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Eric Lichtblau
Report Says Gonzales Mishandled Classified Items
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 3, 2008 - 7:48amLast updated: September 3, 2008 - 7:48am
Former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales mishandled highly classified information relating to the National Security Agency's wiretapping program and the administration's prisoner interrogation program, an internal report concluded Tuesday.
FBI's Use of Phone Records Shows Need to Protect the Press
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 12, 2008 - 7:22amLast updated: August 12, 2008 - 7:23am
Sens Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Arlen Specter (D-PA), the top-ranking members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Monday that they were troubled by the FBI's collection of the phone records of four reporters at The New York Times and The Washington Post and that the episode showed a "pressing need" for legislation pending in the Senate that would provide greater legal protection for journalists.
Return to Old Spy Rules Is Seen as Deadline Nears
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 10, 2008 - 7:32amWith Congress at an impasse over the government’s spy powers, Congressional and intelligence officials are bracing for the possibility that the government might have to revert to the old rules of terrorist surveillance, a situation that some Bush Administration officials predict could leave worrisome gaps in intelligence.
