| The House today passed an amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by a vote of 213-197. The legislation "does not provide retroactive immunity for telecom companies but allows the courts to determine whether lawsuits should proceed." President Bush has threatened a veto. |
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Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.