It’s A Done Deal [2:35 pm]
And our goose is cooked: Bushs immunity demand wins Senate test vote — pdf
President George W. Bushs demand for immunity for telephone companies that participated in his warrantless domestic spying program won a test vote on Monday in the Democratic-led U.S. Senate.
On a vote of 76-10, far more than the needed 60, the Senate cleared a procedural hurdle and began considering a bill to increase congressional and judicial oversight of the electronic surveillance of enemy targets.
Also Telecom Industry Wins a Round on Eavesdropping
Later: Well, not yet, but soon, I fear — Telecom Immunity Issue Derails Spy Law Overhaul — pdf
