[kictanet] [Fwd: News Alert: Senate Votes to Broaden Government's Spying Powers]...phone companies now have legal protection

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The New York Times
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 -- 5:55 PM ET
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Senate Votes to Broaden Government's Spying Powers

By a vote of 68 to 29, the Senate gave final approval to a
bill that expands the government's spying powers and gives
legal protection to phone companies that cooperated in
President Bush's warrantless eavesdropping program.

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http://www.nytimes.com/?emc=na

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