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President George Bush has signed into law a measure that overhauls wiretapping rules and grants immunity to telecom companies that cooperated with a secret warrantless wiretap program. The administration established the spying operation after Sept. 11 to gain greater flexibility in eavesdropping on suspected terrorists’ conversations. The bill addresses a broad range of surveillance activities, limiting what the government can do in certain circumstances, but giving it more wiggle room in others — including espionage activities against U.S. citizens.

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Bush Wins Warrantless Wiretapping War