Netroots feel jilted by Obama's FISA stand

But with his support of a government surveillance bill that offers retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies -- a bill that he vowed last year to filibuster -- the honeymoon has ended.

Disappointed over his position on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the online activists feel jilted and betrayed and have taken to questioning his progressive credentials. One prominent blogger, Atrios, has even given him the moniker "Wanker of ... Full Story »

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Topics: Domestic Spying, Presidential Election 2008, Obama Administration, Blogs
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jun 26, 2008 - 8:38 AM PDT
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