Senate OKs new rules on eavesdropping

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WASHINGTON - The Senate on Tuesday approved new rules for government eavesdropping on phone calls and e-mails, giving the White House much of the latitude it wanted and granting legal immunity to telecommunications companies that helped in the snooping after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Protection for the telecom companies is the most prominent feature of the legislation, something President Bush had insisted on as essential to getting private sector cooperation in spying on foreign terrorists and other targets. The bill would give retroactive protection to companies that acted without court permission.

Link to entire article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_go_co/terrorist_surveillance;_ylt=AvVJ3Dwag2WOStpM5ROtvUo8KbIF

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1. a couple points here about this crappy article:

-- the spying began BEFORE 911.

-- "other" targets? :wtf:


I am so pissed at congress for caving on this that I could just spit. :grr: :argh: