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After Surveilling Congressman, Intelligence Program Faces Investigation

April 16, 2009 - by Avelino Maestas

Congress will investigate a controversial intelligence-gathering program after officials within the National Security Agency said it may have overstepped its bounds in conducting electronic surveillance on Americans. According to a story first reported in the New York Times, officials with the Justice Department, along with NSA personnel, discovered the irregular activity during a regular review of the program. DOJ staff discovered NSA had eavesdropped on domestic e-mails and telephone calls o...

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