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Democratic leaders allowed House members to leave town for a week-long recess Thursday without ending a dispute over a temporary electronic surveillance law that expires Saturday. President Bush warned that inaction ‘could reopen dangerous gaps in our intelligence,’ while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Bush of ‘fear-mongering’...

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Bush criticizes Congress on terror bill

Waco Tribune-Herald

02/14/08

In a day of political brinkmanship, President Bush pressured the House on Thursday to finish a bill giving the government more leeway to eavesdrop on phone calls and e-mails of suspected terrorists. House Democrats didn’t budge and angry Republicans staged a walkout down the Capitol steps. From the White House, Bush argued that the House has plenty of time to pass a bill before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expires at midnight Saturday....

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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