Congressional action heats up on FISA

Telecom companies have presented congressional Democrats with a set of proposals on how to provide immunity to the businesses that participated in a controversial government electronic surveillance program. House officials declined to discuss the specifics of the proposed immunity language by the telecoms. Although it remains to be seen if congressional Democrats will accept the telecom companies' proposal, the communication between the two sides signifies that progress is being made. The companies are facing almost 40 separate lawsuits primarily from civil liberties organizations related to their participation in the program.
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