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Mark Agrast: Congress's compromise on warrantless wiretapping fails to curb abuse of executive power

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In the US, after long months of complex, contentious negotiations, Congress is poised to pass a foreign intelligence surveillance bill that enables the government to intercept the international communications of Americans...

                   

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20-Jun-2008
        

Washington - The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday authorising the Bush administration to eavesdrop on Americans in an effort to prevent terrorist attacks. The House voted 193-129 on the bill allowing the...

                   

US lawmakers pass under-fire spy bill

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20-Jun-2008
        

Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON - Lawmakers voted 293-129 for a bill that may shield telecommunications firms facing massive lawsuits over their work with Bush's secret, six-year, warrantless wiretapping program, begun after...

                   

House passes terrorist surveillance bill

earthtimes.org
20-Jun-2008
        

Washington - The US House of Representatives passed a bill Friday authorizing the Bush administration to eavesdrop on Americans in an effort to prevent terrorist attacks. The House voted 193-129 on the bill allowing the...

EFF Speaks Out Against Telecom Immunity Deal

indybay.org
20-Jun-2008
        

Thursday, June 19, 2008 :Washington, D.C. - Congress is widely reported to have struck a deal on legislation to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that includes immunity for telecommunications companies that...

                   

Telecoms granted legal immunity

guardian.co.uk
20-Jun-2008
        

In a major victory for the White House, the House of Representatives today passed a bill to grant legal immunity to phone companies that helped the Bush administration eavesdrop on US calls and emails after the 9/11 attacks....

                   

Telecoms granted immunity in wiretapping probe

guardian.co.uk
20-Jun-2008
        

In a major victory for the White House, the House of Representatives is poised today to grant legal immunity to phone companies that helped the Bush administration eavesdrop on US calls and emails after the 9/11 attacks....

Parties Back Companies' Immunity in Wiretapping

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20-Jun-2008
        

By ERIC LICHTBLAU By Eric Lichtblau The New York Times WASHINGTON After months of wrangling, Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress struck a deal Thursday to overhaul the rules on the government's wiretapping powers.

                   

Opposition against police surveillance law

dw-world.de
20-Jun-2008
        

In Germany, opposition parties have raised objections to plans by the government to grant police more powers to monitor homes and telephones. Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble says the draft law would strengthen the means...

Congress bails out telcos for illegal snooping

theregister.co.uk
20-Jun-2008
        

Political compromise leaves civil liberties in the dust Published Friday 20th June 2008 12:02 GMT Congress has largely capitulated to White House demands for widespread immunity for the telecoms industry, the New York Times...