Adviser Says McCain Backs Bush Wiretaps

New York Times by Charlie Savage | Jun. 6, 2008 (News Report)

... a letter posted online by National Review this week... said Mr. McCain believed that the Constitution gave Mr. Bush the power to authorize the National Security Agency to monitor Americans' international phone calls and e-mail without warrants, despite a 1978 federal statute that required court oversight of surveillance. Full Story »

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Cathleen Bemis
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 by Cathleen Bemis - Oct. 1, 2008

An outstanding piece of journalism on McCain's position on warrantless wiretapping, one of the most controversial issues facing the candidates in the presidential campaign. Using McCain's own public record, Savage then brings together an impressive spectrum of viewpoints on the issue from the campaigns, from legal scholars, traditional and independent media, This is how journalism should be done.

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