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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Sep 26, 2006 06:54pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Tuesday, September 26, 2006 09:40:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Congress is unlikely to approve a bill giving President Bush's warrantless wiretapping program legal status and new restrictions before the November midterm elections, dealing a significant blow to one of the White House's top wartime priorities.
House and Senate versions of the legislation differ too much to bridge the gap by week's end, when Congress recesses until after the Nov. 7 elections, according to two GOP leadership aides who demanded anonymity because the decision had not yet been announced.
Punting the surveillance bill would leave Congress only a "lame duck" session after the elections to consider it — along with 10 appropriations bills setting the budget for next year. |
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