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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. TAGS: NSA, Republican, president, Adobe PDF, monitor

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. TAGS: Patrick Leahy, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, NSA, Orrin Hatch, legality, senator, Democrat, administration, Sen., Republican, president, U.S.

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, Democrat, Republican, AT&T Corp., law, vice president

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." TAGS: NSA, administration, bill, Bush Administration, Republican, president, knowledge

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. TAGS: John Sununu, NSA, federal government, data mining, New Hampshire, Bush Administration, Sen., senator, government, Republican, activity, database

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. TAGS: NSA, Edward Markey, hearing, Democrat, BellSouth Corp., surveillance, Rep., Sen., data mining, AT&T Corp., merger, Republican, president

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. TAGS: NSA, privacy, Republican, data mining, telecommunications company, Rep., e-mail

Week in review: The spying game

February 10, 2006 Attorney general didn't reveal much about controversial eavesdropping program, but White House gave details. TAGS: NSA, Week in review, Republican, Skype, data mining, telecommunications company, privacy, Intel

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, letter, Republican, president

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. TAGS: NSA, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, al-Qaida, agency, intelligence, communication, Democrat, Republican, U.S., monitor

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, Bush Administration, Republican, NSA, chairman, law, U.S., section, president

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. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, NSA, warrant, Democrat, Bush Administration, Republican, bill, U.S.

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. TAGS: NSA, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, AT&T Corp., violation, telecommunications, bill, president, Washington, senator, Republican, attack

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

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. TAGS: surveillance, NSA, RFID, RFID tag, passport, politician, pretexting, legislation, Bush Administration, Republican, president, security

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

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. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, NSA, Democrat, president, bill, Bush Administration, Sen., measure, Republican, power
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