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1) Intelligence bill may hinge on immunity for telecoms
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-11-27-FISA_N.htm

By Richard Willing, USA TODAY
November 27, 2007

2) Bush administration forced to turn over spying documents by Friday
http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9825170-38.html

Posted by Declan McCullagh
November 28, 2007 2:45 PM PST

3) Ethics complaint filed over warrantless government eavesdropping
http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-22/1196468953206000.xml&storylist=orlocal

By WILLIAM McCALL
The Associated Press
11/30/2007, 9:17 p.m. PT

4) Reid Sets Stage For Telecom Immunity Fight
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/15/politics/main3622108.shtml

By CBSNews.com producer David Morgan.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2007

5) Wider Spying Fuels Aid Plan for Telecom Industry
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/washington/16nsa.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

By ERIC LICHTBLAU, JAMES RISEN and SCOTT SHANE
December 16, 2007

6) Phone Carriers Want Protection From Suit In Anti-terror Surveillance
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009469628

Paul Icamina - AHN News Writer
December 16, 2007 1:33 p.m. EST

7) Bush Nears a Victory Over Spying Powers
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119785656615232921-s0ADRdOWz0cMX1kptEF9QyPAdWs_20080116.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top

By SIOBHAN GORMAN and EVAN PEREZ
December 17, 2007

8) New backdoors for US secret service found at US telcos
http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/100671

Stefan Krempl
December 17, 2007

9) Spy law showdown postponed until next year
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9835169-7.html

Posted by Anne Broache
December 18, 4:43 a.m. PST:

10) Democrats Delay a Vote on Immunity for Wiretaps
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/18/washington/18nsa.html

By ERIC LICHTBLAU
December 18, 2007

11) Senators Debate Immunity for Telecoms
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hJKgeE0Z-SivATjok-utYBdh9wDwD8TJCCJ80

By PAMELA HESS
December 18, 2007

12) Feinstein offers deal in immunity fight for telecom firms in spy cases
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/18/BAR4U0OSN.DTL

Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 18, 2007

13) Senate Gives Bush Initial Victory In Domestic-Wiretapping Program
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120127365421017089.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

By SIOBHAN GORMAN
January 25, 2008 1:10 p.m.

14) US Democrats defy Bush on spy program, immunity
http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idUSN1557214620080215

By Thomas Ferraro and Jeremy Pelofsky
Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:58pm EST

15) Sharp Exchanges Over Surveillance Law
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/16/washington/16fisa.html?ref=us

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
February 16, 2008

16) Fear and the surveillance law
http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/barrcode/entries/2008/02/18/fear_and_the_surveillance_law.html

By BOB BARR
Monday, February 18, 2008, 11:18 AM

17) Supreme Court rejects domestic wiretap appeal
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9874526-7.html?tag=newsmap

Posted by Anne Broache
February 19, 2008 3:03 PM PST

18) Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Bush's wiretapping policy
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-scotus20feb20,1,4883301.story

By David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
February 20, 2008

19) US Supremes reject challenge to warrantless wiretapping
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/20/warrantless_wiretapping_challenge_rejected/

By Dan Goodin in San Francisco
Published Wednesday 20th February 2008 00:13 GMT

20) Bush Pushes House to Renew Surveillance Law
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/25/AR2008022501410.html?hpid=moreheadlines


By William Branigin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, February 25, 2008; 1:38 PM

21) Bush: What we asked telecoms to do was legal
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Bush_What_we_asked_telecoms_to_0225.html

David Edwards and Nick Juliano
Published: Monday February 25, 2008

22) Bush: FISA bill protects civil liberties
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/28/bush_fisa_bill_protects_civil_liberties/1090/

United Press International
Published: Feb. 28, 2008 at 12:33 PM

23) Bush Calls Surveillance Bill an 'Urgent Priority'
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/washington/28cnd-bush.html?ref=business

By DAVID STOUT and BRIAN KNOWLTON
February 28, 2008

24) President's telecom immunity deal is un-American
http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/748887.html

By Peter Y. Sussman - Special to The Bee
Published 12:00 am PST Friday, February 29, 2008
Story appeared in EDITORIALS section, Page B7

25) Deal Close on Wiretap Law, a Top Democrat Tells CNN
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/washington/03fisa.html


By JASON DePARLE
March 3, 2008

26) Were Telcos Justified in Warrantless Wiretaps?
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=148374&site=ctia&f_src=lightreading_gnews

Raymond McConville, Reporter, Light Reading
MARCH 14, 2008

27) Wiretapping's true danger
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-op-sanchez16mar16,1,5756030.story

By Julian Sanchez
March 16, 2008

28) Bush backing down in FISA fight?
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Bush_backing_down_in_FISA_fight_0401.html

Nick Juliano
Tuesday April 1, 2008

29) Top 10 Reasons Why NSA Wiretapping is Bad For America
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2008/04/top_ten_reasons_1.php

Posted by Duncan Meisel
1:00 PM, April 7, 2008

30) Wiretapping Powers Debate Still Unsettled
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/04/wiretapping-pow.html

By Ryan Singel
April 09, 2008 | 6:19:17 PM

31) What Limits For Warrantless Wiretapping?
http://www.internetnews.com/infra/print.php/3739856

By Susan Kuchinskas
April 10, 2008

32) From RSA: Warrantless wiretapping: blame it on technology

http://www.scmagazineus.com/Warrantless-wiretapping-blame-it-on-technology/article/108849/

Deb Radcliff
April 10, 2008

33) House Dems, Ron Paul targeted over surveillance votes
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/House_Dems_Ron_Paul_targeted_over_0422.html

Nick Juliano
Published: Tuesday April 22, 2008

34) Republicans shift, a little, on surveillance rules
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hJKgeE0Z-SivATjok-utYBdh9wDwD90R3PT00

