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U.S. Congress approves bill on warrantless wiretapping terror suspects |
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14:41, August 05, 2007 |
The U.S. House of Representatives Saturday voted to approve a bill that temporarily expands the government''s powers in eavesdropping the communications of foreign terror suspects without court warrants.
The House''s move followed the Senate''s approval of the same legislation on Friday. The bill will be sent to President George W. Bush for his signature. Bush urges Congress to modernize law on foreign intelligence
The House approved the bill by a vote of 227-183.
"After months of prodding by House Republicans, Congress has finally closed the terrorist loophole in our surveillance law -- and America will be safer for it," said House Minority Leader John Boehner, a Republican.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, a Democrat, said the bill ought not to have been passed.
"We think it is not the bill that ought to pass," said Hoyer, who conceded that the legislation could not be stopped with strong pressure from the White House and Republican lawmakers.
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