2008-06-20 House approves overhaul of wiretap laws

2008-06-20 \Bush wiretaps\FISA\US/Congress/110 http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/20/congress.wiretaps/ House approves overhaul of wiretap laws &ldquo;The House on Friday approved a bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's wiretapping laws. .. The House vote was 293-129, with 188 Republicans and 105 Democrats voting for it. .. One Republican voted against the measure, which now moves to the Senate. ... The deal breaks a four-month impasse between the Bush administration and Congress over whether to protect telecommunication companies that took part in a program critics say was illegal.&rdquo; Commentary on this event: Dana Hunter, with links to others   