Domestic Spying Quietly Goes On

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:39:37 -0700

With Congress on the verge of outlining new parameters for National Security Agency eavesdropping between suspicious foreigners and Americans, lawmakers are leaving largely untouched a host of government programs that critics say involves far more domestic surveillance than the wiretaps they sought to remedy.

Blue Dogs on Hoyer's FISA Leash

Stevie Converse — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:31:57 -0700

Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (Md.), the House Democrats’ point man in negotiations on an overhaul of intelligence surveillance law, is keeping his eye on conservative Blue Dog Democrats who might defect on the issue under Republican pressure.