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Daschle Disputes Authorization of Domestic Surveillance

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AP: “The use of warrantless wiretaps on American citizens was never discussed when Congress authorized the White House to use force against al-Qaida after the Sept. 11 attacks, says former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.”

  • Washington Post Op Ed, Power We Didn’t Grant, by Tom Daschle, Friday, December 23, 2005: “As Senate majority leader at the time, I helped negotiate that law with the White House counsel’s office over two harried days. I can state categorically that the subject of warrantless wiretaps of American citizens never came up. I did not and never would have supported giving authority to the president for such wiretaps. I am also confident that the 98 senators who voted in favor of authorization of force against al Qaeda did not believe that they were also voting for warrantless domestic surveillance.”
  • December 22, 2005 letter from Assistant Attorney General William E. Moschella to House and Senate Intelligence Committees

    • UK to Implement 24 Hour Vehicle Surveillance Program

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    The Independent Online: “Britain is to become the first country in the world where the movements of all vehicles on the roads are recorded. A new national surveillance system will hold the records for at least two years.” The Independent Online: “If the police and security services can show that a national surveillance operation based… Continue Reading

    Domestic Spying Program Extends to Monitoring All Calls Abroad and Locations in 6 U.S. Cities

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    Privacy advocates and legal scholars are speculating on and commenting about the ramifications of the surveillance program encompassing an even wider arena of communications than previously considered to be the case. Boston Globe: Spy net may pull in all U.S. calls overseas – Many Americans’ privacy is at risk, some say: “The National Security Agency,… Continue Reading

    Archives Releases Additional Documents Relating to Judge Samuel Alito

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    NARA press release: “The National Archives at College Park will release 45 documents relating to Samuel Alito. These records total 744 pages from Record Group 60, Records of the Department of Justice, Files of John Bolton, Michael Carvin, Roger Clegg, Stephen Galebach, Brian Landsberg, Mark Levin, and Richard Willard….The National Archives found the documents, consisting… Continue Reading