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Panel Approves Eavesdropping Compromise - 11/1/2007 10:04:02 AM

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Panel Approves Eavesdropping Compromise

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By SCOTT SHANE and ERIC LICHTBLAU
Published: October 19, 2007

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 — The Senate Intelligence Committee voted Thursday night to approve compromise legislation that would strengthen court oversight of eavesdropping on Americans while granting telephone and Internet companies legal immunity for their role in assisting government surveillance programs since 2001.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/19/washington/19nsa.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

One for us, 40 for the corporatocracy!

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RE: Panel Approves Eavesdropping Compromise - 11/1/2007 10:07:52 AM

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2 weeks ago? Last I heard it was being blocked in a different committee anyway.

Seems a bunch of people have a problem with changing the law, so that the Companies which broke the law, don't have to pay any penalties.

Corporate Welfare for AT&T???

Ex-post-Facto-Much?

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RE: Panel Approves Eavesdropping Compromise - 11/1/2007 10:20:03 AM

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Do you have link to that handy?

I am very interested in who is on which side of the fence on this. Time to warm up the fax again.

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RE: Panel Approves Eavesdropping Compromise - 11/1/2007 10:24:46 AM

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Chris Dodd?

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