FAQ: How far does the new wiretap law go?

FAQ: HOW FAR DOES THE NEW WIRETAP LAW GO?
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Declan McCullagh and Anne Broache]
Just before leaving town for a month's vacation, a divided U.S. Congress acceded to President George Bush's requests for expanded Internet and telephone surveillance powers. Over strong objections from civil liberties groups and many Democrats, legislators voted over the weekend to temporarily rewrite a 1978 wiretapping law that the Bush administration claimed was hindering antiterrorism investigations. To help explain what the Protect America Act of 2007 means, CNET News.com has prepared a list of Frequently Asked Questions.
http://news.com.com/FAQ+How+far+does+the+new+wiretap+law+go/2100-1029_3-...

* Same Agencies to Run, Oversee Surveillance Program
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/06/AR200708...

* White House Challenges Critics on Spying
The White House maintained Monday that the surveillance measure signed into law by President Bush over the weekend did not give the government any sweeping new powers to eavesdrop on Americans without court warrants.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/washington/07nsa.html

* Bush administration defends spy law
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-intel7aug07,1,29473...