U.S. Senate Votes to Expand Eavesdropping Power
An AP newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:
The Senate, in a high-stakes showdown over national security, voted late Friday to temporarily give President Bush expanded authority to eavesdrop on suspected foreign terrorists without court warrants.I'll just bet they did.
The House, meanwhile, rejected a Democratic version of the bill.
Democratic leaders there were working on a plan to bring up the Senate-passed measure and vote on it Saturday in response to Bush's demand that Congress give him expanded powers before leaving for vacation this weekend.
The White House applauded the Senate vote and urged the House to quickly follow suit.
More here.
posted by Fergie @ 8/04/2007 09:18:00 AM
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