Court Will Oversee Wiretap Program

The Bush administration said yesterday that it has agreed to disband a controversial warrantless surveillance program run by the National Security Agency, replacing it with a new effort that will be overseen by the secret court that governs clandestine spying in the United States.
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Dan Eggen

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Alberto Gonzales

U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Arlen Specter

Patrick Leahy

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U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary

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