Admin. Releases NSA Defense

January 19, 2006 | 4:16 PM |

The Bush Administration today sent to Capitol Hill a 40-page unclassified defense of the National Security Agency's domestic collection program.

You can download it here.

Two Congressional Research Service reports cast doubt on the administration's contention that the president has the inherent authority to order warrentless domestic electronic surveillance.

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