House Defies Bush on Wiretaps

The House of Representatives defied the White House yesterday by refusing to make an expiring surveillance law permanent, prompting a harsh exchange between Republicans and Democrats as they prepared for an extended, election-year battle over national security.
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Dan Eggen and Michael Abramowitz

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