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White House discloses details on surveillance
February 9, 2006
After pressure from allies, White House relents and divulges to congressional panel details of how spying is done.
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Senators press for details of NSA spying
February 28, 2006
A prominent Senate Democrat says President Bush seems to think there's "no place" for judicial or congressional oversight.
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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.
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Critics blast bill proposing NSA spy changes
July 17, 2006
Civil liberties advocates say a draft bill developed by the Bush administration and a Senate Republican is a "sham."
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GOP skepticism over NSA program widens
May 15, 2006
A New Hampshire senator questions whether feds should use resources to assemble vast databases of Americans' phone calls.
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Anger grows over NSA surveillance report
May 12, 2006
Senators promise immediate hearings after report the agency secretly obtained tens of millions of phone records.
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This week in privacy
February 10, 2006
U.S. attorney general didn't reveal much about controversial eavesdropping program, but White House relented and gave details.
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Week in review: The spying game
February 10, 2006
Attorney general didn't reveal much about controversial eavesdropping program, but White House gave details.
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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.
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Spy agencies call for broader surveillance laws
July 26, 2006
Intelligence officials say controversial changes are needed to track moving terrorist targets in an Internet age, and Republicans agree.
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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.
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House Democrats oppose Bush's spy law changes
July 27, 2006
House Intelligence Committee members say new laws broadening warrantless-wiretapping program aren't needed.
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NSA spying comes under legal, political attack
April 27, 2006
Republican senator threatens to cut funding to Bush's surveillance program. Judge sets hearing date in related suit.
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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.
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Year in review: Privacy and surveillance
December 21, 2006
In 2006, some politicians wanted to push for more privacy and others wanted more surveillance. Neither side won.
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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.
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Controversial spy bill advances in Senate
September 14, 2006
Civil liberties groups and Democrats argue a new bill would give approval to an unchecked surveillance regime.
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