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Stalling Spy Bill Hurts Intel, Admin Asserts

Letter pushes House Dems to pass new wiretapping rules

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 23, 2008 8:45 AM CST

(Newser) – As House Dems refuse to pass the Senate’s wiretapping bill, the administration is heaping more pressure on them to change their minds, reports Muckraker. A letter to the House intelligence committee from top administration officials claims that the failure to pass the bill is... Read full story »

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Stalling Spy Bill Hurts Intel, Admin Asserts

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