http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/National_Security_AgencyFind stories, videos, and photos about National Security Agency from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:14:28 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/POLITICS/04/21/harman.wiretap/tztop.gonzales.gi.jpg.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/National_Security_Agency14433Find stories, videos, and photos about National Security Agency from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/harman.wiretap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/harman.wiretap/index.html#cnnSTCTextA key Democrat who reportedly was overheard on a National Security Agency wiretap discussing a deal with a suspected Israeli agent has called the wiretap an "abuse of power."Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/government.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/government.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. intelligence officials said Thursday that they have added safeguards to prevent the government from unlawfully spying on U.S. citizens after a routine check of the system "detected issues that raised concerns."Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/03/16/blobs.park.lives.again/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/03/16/blobs.park.lives.again/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe beer is flowing, the polka band is playing, and dancers are twirling across the dance floor.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:52:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1850692,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1850692,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAfter Abu Ghraib and domestic eavesdropping, it takes a particularly brazen abuse of power to shock most Americans weary from eight years of the Bush Administration's war on terrorFri, 17 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/09/spying.on.americans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/09/spying.on.americans/index.html#cnnSTCTextCongress is looking into allegations that National Security Agency linguists have been eavesdropping on Americans abroad.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/09/senate.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/09/senate.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate Wednesday approved a bill to put new rules in place for intelligence agency eavesdropping on suspected terrorists.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/09/news/companies/phone_spying/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/09/news/companies/phone_spying/index.htmThe Senate Wednesday approved a bill to put new rules in place for intelligence agency eavesdropping on suspected terrorists.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/19/scotus.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/19/scotus.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court offered no explanation Tuesday for refusing to hear an appeal regarding the Bush administration's covert domestic surveillance program. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/12/fisa.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/12/fisa.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate voted Tuesday to give immunity to telecommunications companies that helped the federal government eavesdrop on suspected terrorists after the September 11 attacks. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:51:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/12/10/101644384/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/12/10/101644384/index.htmThis is the smartphone the well-dressed soldier, spy, and homeland-security agent will be wearing on his or her utility belt starting next year. Built by General Dynamics to specs set by the hyperparanoid National Security Agency, the Sectera Edge is designed to give field agents a gateway to the classified world - plus everything they've come to expect on a PDA, including MP3 music files.Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/15/fisa.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/15/fisa.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday passed on a strict party-line vote an update to the nation's electronic surveillance laws despite a veto threat from the attorney general.Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/13/domestic.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/13/domestic.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration has apparently changed policy and cleared the way for the Justice Department to restart an investigation into the government's no-warrant electronic surveillance program, a department official told Congress on Tuesday.Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/19/senate.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/19/senate.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bill that would grant immunity to telecommunications companies helping out in a no-warrant eavesdropping program authorized by President Bush and reinstate some court oversight to surveillance was OK'd by a Senate panel Thursday.Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/16/verizon.records/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/16/verizon.records/index.html#cnnSTCTextVerizon Communications says it has provided federal, state and local law enforcement agencies tens of thousands of communication and business records relating to customers based on emergency requests without a court order or administrative subpoena.Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1655995,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1655995,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe CIA's declassified report, says Robert Baer, shows that the attack could have been prevented if the various intel agencies were able to talk to each otherFri, 24 Aug 2007 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/09/democrats.subpoenas.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/09/democrats.subpoenas.