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Editorials Nationwide Slam Bush Spy Bill

Think Progress   |   August 7, 2007 11:48 AM

Read More: White House, George W. Bush, U.S. Congress , Breaking Media News
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Last week, under heavy political pressure from the White House, Congress approved the White House-backed version of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which provided expansive spying authority to the Bush administration. The White House had earlier rejected a compromise bill that provided powers sought by the Director of National Intelligence, opting instead to play politics with the issue.

In the past two days, at least nine major newspapers have editorialized against the FISA legislation, with the New York Times today calling it an "unnecessary and dangerous expansion of President Bush's powers."

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