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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 12:00 AM

Will the Democratic presidential candidates adhere to their rhetoric?

As the fight over warrantless eavesdropping and telecom immunity begins this week, only Obama, Clinton and Edwards can affect the outcome. Will they?

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  • Tuesday, January 22, 2008 12:50 PM

    LA Debate

    This issue desperately needs to be brought up at the upcoming debate in Los Angeles on January 31st. The event is sponsored by the Politico and you can submit questions to the candidates online at http://dyn.politico.com/debate/.

    I urge everyone to submit a question on this issue to all the candidates. If enough people do it, hopefully one will get through.

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