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThough Congress is on vacation, majority Democrats are keeping alive various fights with the White House with one common thread: Congress' access to administration documents and testimony to which President Bush has claimed executive privilege.Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/01/congress.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/01/congress.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith potential perjury accusations hanging over him, embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales sent a letter to Senate leaders Wednesday acknowledging he "may have created confusion" in his previous testimony.Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/02/gonzales.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/02/gonzales.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said he's not satisfied with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' attempt to clarify his testimony about no-warrant surveillance.Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/31/congress.gonzales/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/31/congress.gonzales/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration's anti-terrorist surveillance efforts are more extensive than top officials have acknowledged, going beyond the controversial no-warrant eavesdropping program, the U.S. intelligence chief said Tuesday.Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/29/gonzales.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/29/gonzales.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTextA dispute within the Bush administration in 2004 over a secret surveillance program centered on data mining, not eavesdropping, a former government official told CNN Sunday.Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/26/gonzales.testimony/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/26/gonzales.testimony/index.html#cnnSTCTextFBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress Thursday that the confrontation between then-White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales and then-Attorney General John Ashcroft in Ashcroft's hospital room in 2004 concerned a controversial surveillance program -- an apparent contradiction of Senate testimony given Tuesday by Gonzales.Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/27/gonzales/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/27/gonzales/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe White House and Justice Department say what looks like a contradiction between testimony of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller is nothing more than a confusion of terms.Fri, 27 Jul 2007 07:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/06/court.domestic.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/06/court.domestic.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal appeals court Friday ordered the dismissal of an ACLU lawsuit challenging President Bush's domestic surveillance program. Fri, 06 Jul 2007 06:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1634284,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1634284,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWe're finally getting around to rewriting the rules on what our intelligence agencies can and can't do. Better late than never, says Robert BaerWed, 20 Jun 2007 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/23/senate.intelligence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/23/senate.intelligence/index.htmlThe incoming chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee says he will have a "cleanup agenda" ready when Democrats take power in January.Thu, 23 Nov 2006 20:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/18/bush/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/18/bush/index.htmlPresident Bush said Friday he expects his administration will win its appeal of a judicial ruling finding the National Security Agency's warrantless domestic surveillance program unconstitutional.Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/13/nsawiretaps.bill/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/13/nsawiretaps.bill/index.htmlThe top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Thursday that he had struck a deal with the White House to resolve a dispute over the constitutionality of conducting electronic surveillance with court approval.Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/30/news/companies/nsa_database/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/30/news/companies/nsa_database/index.htmUSA Today reported Friday that lawmakers confirmed the existence of the National Security Agency's program of collecting phone records, but the paper said it could not verify whether telecom firms Verizon and BellSouth provided phone records to the government agency.Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/22/news/companies/att_privacy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/22/news/companies/att_privacy/index.htmPhone service provider AT&T announced Thursday a privacy policy overhaul that removes a key reference from its previous policy, which had said the company "does not access, read, upload or store data contained in or derived from private files without the members' authorization..."Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/11/nsa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/11/nsa/index.htmlThe Republican chairman of a Senate committee said Sunday he is prepared to call telephone company officials to testify about a domestic wiretapping program if he doesn't get cooperation in talks with the Bush administration.Sun, 11 Jun 2006 18:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/07/nsa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/07/nsa/index.htmlA Senate committee chairman warned of a "constitutional confrontation" with the Bush administration Wednesday over its domestic surveillance program, threatening to subpoena administration officials or phone company executives in a congressional review.Wed, 07 Jun 2006 22:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/06/news/companies/telco_nsa/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/06/news/companies/telco_nsa/index.htmSenate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter reversed course Tuesday, announcing he will not call on phone company executives to testify on their cooperation with the government in a secret eavesdropping program run by the National Security Agency.Tue, 06 Jun 2006 02:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/05/30/internet.records/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/05/30/internet.records/index.htmlThe attorney general and the FBI director have asked the nation's leading Internet service companies to keep a variety of customer information and other data for two years, much longer than the companies do now, the Justice Department confirmed Tuesday.Tue, 30 May 2006 19:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/25/fbi.nsa.leak/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/25/fbi.nsa.leak/index.htmlThe FBI wants to interview top members of Congress from both parties about the leak to The New York Times concerning the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program, sources told CNN.Thu, 25 May 2006 17:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/23/hayden/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/23/hayden/index.htmlThe Senate Intelligence Committee voted 12-3 Tuesday in favor of Gen. Michael Hayden to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, sending his nomination to the floor for a vote by the full Senate.Tue, 23 May 2006 19:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/18/news/companies/bell_south/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/18/news/companies/bell_south/index.htmTelecommunications giant BellSouth has sent a letter to USA Today asking for a retraction of a story the paper ran last week alleging the company and two others were cooperating with a National Security Agency program to compile a massive database of domestic phone calls.Thu, 18 May 2006 21:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/18/bellsouth.nsa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/18/bellsouth.nsa/index.htmlBellSouth is demanding that the newspaper that said it provided private phone records to the National Security Agency retract its article.Thu, 18 May 2006 20:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/18/nsa.poll/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/18/nsa.poll/index.htmlOne in four Americans think it is likely that the government has listened to their phone calls, according to a CNN poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation.Thu, 18 May 2006 15:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/18/hayden.hearing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/18/hayden.hearing/index.htmlGen. Michael Hayden told senators Thursday that he would determine what the American public needs to know and what will remain secret if he is confirmed to take the reins of the embattled Central Intelligence Agency.Thu, 18 May 2006 08:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/17/news/companies/att/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/17/news/companies/att/index.htmThe judge hearing a case challenging the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program said Wednesday that the plaintiffs may keep documents AT&T says contain proprietary information for use in preparing their case, but the documents must remain under seal.Wed, 17 May 2006 20:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/17/nsa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/17/nsa/index.htmlDetails of a classified government wiretap program will be given to full congressional committees for the first time on Wednesday, senior politicians said.Wed, 17 May 2006 12:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/16/NSA.suit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/16/NSA.suit/index.htmlBellSouth and AT&T were added to a class-action lawsuit against Verizon Communications that alleges the companies illegally participated in a National Security Agency domestic surveillance program.Tue, 16 May 2006 23:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/16/news/companies/verizon_statement/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/16/news/companies/verizon_statement/index.htmVerizon Communications Inc. denied Tuesday reports that it provided the National Security Agency with customer phone records. The company's full statement follows:Tue, 16 May 2006 21:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/16/news/companies/verizon/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/16/news/companies/verizon/index.htmVerizon Communications Inc. denied earlier media reports that it entered into a contract with the National Security Agency, providing the government office with info about its customer phone calls.Tue, 16 May 2006 20:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/15/bellsouth.nsa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/15/bellsouth.nsa/index.htmlDespite media reports to the contrary, BellSouth said late Monday it had not participated in any effort by the National Security Agency to collect customer phone records.Tue, 16 May 2006 01:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/15/news/companies/verizon/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/15/news/companies/verizon/index.htmA lawsuit is asking a federal court to order President Bush, the National Security Agency and Verizon to end a secret snooping program, and Verizon's stock took a hit on the news Monday.Mon, 15 May 2006 14:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/14/coverstory.