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Thursday, July 10, 2008 12:00 AM

Democrats' strategy: Strength through bowing

Yet again, Democrats, in their never-ending quest to avoid looking "weak," engage in the precise behavior that guarantees that perception
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  • Thursday, July 10, 2008 01:58 PM

    Silash

    Is this what you're referring to? From the transcript:

    Turning what could have been a minor updating to let the U.S. eavesdrop on purely overseas calls that happened to come through switching stations, turning that into unchecked power to listen in on American calls to or from overseas as well.

    This refers to foreign-to-foreign calls that pass through the US. This is the minor update you've heard about that wasn't covered by FISA.

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