U.S. Writer Freed From Syria, 11 Percent Identify Libertarian, Cell Phone Spying Goes Global: A.M. Links

After two years in an Al Qaeda-affiliated
prison in Syria, U.S.
journalist Peter Theo Curtis was freed Sunday.
About
11 percent of Americans describe themselves as libertarian,
according to the Pew Research Center.
Security experts are warning that “dozens” of countries have
acquired surveillance-system equipment that can
geolocate cell-phone users anywhere in the world.
Republicans follow their script perfectly,
demand more war in the Middle East.
Obamacare has opened the door for controversial
coverage of gender reassignment surgery.
D.C. lawyers are pushing to
end the city’s practice of shackling juvenile defendants in
court.
Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) calls other Nevada politicians
“cowards” for not wanting to re-criminalize
prostitution.
Marijuana cold-brew is here.