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June 23, 2016

Senate Rejects Legislation to Expand FBI Surveillance Powers
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The Senate has rejected legislation that would have expanded the FBI's
secretive surveillance powers. The measures would have increased the
FBI's authority to use so-called national security letters, which do not
require a warrant, to collect individuals' digital data from companies
such as Google or Verizon. The legislation was only two votes short of
passing.


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