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Re: [privacy] Shocker: Bush Threatens Veto of Eavesdropping Bill
From: Gregory Hicks <ghicks () cadence com>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:34:45 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:27:36 -0400 (EDT) From: rms () computerbytesman com To: privacy () whitestar linuxbox org Subject: Re: [privacy] Shocker: Bush Threatens Veto of Eavesdropping Bill Hmm, this situation reminds me a bit of this old movie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_President's_Analyst Bush is doing the bidding for the TPC.....
Don't you mean ".. of the TPC..." I mean, I realize it is FOR TPC, but still... Regards, Gregory hicks
Richard-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Via The Washington Post (AP). [snip] President Bush said Wednesday that he will not sign a new eavesdropping bill if it does not grant retroactive immunity to U.S. telecommunications companies that helped conduct electronic surveillance without court orders. A proposed bill unveiled by Democrats on Tuesday does not include such a provision. Bush, appearing on the South Lawn as that measure was taken up in two House committees, said the measure is unacceptable for that and other reasons. [snip] More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/10/AR2007101001047.html - - ferg
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