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June 20, 2012

House Panel Votes to Extend Warrantless Spy Powers 
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The House Judiciary Committee has voted to reauthorize sweeping
warrantless spying powers that are due to expire at year's end. The FISA
Amendments Act would allow the government to continue the Bush-era
practice of monitoring U.S. residents' phone calls and emails without a
warrant so long as one of the parties in the communication is outside
the United States. The Senate Intelligence Committee passed a similar
measure last month.

 

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