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White House Accepts Review on Eavesdropping

An AP newswire article, via The New York Times, reports that:

The White House has conditionally agreed to a court review of its controversial eavesdropping program, Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter said Thursday.

Specter said President Bush has agreed to sign legislation that would authorize the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to review the constitutionality of the National Security Agency's most high-profile monitoring operations.

"You have here a recognition by the president that he does not have a blank check," the Pennsylvania Republican told his committee

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said the administration supports Specter's bill.

posted by Fergie @ 7/13/2006 02:05:00 PM