The National Security Administration recorded information about more than 124 billion phone calls during a 30-day period earlier this year, including around 3 billion calls from U.S. sources, according to a tally from top-secret documents released by multiple news outlets.

Issa Demands Answers from Verizon, Google, Microsoft on Healthcare.gov

By Elizabeth Harrington

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent letters Tuesday to five tech companies asking if they are involved with the efforts to fix the faulty Obamacare website, Healthcare.gov.

New Russian ICBM Test Fuels Worries Over Violation of 1987 Missile Treaty

By Bill Gertz

Russia’s latest flight of a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile this month appears to be another circumvention of a 1987 nuclear missile accord, U.S. officials and private arms specialists said.

Jeff Sessions Questions Value of NEH Grants

By Lachlan Markay

A top Republican Senator is probing grant awards by the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) that supported academic work on esoteric topics such as “What is the meaning of life?”

Media reports tie fired White House official to second secret Twitter account

By Alana Goodman

Media reports link the former White House official who was fired for mocking Washington’s national security elite under an anonymous Twitter handle to a second secret Twitter account that details lurid exploits with D.C. escorts.

Lousy Film, Great Soundtrack

By Sonny Bunch

This week’s Criticwire survey was a fun one: “Lousy Film, Great Soundtrack.” The correct answer, of course, is Tron: Legacy, which has a transcendent score composed by Daft Punk and a decidedly underwhelming film.

Gronk

By Robert Charette

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski’s record-setting 2011 season led football’s intelligentsia to dub “The Gronk” the next evolution of football player. Since then, Gronk has been often sidelined with injuries, and many worry his best days are behind him.

Tennessee Man Unsuccessfully Tries To Sign Up for Obamacare for 3 Weeks

By WFB Staff

Despite reassurances from the Obama administration that the website glitches will soon be fixed, Americans are still hesitant to sign up for the health insurance.