By PAMELA HESS, The Associated Press
May 23, 2008

35) GOP Revives Telco Immunity Push
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/VOIP-and-Telephony/GOP-Revives-Telco-Immunity-Push/

By Roy Mark
2008-04-24

36) For McCain, A Switch On Telecom Immunity?
Recent Statements Signal Deeper Privacy Concerns
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/05/29/ST2008052900235.html

By Jonathan Weisman and Ellen Nakashima
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, May 29, 2008; A06

37) Congress may OK 'compromise' bill to derail spying lawsuits
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9953745-7.html

Posted by Anne Broache
May 30, 2008 7:36 AM PDT

38) McCain: I'd Spy on Americans Secretly, Too
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/mccain-id-spy-o.html

By Ryan Singel
June 03, 2008 | 5:06:25 PM

39) McCain tangled in flip-flop flap over wiretapping immunity
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-9960493-38.html

Posted by Declan McCullagh
June 5, 2008 4:00 AM PDT

40) ACLU scoffs at reported 'unconstitutional' wiretap deal
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/ACLU_scoffs_at_reported_unconstitutional_wiretap_0605.html

Nick Juliano
Published: Thursday June 5, 2008

41) Secret Spy Court Repeatedly Questions FBI Wiretap Network
http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2007/08/wiretap

By Ryan Singel
June 11, 2008 | 3:13:54 PM

42) Lawmakers Near Deal On Surveillance Bill
Wiretap Orders Begin Expiring Soon
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/13/AR2008061303419.html

By Carrie Johnson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, June 14, 2008; A03

43) Dems in Congress Moving Now to Spy on Americans, Reward Telecoms
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/art-levine/dems-in-congress-moving-n_b_107722.html

Art Levine
Posted June 18, 2008 | 01:24 AM (EST)

44) Mr. Bush v. the Bill of Rights
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/opinion/18wed1.html?_r=2&ref=opinion&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

New York Times Editorial
June 18, 2008


45) Immunity likely for phone companies in spy bill
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN1828777720080618

By Thomas Ferraro
Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:25pm EDT

46) FISA deal worries privacy groups
http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/758

by: Robert Lemos
Published: 2008-06-18

47) Democrats, GOP agree to telecom immunity deal
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hJKgeE0Z-SivATjok-utYBdh9wDwD91DEQ28D

By PAMELA HESS, The Associated Press
June 19, 2008

48) Dems Agree to Expand Domestic Spying, Grant Telecoms Amnesty
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/dems-agree-to-e.html

By Ryan Singel
June 19, 2008 | 3:09:21 PM

49) Surveillance Bill Offers Protection To Telecom Firms
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/06/19/ST2008061903766.html

By Dan Eggen and Paul Kane
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, June 20, 2008; A01

50) Deal Reached in Congress to Rewrite Rules on Wiretapping
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/washington/20fisacnd.html?ref=technology

By ERIC LICHTBLAU
June 20, 2008

51) House easily passes compromise surveillance law
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hJKgeE0Z-SivATjok-utYBdh9wDwD91DVGDO1

By PAMELA HESS
June 20, 2008

52) House Votes to Shield Telecoms From Eavesdropping Charges
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/security/63500.html

By Keith Regan
E-Commerce Times
Part of the ECT News Network
06/20/08 12:12 PM PT

53) Candidates respond to FISA deal
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/06/candidates_resp.html

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor
June 20, 2008 05:56 PM

54) Obama Caves to Bush on Domestic Spying
http://www.nj.com/njvoices/index.ssf/2008/06/obama_caves_to_bush_on_domesti.html

by Bill Wolfe
Friday June 20, 2008, 4:44 PM

55) House Passes Bill on Federal Wiretapping Powers
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/21/washington/21fisacnd.html

By ERIC LICHTBLAU and DAVID STOUT
June 21, 2008

56) The FISA Compromise
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/22/politics/animal/main4200909.shtml

By Kevin Drum
Jun 22, 2008

57) The New Surveillance Bill: The Worst of Both Worlds
http://www.alternet.org/rights/88973/?page=entire&ses=17009769f96dd07629142a1b146d1e81

By Aziz Huq, The Nation.
Posted June 21, 2008.

58) Warrantless Eavesdropping: Goodbye, Fourth Amendment
http://nestmannblog.sovereignsociety.com/2008/06/warrantless-eav.html

by Mark Nestmann
June 23, 2008

59) House Caves on Telecom Immunity in FISA Bill
http://www.ombwatch.org/article/articleview/4283/1/1?TopicID=1

OMB Watch
June 24, 2008

60) Dems Who Flipped On FISA Immunity See More Telecom Cash
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/24/politics/politico/thecrypt/main4206495.shtml#

By Chris Frates, The Politico
Jun 24, 2008

61) Senate Debates Rewrite of '78 Law That Created Secret Intelligence Court
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/25/AR2008062502711.html

By Paul Kane
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 26, 2008; A03

62) Senate Debates Spy Bill with Telecom Amnesty
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/senate-debates.html

By Ryan Singel
June 25, 2008 | 5:08:32 PM

63) White House says spy bill telecom protection vital
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN2637185820080626

By Thomas Ferraro
Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:23pm EDT

64) AT&T Whistleblower: Spy Bill Creates 'Infrastructure for a Police State'
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/att-whistleblow.html

By Ryan Singel
June 27, 2008 | 1:14:59 PM

65) Senate Postpones Spy Bill Vote Unitl July 8
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/senate-postpone.html


By Ryan Singel
June 27, 2008 | 4:59:19 PM

66) A faint glimmer of hope in FISA delay
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080627-afaint-glimmer-of-hope-in-fisa-delay.html

By Julian Sanchez
Published: June 27, 2008 - 03:32PM CT