I believe you are thinking of the CIA, who is not suppose to operate on domestic grounds. A simplified view is that the NSA is basically the domestic branch of the CIA.
Articles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_the_CIA_allowed_to_spy_on_Americans

So all the rest was better than the hype? :-P

to Net Force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Net_Force)

One problem: Engines are metal. Have you ever seen what metal does in a microwave?

My belief is the story's title is referring to them "forcing" you to update from the RC to the official release. Of course you could always go back to what you were using beforehand.

More than likely the Circuit City Credit Card is actually just a major bank with a licensing agreement to use the CC logo (look on the back of the card or on a statement for something like a HSBC/Citi/Chase logo).

Plus, them declaring bankruptcy just affects what they have to pay to the people who they owe money not affecting people who owe them money. Much like if you were to declare bankruptcy, your job will still pay you for working there.