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Senate won't quiz telecoms about NSA spying

June 6, 2006 Republican senator abandons pledge to call telecom CEOs to testify about surveillance, saying now's not the right time. TAGS: NSA, telecommunications, BellSouth Corp., committee, senator, Republican, Democrat, AT&T Corp., vice president, law

AT&T says cooperation with NSA could be legal

August 22, 2006 Company's lobbyist says "very specific" law authorizes surveillance cooperation, which might let companies off the hook in suits. TAGS: NSA, AT&T Corp., certification, cooperation, law, existence, lobbyist, lawsuit, attorney general, Republican, letter, president

Republicans propose last-minute spy bill

November 16, 2006 Key Senate Republican frames it as chance for more "resources" and oversight for Bush administration spy program. TAGS: bill, Republican, Bush Administration, chairman, NSA, law, section, U.S., president

NSA telecom immunity still unsettled in Senate

November 16, 2007 Due to procedural oddity, question of whether to shield companies from suits alleging cooperation with the NSA won't be resolved until final floor vote. TAGS: immunity, Patrick Leahy, NSA, amendment, telecommunications, lawsuit, cooperation, telecommunications company, Sen., committee, aide, Democrat, bill, law, senator, AT&T Corp.

Spy law changes divide House panel

July 19, 2006 Democrats, Republicans can't agree on whether to rewrite law governing foreign surveillance to address NSA program. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Richard Posner, warrant, NSA, Republican, chairman, law, bill, Democrat, president
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