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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: telecommunications, NSA, BellSouth Corp., committee, senator, Republican, Democrat, AT&T Corp., vice president, law

Patriot Act may be renewed without reforms

December 8, 2005 Last-minute deal calls for a vote to renew expiring portions of the law. But six senators could block it on privacy grounds. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, computer hacking, surveillance, police, senator, law, Internet provider, Republican, Sen., service provider, conference

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, telecommunications, NSA, amendment, lawsuit, cooperation, telecommunications company, Sen., committee, bill, aide, Democrat, law, senator, AT&T Corp.
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