Attorney general mum on spy program court orders

ATTORNEY GENERAL MUM ON SPY PROGRAM COURT ORDERS
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Anne Broache]
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday yielded little new information about the Bush administration's sudden revelation that it would seek court approval for its domestic eavesdropping activities. At a Department of Justice oversight hearing scheduled before the government announcement on Wednesday, Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and ranking Republican Arlen Specter (PA) said they were pleased to hear that future activities associated with a controversial National Security Agency operation known as the Terrorist Surveillance Program would undergo review by judges on the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. But many critical questions about the scope and content of the court orders remain unanswered, committee members said.
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