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Bush Threatens Veto of Eavesdropping Bill - UPDATE

An AP newswire article by Jennifer Loven, via The Washington Post, reports that:

President Bush said Wednesday that he will not sign a new eavesdropping bill if it does not grant retroactive immunity to U.S. telecommunications companies that helped conduct electronic surveillance without court orders.

A proposed bill unveiled by Democrats on Tuesday does not include such a provision. Bush, appearing on the South Lawn as that measure was taken up in two House committees, said the measure is unacceptable for that and other reasons.

More here.

UPDATE: 15:08 PDT: Declan McCullagh and Anne Broache have written a very thorough overview on the current status of this situation over on C|Net News.

posted by Fergie @ 10/10/2007 11:46:00 AM