:: NEWS COCKTAIL aka BlahBlahBlog ::
"Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every day - 23 minutes - and that's supposed to be enough." -Walter Cronkite, RE TV news. The Web has changed that for many, however, and here is an extra dose for your daily news cocktail. This prescription tends to include surveillance and now war-related links, along with the occasional pop culture junk and whatever else seizes my attention as I scan online news sites.:: 2.12.2008 ::
:: Senate OKs Immunity for Telecoms ::
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved new rules governing how the government eavesdrops on phone calls and e-mails.
The vote in the Senate on Tuesday also grants legal immunity to telecommunications companies that helped the government eavesdrop on customers without court permission following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. President Bush had insisted on that retroactive protection.
The House passed its own version of the bill last year, but it didn't include the immunity provision. Republican lawmakers now want the House to adopt the Senate bill to avoid any contentious negotiations that might arise if lawmakers had to work out the differences between the competing legislation.
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Senate passes spy bill, phone immunity
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US Senate Votes Immunity For Telecoms
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