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  2. National Security Act of 1947 - Wikipedia

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    National Security Act of 1947; Long title: An Act to promote the national security by providing for a Secretary of Defense; for a National Military Establishment; for a Department of the Army, a Department of the Navy, a Department of the Air Force; and for the coordination of the activities of the National Military Establishment with other departments and agencies of the Government concerned ...

  3. Adverse possession - Wikipedia

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    Adverse possession in common law, and the related civil law concept of usucaption (also acquisitive prescription or prescriptive acquisition), are legal mechanisms under which a person who does not have legal title to a piece of property, usually real property, may acquire legal ownership based on continuous possession or occupation without the permission of its legal owner.

  4. List of CIA controversies - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, the leaks included documents at many levels of the National Security Agency (NSA) electronic surveillance activities. "The Snowden leaks have generated broad public debate over issues of security, privacy, and legality inherent in the NSA's surveillance of communications by American citizens.

  5. History of the Central Intelligence Agency - Wikipedia

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    The gradual Soviet takeover of Romania, the Soviet takeover of Czechoslovakia, the Soviet blockade of Berlin, CIA assessments of the Soviet atomic bomb project, the Korean War, [26] and then, when the 300,000 Chinese troops waiting at the Korean border entered the war, [27] all, arguably, failures of Central intelligence of the highest profile ...

  6. Greenmail - Wikipedia

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    In the area of mergers and acquisitions, the greenmail payment is made in an attempt to stop the hostile takeover. [4] One example of this practice was the attempted takeover by William Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management of American retailer Target, which had a large inventory of mature or nearly mature real estate properties in its ...

  7. Mass surveillance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    At the request of the U.S. Army, those who protested against the Vietnam War were put on the NSA's "watch list". [17] 1947: The National Security Act was signed by President Truman, establishing a National Security Council. [26] [27] 1949: The Armed Forces Security Agency was established to coordinate signal operations between military branches ...

  8. General Motors streetcar conspiracy - Wikipedia

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    The General Motors streetcar conspiracy refers to the convictions of General Motors (GM) and related companies that were involved in the monopolizing of the sale of buses and supplies to National City Lines (NCL) and subsidiaries, as well as to the allegations that the defendants conspired to own or control transit systems, in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

  9. National Security Act - Wikipedia

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    National Security Act may refer to: National Security Act (India) , law to provide for preventive detention National Security Act (South Korea) , regarding seditious activities