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FISA Finally Flies!

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By Art Smith.  Posted Wednesday, Jul 9, 2008 at 9:46 pm  
Filed Under: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, US Congress, War on Terror, Wire-tapping

The US Senate voted today to approve the FISA bill, including immunity for the telecomm companies who acted at the government’s request with the understanding they were receiving and acting on legal requests.  The bill was approved after Republicans agreed to allow Democrats more judicial and congressional oversight.  And the bill passed 69-28.
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