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- noun Russian physicist (1895-1971)
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Tamm is an outstanding theoretical physicist, and his early researches were devoted to crystallo-optics and the quantum theory of diffused light in solid bodies.
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You calling Tamm a creep? by Gustav Wynn on Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 at 4: 20: 07 PM
OpEdNews - Quicklink: NSA Warrantless Wiretap Whistlebower Speaks
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I mean, it's very difficult to prosecute someone such as myself, recognizing that what I did was reveal something that was against the law, Tamm said on Democracy Now!
Democracy Now!: Ousted DOJ Attorney Thomas Tamm Speaks Out About Warrantless Spy Program
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Here is an expert of Tamm's interview with Democracy Now! hosts Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Democracy Now!: Ousted DOJ Attorney Thomas Tamm Speaks Out About Warrantless Spy Program
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In a national broadcast exclusive, Democracy Now! interviews Thomas Tamm, the former U.S. Justice Department attorney who helped expose the Bush administration's domestic warrantless eavesdropping program that intercepted private email messages and phone calls of U.S. residents without a court warrant.
Democracy Now!: Ousted DOJ Attorney Thomas Tamm Speaks Out About Warrantless Spy Program
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And really, the bottom line is, I don't think I ever broke the law, Tamm said.
Democracy Now!: Ousted DOJ Attorney Thomas Tamm Speaks Out About Warrantless Spy Program
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Mr. Tamm's lawyer, Paul Kemp, said federal prosecutors had notified him verbally about a year ago that they weren't going to prosecute Mr. Tamm.
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On Tuesday, news broke that the Justice Department dropped its long-running criminal investigation of Tamm.
Democracy Now!: Ousted DOJ Attorney Thomas Tamm Speaks Out About Warrantless Spy Program
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Thomas Tamm, now a lawyer in private practice in Maryland, called the New York Times in 2004 about the program.
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AMY GOODMAN: And why, Thomas Tamm, was this so important to you?
Democracy Now!: Ousted DOJ Attorney Thomas Tamm Speaks Out About Warrantless Spy Program
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