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Draft legislation undercuts Bush domestic spying rationale

WASHINGTON, January 31, 2006 — A Justice Department memo written in 2003 may call into question the legal rationale the Bush administration

Excerpts from this story referencing "Domestic Security Enhancement Act":

"… Bush the authority he needed to circumvent the court.The memo and proposed Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003, dubbed “Patriot II,” were first obtained and posted on the Ce …"

"… or your review and comment is a draft legislative proposal entitled the ‘Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003,’ reads the memo from “OLP,” the Office of Legal Policy. At …"

How the plotters slipped U.S. net

LONDON, October 10, 2001 — As US forces converge on Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden's satellite phone has not been cut off. But calls to the te

Justice Dept. drafts sweeping expansion of anti-terrorism act

By Charles Lewis and Adam Mayle

February 7, 2003

WASHINGTON, February 7, 2003 — The Bush Administration is preparing a bold, comprehensive sequel to the USA Patriot Act passed in the wake o

Excerpts from this story referencing "Terrorism":

"… House.”Dr. David Cole, Georgetown University Law professor and author of Terrorism and the Constitution, reviewed the draft legislation at the request of the …"

"… hancement Act of 2003 include:Section 201, “Prohibition of Disclosure of Terrorism Investigation Detainee Information”: Safeguarding the dissemination of i …"

"… ions.Section 405, “Presumption for Pretrial Detention in Cases Involving Terrorism”: While many people charged with drug offenses punishable by prison term …"

"… tober 9, 2002, hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Alice Fishe …"