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NSA Reform Bill - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "the Senate passes the - "USA Freedom Act" - a NSA reform bill !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

• "which before was overwhelmingly cleared - by the House of Representatives !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there is no bulk collection - of phone records !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "telecom companies - assume responsibility - of the controversial phone records - program !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "their authorities expired - with key provisions of the Patriot Act - amid a showdown !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "they faced legal uncertainty - after the Senate at first - failed to pass the bill !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and shut down - the collection of phone records !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the bill - calls for a grace period of six months - to "transition" the program !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "so the phone companies - remain the repositories - of metadata they generate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Mitch McConnell - who suggested amendments - that would had softened the bill - failed !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "a federal appeals court - rules this program - illegal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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• "Senator Ron Wyden - a Democrat on the intelligence committee - says !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "this is only the beginning - there has a lot more - to be done !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders - says "that opportunities - must be further reduced"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the constitutional - and privacy rights - of innocent people - must not be undermined !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the NGO ACLU - praises the passage of the "USA Freedom Act" - as "a milestone"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "but pointed out - that there were other possibilities - that also have to be regulated !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Edward Snowden welcomes - "the NSA reform - as first step"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "more steps - should follow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "our rights - must be protected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NSA Reform Bill - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "privacy advocates - were concerned about possible !"

 

 

 

 

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• "interpretations by them - of the new restrictions !"

 

 

 

 

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• "people - will watch - closely !"

 

 

 

 

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• "amid the lessons - of secret interpretations - of the past law !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "privacy advocates - also pointed - to open questions !"

 

 

 

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• "about overseas programs - and international communications !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NSA Phone Program ruled illegal - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "the court of appeals ruled - that the NSA collection !"

 

 

 

 

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• "of telephone metadata - was unlawful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in a landmark decision - that cleared the way - for a full legal challenge - against them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "a panel of three federal judges - for the second circuit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "ruled - "it deemed it prudent - to pause"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "allowed an opportunity - for debate - in Congress !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "it held that the text - of section 215 - could not bear the weight - they asked for !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and that it did not authorize - the telephone - metadata program !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "such a shift in the approach - required a clearer signal - from Congress !"

 

 

 

 

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• "than a recycling of - oft-used language !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "long held in similar contexts - meant something far - narrower !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "they can not collect - phone records - only because they may - become relevant !"

 

 

 

 

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• "to a possible investigation - in the future !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "that failed even the permissive - "relevance" - test !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "their argument - was "irreconcilable - with the statute’s plain text"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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