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

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, amendment, NSA, telecommunications, lawsuit, telecommunications company, cooperation, Sen., committee, bill, aide, Democrat, law, senator, Republican

Senators won't take away FBI surveillance power

March 21, 2007 Top Democrats and Republicans say they prefer oversight, rather than repealing part of Patriot Act used by FBI for illegal monitoring. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Patrick Leahy, senator, oversight, Sen., agent, power, Democrat, Republican

Anti-P2P lawmaker gets top Senate spot

March 17, 2005 Sen. Orrin Hatch once suggested that music pirates' PCs be destroyed. Now he's head of the panel writing copyright laws. TAGS: Orrin Hatch, anti-P2P, Induce Act, subcommittee, Patrick Leahy, Sen., copyright law, RIAA, chairman, Napster Inc., PC

Congress rethinks the Real ID Act

May 8, 2007 More and more states bristle at the digital ID card rules, but opponents still face an uphill battle. TAGS: Real ID Act, Patrick Leahy, ID card, homeland security, Idaho, Montana, Wisconsin, Sen., state, bank

Patriot Act critics propose temporary extension

December 13, 2005 As expiration date looms, Democrats and three Republicans oppose an expansion and support a brief renewal. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Patrick Leahy, Republican, John Sununu, Democrat, expansion, Michigan, Sen., law, extension, conference

Senators propose sweeping data-security bill

June 30, 2005 Far-reaching bill includes an avalanche of new rules for corporate data security and stiff penalties for information burglars. TAGS: data security, security breach, personally identifiable information, Patrick Leahy, bill, penalty, Bank of America Corp., speech, Sen., senator, security, database

Attorney general: Bush blocked review of spy program

July 18, 2006 Alberto Gonzales also presses for controversial law that would permit secret court to review NSA spy program. TAGS: NSA, attorney general, Patrick Leahy, Democrat, president, court, lawyer, Sen., Bush Administration, authority

FBI grapples with out-of-date computers

July 14, 2006 Managerial blunders and financial indiscretions mire efforts to modernize the agency's computer systems. TAGS: bureau, agency, Patrick Leahy, Sen., project, information technology

Tech companies, investors clash over patent law

March 29, 2007 Larger companies have been lobbying for surgery on what they call a "broken" system; smaller venture capital firms aren't convinced. TAGS: venture-capital company, AmberWave Systems, venture capital, patent, Rick Boucher, Patrick Leahy, small business, technology company, investor, Rep., Sen., bill, chairman
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