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Source: NPR "All Things Considered"

Roundup

Determining What's Legal in Domestic Spying [6min]

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 created a legal process for authorizing wiretaps. But the intelligence community has resisted legal restrictions, especially related to the war on terrorism.

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