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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 4/16/2009
Which Member Of Congress Was Under Surveillance?
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The big story of the day will be this one in The New York Times reporting that the National Security Agency intercepted private emails and calls of Americans beyond the limits set by Congress.
reason.com - 4/18/2009
Obama on Warrantless Surveillance: As Bad As Bush? Worse?
— reason.com — Barack Obama, who at one point was looking at least a little better than his predecessor on... the issue of warrantless domestic surveillance, may turn out to be just as bad. During his campaign he criticized the Bush administration for flouting the ... (more) Obama on Warrantless Surveillance: As Bad As Bush? Worse?

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news.yahoo.com - 4/16/2009
Justice Dept. reins in surveillance program (AP)
— news.yahoo.com — AP - The Justice Department has reined in electronic surveillance by the National Security Agency after finding... the agency had improperly accessed American phone calls and e-mails. (more) Justice Dept. reins in surveillance program (AP)
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Firedoglake:  Who is It? Possible Identity of Congress Member Illegally Wiretapped by NSA Narrowed to 27

The Democratic Daily:  More NSA Wiretap Abuses

Crooks and Liars:  So Which Member of Congress Was Being Spied On By The NSA?

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Who is It? Possible Identity of Congress Member Illegally Wiretapped by NSA Narrowed to 27
Firedoglake — ... that the NSA improperly wiretapped a member of Congress who was "part of a Congressional delegation to the Middle East in 2005 or 2006." Greg Sargent wants to know who it was. Don't we all. To the Googling stations! ...

More NSA Wiretap Abuses
The Democratic Daily — ... but said they had been resolved.” And Congressional say that “[I]n recent weeks, the eavesdropping agency notified members of the Congressional intelligence committees that it had encountered operational and legal problems in complying with the new wiretapping law.” Glenn Greenwald called the revelation from the NY Times “predictable.” Also buried in the NY Times piece was another revelation, that a member of Congress “was under surveillance.” And in one previously undisclosed episode, the ...

So Which Member of Congress Was Being Spied On By The NSA?
Crooks and Liars — ... I don't know about you, but I always thought they were spying on Congress members, so this doesn't come as a complete shock. (Oh, and Spencer Ackerman ...

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OKAY, I LINKED THIS NSA SURVEILLANCE STORY THIS MORNING, but here’s a bit that deserves more attenti… — Instapundit
OKAY, I LINKED THIS NSA SURVEILLANCE STORY THIS MORNING, but here’s a bit that deserves more attention: And in one previously undisclosed episode, the N.S.A. tried to wiretap a member of Congress without a warrant, an intelligence official with direct knowledge of the matter said.  ...
Wiretapping A Member of Congress? — The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely
Talk about burying the lede: While the N.S.A.’s operations in recent months have come under examination, new details are also emerging about earlier domestic-surveillance activities, including the agency’s attempt to wiretap a member of Congress, without court approval, on an overseas trip, ...
NYT report: National Security Agency spied on a member of Congress. — Think Progress
The New York Times’ Eric Lichtblau and James Risen report that the National Security Agency engaged in “overcollection” of e-mail messages and phone calls of Americans last year. The legal authority given to the NSA authorizes the surveillance of targets “reasonably believed” ...