Senate expands eavesdropping powers under FISA reform
Washington brief reports the House delayed action on a Senate passed bill broadening warrantless surveillance of foreign suspects whose communications pass through U S infrastructure. Bush labels it anti terror but supporters say it has wider uses. CAPE CANAVERAL Phoenix Lander launches toward Mars on a 422 million mile journey. Aboard, scientists celebrate liftoff and expect a spring Mars landing. NEW YORK Brooklyn Bridge history notes, cautions on needed repairs but disputes catastrophic failure comparisons to I 35W.
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Clinton defends lobbyist donations at Yearly Kos forum
Democratic candidates clashed with liberal bloggers at the Yearly Kos convention. Hillary Clinton defended accepting campaign donations from lobbyists while John Edwards urged a policy of refusing such money, arguing it would corrupt the process. Barack Obama joined the debate amid calls for sweeping health care and fiscal change. The bloggers booed as Clinton claimed lobbyists represent real Americans and Edwards pressed for a principled stand against insider money.
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