Transcript: Civil Liberties Groups Oppose Surveillance Bill

DON GONYEA, RENEE MONTAGNE
Morning Edition (NPR)
07-27-2006
Civil Liberties Groups Oppose Surveillance Bill

Host: DON GONYEA, RENEE MONTAGNE
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM

DON GONYEA, host:

This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Don Gonyea.

RENEE MONTAGNE, host:

And I'm Renee Montagne.

The White House has done an about-face and announced support for legislation that is supposed to place limits on domestic surveillance by the National Security Agency.

Until recently, the administration insisted the president needs no special authorization to conduct warrantless surveillance within the United States if the goal is fighting terrorism. That change of heart has given civil liberties groups one more ...

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