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May 22, 2015

Senate Scrambles to Act on Bulk Phone Spying Before It Expires 
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The NSA's bulk collection of phone data may be on the verge of lapsing
as the Republican-led Senate scrambles to renew key portions of the
PATRIOT Act before they expire. The Obama administration has warned
lawmakers they must act today, because it needs time to halt the bulk
spying program if they can't reach a deal. The House passed a measure to
end bulk spying, then left for a recess set to end June 1, when the
program expires. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc Connell had opposed any
curbs to bulk spying and is now pressing for a two-month extension of
the program, which a federal appeals court has ruled illegal.

 

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