Sunday, May 31, 2015

As Deadline Bears Down, Senate Moves Toward Limiting N.S.A. Bulk Data Collection

BREAKING NEWSSunday, May 31, 2015 7:29 PM EDT
As Deadline Bears Down, Senate Moves Toward Limiting N.S.A. Bulk Data Collection
The Senate has voted to debate a bill curtailing surveillance, but the law that authorized that program is set to expire at midnight in the face of continuing opposition from Senator Rand Paul.
The 77-to-17 vote on the bill was a remarkable turnabout, grudgingly approved by the majority leader, Senator Mitch McConnell, just a week after the Senate narrowly turned the bill away at his behest. The bill passed the House earlier this month.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/01/us/politics/senate-nsa-surveillance-usa-freedom-act.html?emc=edit_na_20150531
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