[Wasanother]

"Both judges had insisted that no information obtained this way be used to gain warrants from their court, according to government sources, and both had been assured by administration officials it would never happen."

Ah Dah! That's why it was called warrant less and besides the judges never said that gathering the info was illegal just that it didn't meet the courts standard for getting a warrant. This is why the Judiciary is not involved in military operations.

[coffee260]

"Both judges had insisted that no information obtained this way be used to gain warrants from their court, according to government sources, and both had been assured by administration officials it would never happen."

Does the WaPo know they are strengthening the Presidents case for why he had to create the NSA warrant-less eavesdropping program?

Hello!

If they won't give him a warrant using the information he needs the warrant to obtain than we have ourselves a wittle pwoblem.