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/14/coverstory.tm/index.htmlAround the White House, an abrupt change in the president's public schedule is known as an "audible," and generally, it's the last thing anyone wants to suggest to a boss so allergic to disruption that he makes everyone turn off their cell phones when he's in the room.Sun, 14 May 2006 10:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/12/phone.records/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/12/phone.records/index.htmlVerizon Communications on Friday would neither confirm nor deny whether it has provided domestic telephone records to the National Security Agency, but the company insisted it protects customer privacy and would never participate in a government "fishing expedition."Sat, 13 May 2006 00:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/12/feedback.phone.records/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/12/feedback.phone.records/index.htmlThe National Security Agency has been collecting information on millions of domestic phone calls, according to a report this week in USA Today. CNN.com asked readers whether they think it is appropriate for the government to monitor telephone records. Here is a selection of the responses, some of which have been edited:Fri, 12 May 2006 13:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/11/feedback.phone.records/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/11/feedback.phone.records/index.htmlCNN.com asked users for their reaction to Thursday's USA Today report that the National Security Agency, with the cooperation of three telecommunication companies, has compiled a database of millions of domestic phone calls. Here is a sampling from the responses, some of which have been edited:Fri, 12 May 2006 00:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/11/bush.transcript/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/11/bush.transcript/index.htmlPresident Bush on Thursday told Americans that their privacy "is fiercely protected" after a newspaper report that the National Security Agency compiled a database of domestic phone records.Thu, 11 May 2006 16:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/11/nsa.phonerecords/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/11/nsa.phonerecords/index.htmlPresident Bush said Thursday the government is "not mining or trolling through the personal lives of millions of innocent Americans" with a reported program to create a massive database of U.S. phone calls.Thu, 11 May 2006 15:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/11/cauley/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/11/cauley/index.htmlUSA Today reported Thursday that the National Security Agency has been secretly collecting records of the phone calls of ordinary Americans.Thu, 11 May 2006 15:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/08/hayden/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/08/hayden/index.htmlPresident Bush on Monday nominated Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden to be the new CIA chief, setting up a possible battle with members of Congress who question whether his military status is right for the spy agency.Mon, 08 May 2006 10:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/07/hayden/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/07/hayden/index.htmlLawmakers from both parties expressed concern Sunday that President Bush reportedly will nominate a longtime military officer to head the CIA.Sun, 07 May 2006 15:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/29/house.intel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/29/house.intel/index.htmlThe House Intelligence Committee has set up a special group to conduct oversight of the National Security Agency's eavesdropping program, a spokesman for the panel's chairman said Wednesday.Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/07/eavesdropping/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/07/eavesdropping/index.htmlFour Senate Republicans have proposed a bill to provide what one called "very rigorous oversight" of President Bush's controversial no-warrant domestic surveillance program while also giving it the force of law.Wed, 08 Mar 2006 01:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/01/nsa.challenge/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/01/nsa.challenge/index.htmlAn Ohio truck driver and al Qaeda operative who pleaded guilty in 2003 to participating in a plot to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge wants to rescind that plea if the National Security Agency ever eavesdropped on him without a warrant.Wed, 01 Mar 2006 21:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/17/eavesdropping/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/17/eavesdropping/index.htmlFor now, the Senate Intelligence Committee won't investigate the Bush administration's domestic surveillance program, its chairman said.Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/14/poll.wiretaps/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/14/poll.wiretaps/index.htmlAbout a fifth of Americans think federal agents have listened in on their phone calls, a CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll released Tuesday suggests.Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/07/eavesdropping.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/07/eavesdropping.tm/index.htmlThe Senate Judiciary Committee plans to hold a hearing Monday on the National Security Agency's controversial secret domestic spying program -- and already the Justice Department is balking at turning over its legal opinions justifying the electronic surveillance of Americans without a court warrant. But there's a bigger problem committee chairman Arlen Specter and the panel's other members face than simply getting Justice to cough up documents. Exactly how should the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which requires the Justice Department to obtain a warrant from a special FISA court before wiretapping anyone in the U.S., be updated to give the NSA more flexibility in spying on suspected terrorists?Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/07/gonzales.nsa.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/07/gonzales.nsa.tm/index.htmlAttorney General Alberto Gonzales sipped water, read from bread-box sized law books and generally kept his cool through a barrage of questions Monday as Senators from both parties tried to corner him on the limits of presidential wartime powers. It was the first real public debate in Congress since 9/11 about presidential authority in times of war, and so while the hearing was ostensibly about the President's secret warrantless wiretapping program, the most exercised debate was about how far the Commander in Chief's powers could be taken without judicial oversight.Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/05/nsa.gonzales/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/05/nsa.gonzales/index.htmlU.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is poised to defend President Bush's controversial domestic spying program Monday when he testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the program.Sun, 05 Feb 2006 17:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/02/threat.hearing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/02/threat.hearing/index.htmlU.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller on Thursday complained about a "wall the White House has constructed" around its domestic surveillance program and said Democrats will press their attacks on the president's authorization of the program.Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/31/sotu.factcheck/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/31/sotu.factcheck/index.htmlPresident Bush touched on many different areas in his State of the Union address Tuesday. Here is a CNN Fact Check of some of the statements he made:Wed, 01 Feb 2006 03:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/24/otsc.toobin.ensor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/24/otsc.toobin.ensor/index.htmlThe White House has begun a new push to justify a controversial domestic spying program that allows the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on conversations to or from the United States without obtaining a court warrant.Tue, 24 Jan 2006 15:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/24/nsa.strategy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/24/nsa.strategy/index.htmlAttorney General Alberto Gonzales had trouble tapping into a group of hooded protesters at Georgetown Law School in Washington on Tuesday.Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/23/nsa.strategy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/23/nsa.strategy/index.htmlPresident Bush and other officials Monday intensified their defense of a domestic surveillance program that supporters say protects against terrorism and critics say threatens civil liberties.Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/20/doj.nsawiretaps/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/20/doj.nsawiretaps/index.htmlThe Justice Department has issued a detailed legal justification for President Bush's decision to order the National Security Agency's controversial domestic surveillance program.Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/17/aclu.nsa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/17/aclu.nsa/index.htmlTwo lawsuits were filed Tuesday against the National Security Agency over its no-warrant wiretapping program, claiming the domestic eavesdropping is unconstitutional and that President Bush exceeded his authority by authorizing it.Tue, 17 Jan 2006 12:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/17/gonzales.nsa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/17/gonzales.nsa/index.htmlAttorney General Alberto Gonzales once again Monday defended the legality of a controversial surveillance program by the National Security Agency, calling it a "very targeted and limited" operation that has helped thwart terrorist attacks in the United States.Tue, 17 Jan 2006 07:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/16/gore.constitution/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/16/gore.constitution/index.htmlFormer Vice President Al Gore called on Congress and the public to resist what he called "a gross and excessive power grab" by the Bush administration amid the war on terrorism, declaring that "our Constitution is at risk."Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/13/nsa.congress/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/13/nsa.congress/index.htmlU.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Friday that he will testify in a Senate hearing on the National Security Agency's recently revealed domestic eavesdropping program.Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/11/bush.kentucky/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/11/bush.kentucky/index.htmlPresident Bush on Wednesday defended the National Security Agency's controversial warrantless eavesdropping program and the nearly three-year mission to plant democracy in Iraq -- his second speech in as many days revolving around national security.Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/06/nsa.amanpour/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/06/nsa.amanpour/index.htmlA senior U.S. intelligence official told CNN on Thursday that the National Security Agency did not target CNN's chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour or any other CNN journalist for surveillance.Fri, 06 Jan 2006 14:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/04/cheney.nsa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/04/cheney.nsa/index.htmlIn a robust defense of the nation's post-9/11 domestic eavesdropping program, Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday said the tool is "critical" for U.S. national security.Wed, 04 Jan 2006 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/03/bombshell.book.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/03/bombshell.book.tm/index.htmlIn the abstruse world of espionage, it's not always easy to know when you are in on a secret. So when intelligence sources approached New York Times reporter James Risen in late 2004 with evidence that the Bush Administration was running a covert domestic-spying program, Risen says he "wasn't sure what to believe." As Risen and Times colleague Eric Lichtblau looked into the story, more whistle-blowers came forward, convincing the reporters that the eavesdropping claims were credible. At that point Risen asked a few "very senior" government officials what they knew about the spying program. "They would look at me with these blank expressions, and say, 'No--that can't be going on,'" Risen told TIME. That's when Risen knew he was sitting on a major scoop.Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/03/politicalfallout.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/03/politicalfallout.tm/index.htmlUp until a couple of weeks ago, George W. Bush's script to put the misery of 2005 behind him had seemed destined for a smooth rollout. Buoyed by the apparent success of the Iraqi elections, the President would score a quick confirmation victory with Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, follow it up with a soaring State of the Union address and then return to full campaign mode with a sweep around the country, talking about big issues like immigration and Medicare and throwing the spotlight on a resurgent economy. But the revelation that his Administration has been spying in this country without warrants -- illegally, critics say --may have put a crimp in Bush's plan to climb back on top of the agenda as the new legislative session begins. "When Congress comes back," warns a top GOP congressional aide, "domestic surveillance and privacy issues will be all over the front pages."Tue, 03 Jan 2006 20:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/03/bush.nsa.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/03/bush.nsa.tm/index.htmlIn the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, White House officials were haunted by two questions. Were there other terrorists lying in wait within the U.S.? And, given how freely the 19 hijackers had been able to operate before they acted, how would we know where to find them? It didn't take long before an aggressive idea emerged from the circle of Administration hawks. Liberalize the rules for domestic spying, they urged. Free the National Security Agency (NSA) to use its powerful listening technology to eavesdrop on terrorist suspects on U.S. soil without having to seek a warrant for every phone number it tracked. But because of a 1978 law that forbids the NSA to conduct no-warrant surveillance inside the U.S., the new policy would require one of two steps. The first was to revise the law. The other was to ignore it.Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/01/nsa.spying/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/01/nsa.spying/index.htmlPresident Bush on Sunday defended his administration's use of wiretaps on U.S. citizens without a court order, saying comments he made in 2004 that "nothing has changed" in the use of wiretaps were not misleading.Sun, 01 Jan 2006 22:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/30/nsa.leak/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/30/nsa.leak/index.htmlThe Justice Department has opened an investigation into leaks to the media about the National Security Agency's classified domestic surveillance program.Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/28/lawyers.spying/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/28/lawyers.spying/index.htmlDefense attorneys for several terror suspects prosecuted by the Justice Department said Wednesday they plan to file court motions questioning the legality of a National Security Agency surveillance project.Thu, 29 Dec 2005 01:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/24/nsa.surveillance/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/24/nsa.surveillance/index.htmlTelecommunications companies are helping the National Security Agency collect information as part of a program President Bush secretly approved in 2002, a source familiar with the program said.Sat, 24 Dec 2005 20:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/23/justice.nsa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/23/justice.nsa/index.htmlJustice Department lawyers have sent a letter to key congressional leaders providing legal arguments they say justify President Bush's decision to authorize the National Security Agency to intercept communications between people in the United States and potential terrorist contacts abroad.Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/22/nsa.court/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/22/nsa.court/index.htmlA court that oversees government surveillance will receive a secret briefing about President Bush's controversial domestic spying program, a judge on the court told CNN.Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/18/bush.nsa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/18/bush.nsa/index.htmlDemocratic House leaders called Sunday for an independent panel to investigate the legality of a program President Bush authorized that allows warrantless wiretaps on U.S. citizens, according to a letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert.Sun, 18 Dec 2005 17:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/17/bush.nsa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/17/bush.nsa/index.htmlIn acknowledging the message was true, President Bush took aim at the messenger Saturday, saying that a newspaper jeopardized national security by revealing that he authorized wiretaps on U.S. citizens after September 11.Sat, 17 Dec 2005 15:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/16/nytimes.statement/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/16/nytimes.statement/index.htmlThe following is a statement from New York Times executive editor Bill Keller on the paper's decision to print a story Friday that said President Bush secretly authorized the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on U.S. citizens and others in the United States who were communicating with individuals overseas.Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/16/bush.nsa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/16/bush.nsa/index.htmlWithout confirming a report that he OK'd eavesdropping on U.S. citizens in 2002, President Bush defended his actions since September 11, 2001, saying he has done everything "within the law" to protect the American people.Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/23/review.forgotten/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/23/review.forgotten/index.html"The Forgotten" is just clever enough to be a worthy showcase for the immense skills of one of America's most gifted actresses, Julianne Moore. 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