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Democrats back eavesdropping bill
Democrats in the House of Representatives reluctantly allowed the passage of a bill this weekend that expands the government’s ability to eavesdrop on foreign suspects without warrants
FBI chief contradicts Gonzales testimony
Robert Mueller, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, flatly contradicted sworn testimony given by Alberto Gonzales in a blow that sharply raises the chances that the attorney-general will be investigated for perjury
US issues guidelines for CIA interrogators
George W. Bush issued long-awaited guidelines for Central Intelligence Agency interrogators but withheld details of what methods would now be permitted
Congress pledges closer look at renditions
The US Congress promised to look more closely at the practice of ‘extraordinary renditions’, one of the more controversial tools used by the Central Intelligence Agency in fighting terrorism
Senate steps up wiretapping probe
A Senate committee has issued the White House and the justice department with subpoenas demanding the handover of documents relating to President George W. Bush’s controversial domestic surveillance programme
FBI admits abuse of Patriot Act
The Bush administration misused its authority and improperly obtained personal information about people in the US on hundreds of occasions, according to a report released by a justice department watchdog
Senators blast Bush security policies
Influential senators demanded that the Bush administration provide more details about its move to place its controversial National Security Agency domestic spying programme under supervision by a special court
Chastened Bush bows to new reality
When the White House announced its retreat from its programme of eavesdropping on potential terrorist suspects without court approval, Tony Snow, spokesman, lamented: “it’s an example of a case where we take hits for doing what’s right rather than getting credit for what seems to be expedient”
White House in U-turn on wiretapping
The White House has agreed to place its controversial domestic spying programme under court supervision in a major policy reversal
NSA ordered to stop wiretap programme
The White House suffered another major setback in its strategy for the “war against terror” when a federal court ruled that its controversial warrantless eavesdropping programme was unconstitutional
