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GOP Effort To Force FISA Vote Fails

TPMmuckraker | Paul Kiel | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The fight goes on. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) cloture vote failed 48-45 just now, well short of the 60 votes necessary. In the ...

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Senate Delays Eavesdropping Vote

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Senate granted at least a temporary victory to the White House on Thursday, turning back an attempt to increase court oversight...

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Reid Considers Extending Protect America Act For One Month

The Hill | Manu Raju | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Tuesday he would seek to extend a controversial interim wiretapping law through February to avoid the ea...

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Feinstein Now Backs Immunity For Telecoms Involved In Warrantless Spying

San Francisco Chronicle | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Thursday that she favors legal immunity for telecommunications companies that allegedly shared millions of customers' telep...

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