Saturday, April 18, 2009

Congress Investigating Spy Violation By NSA

From The Baltimore Sun:

Washington - Congress is investigating a "serious" failure by the National Security Agency to comply with legal limits on its domestic eavesdropping activities, key lawmakers said Thursday.

An internal review by the Justice Department and the NSA found that the spy agency's monitoring program had exceeded limits set by Congress last year designed to protect the privacy of U.S. citizens. The Justice Department said that steps have been taken to correct the problem, discovered as the Obama administration was preparing to seek renewal of the surveillance program.

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My Comment: There will be a lot of talk .... some pontificating .... but no way is a Democratic Congress going to embarrass President Obama with a full blown investigation and witch hunt.

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