Friday, September 29, 2006

House approves warrantless wiretap law (AP)

House Majority Leader John Boehner of Ohio gestures during a Capitol Hill news conference Thursday April 6 2006. During the debate Wednesday Sept. 27 2006 on the bill giving the Bush administration authority to interrogate and prosecute terrorism detainees Boehner all but dared Democrats to vote against the legislation. 'Will my Democrat friends work with Republicans to give the president the tools he needs to continue to stop terrorist attacks before they happen or will they vote to force him to fight the terrorists with one arm tied behind his back?' Boehner asked just before members cast their ballots. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - The House approved a bill Thursday that would grant legal status to President Bush's warrantless wiretapping program with new restrictions. Republicans called it a test before the election of whether Democrats want to fight or coddle terrorists.


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