Sunday, February 05, 2006

Sen. Arlen Specter said Sunday he believes that President Bush violated a 1978 law ...

Specter Criticizes Rationale for Spying - Yahoo! News: "By HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer Sun Feb 5, 5:29 PM ET

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has not adequately justified why the Bush administration failed to seek court approval for domestic surveillance, said the senator in charge of a hearing Monday on the program.

Sen. Arlen Specter said Sunday he believes that President Bush violated a 1978 law specifically calling for a secret court to consider and approve such monitoring. The Pennsylvania Republican branded Gonzales' explanations to date as "strained and unrealistic." ...

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