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The 2006 reference is the DoJ white paper: Legal Authorities Supporting the Activities of the National Security Agency Described by the President
http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/nsa/dojnsa11906wp.pdf
Which Glenn dealt with here (among other places): http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/2006/01/justice-department-tries-again_20.html