WASHINGTON, DC — Legislation before the Senate to renew an expiring intelligence law is facing stiff opposition among some Democrats and could die without action this year because of a provision that would grant immunity from lawsuits to telecommunications firms that aided the Bush administration's terrorist surveillance program.
President Bush supports the bill in its current form — with the immunity provision intact. The temporary Protect America Act that is now governing foreign surveillance expires Feb 1. Congress must act by then. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Fragrance Net
President Bush supports the bill in its current form — with the immunity provision intact. The temporary Protect America Act that is now governing foreign surveillance expires Feb 1. Congress must act by then. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Fragrance Net
