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U.S. Justice Watchdog to Review Domestic Spying

An AP newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog said Monday it has opened an investigation into the agency’s use of information gathered in the government’s warrantless surveillance program.

In a letter to House Judiciary Committee leaders and obtained by The Associated Press, Inspector General Glenn Fine said his investigators would focus on the Justice Department’s role in carrying out the spying program run by the National Security Agency.

Fine wrote that he wants to ensure that prosecutors and agents are following laws governing the handling of information NSA gathers when spying on suspected terrorists in the United States.

posted by Fergie @ 11/27/2006 12:20:00 PM