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In Senate, a White House Victory on Eavesdropping
NY Times ^ | Jan. 25, 2008 | By ERIC LICHTBLAU

Posted on 01/24/2008 7:38:48 PM PST by jdm

WASHINGTON — A White House plan to broaden the National Security Agency’s wiretapping powers won a key procedural victory in the Senate on Thursday, as backers defeated a more restrictive plan by Senate Democrats that would have imposed more court oversight on government spying.

The vote moves the Bush administration a step closer toward the twin goals it has pursued for months: strengthening the N.S.A.’s ability to eavesdrop without court approval, while securing legal immunity for the phone companies that have helped the agency in its wiretapping operations.

At the same time, the White House agreed Thursday after months of resistance to give members of the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees access to internal documents on the N.S.A.’s wiretapping program and the legal foundation for it.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 110th; eavesdropping; fisa; nsa
In Senate, a White House Victory on Eavesdropping...

No bias, there. /s

1 posted on 01/24/2008 7:38:48 PM PST by jdm
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In Senate, a White House Victory on Eavesdropping...

it is the NYT....its' not even suitable for lining a birdcage.

2 posted on 01/24/2008 7:59:19 PM PST by skinkinthegrass (just b/c your paranoid, doesn't mean they're NOT out to get you. :^( FRed was LMSM roadkill)
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To: jdm

The new york times = treason and sedition.


3 posted on 01/24/2008 8:31:13 PM PST by Eagles6
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At the same time, the White House agreed Thursday after months of resistance to give members of the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees access to internal documents on the N.S.A.’s wiretapping program

Which the Democrats will promptly turn over to the Chinese, Russians, Indians and the Taliban. They won't give it to Israel because they hate the Jews.

4 posted on 01/24/2008 9:38:49 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (Benedict Arnold was against the Terrorist Surveillance Program)
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Our “lameduck”(/s) president is still fighting for a future for our children.


5 posted on 01/25/2008 4:27:44 AM PST by syriacus (HUCKIAVELLIAN : (adj.) hypocritical; slick; glib; charming and, yet, sneakily nasty.)
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