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Submitted: February 22, 2008 - 9:24am
Last updated: February 29, 2008 - 5:11pm
Last updated: February 29, 2008 - 5:11pm
BUSH: NO COMPROMISE ON PHONE IMMUNITY IN SPY BILL
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Deborah Charles]
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Thursday he would not compromise with the Democratic-led Congress on his demand that phone companies that took part in his warrantless domestic spying program be shielded from lawsuits. President Bush has demanded Congress protect companies like AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications from civil lawsuits that accuse them of violating Americans' privacy rights in the administration's anti-terrorism program.
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN2150511720080221
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