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November 16, 2007
House Passes Immunity-Free Bill
Reuters: Democrats vote to curb Bush's warrantless spying:
"The vote in the Democratic-led House was 227-189. Lawmakers voted largely along party lines.
"The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration. If it passes both chambers, the White House has threatened to veto the measure, warning it would hamper electronic spying efforts, subjecting the United States to increased risks.
"White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said the bill 'fails to give our intelligence community the tools it needs, and it fails to protect companies facing massive lawsuits for allegedly stepping up and answering the nation's call for help after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.'"
Previously:
- FISA Refit Emerges from Senate Committee with No Telco Immunity
- Finding an Alternative to Telecom Immunity
- Verizon Says It Handed Over Customer Data Hundreds of Times
- Congress Urged to Shut Up and Make With the Telco Immunity
- Updated Followup: Democrats Introduce Surveillance Bill Rewrite Sans Retroactive Telco Immunity
- Some Coverage on the Telco Spying Immunity Campaign
- Telcos Scrambling for Wiretapping Immunity
Tags: congress, privacy, wiretaps
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