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Bush claims privilege to withhold CIA leak records
WASHINGTON - President Bush invoked executive privilege to keep Congress from seeing the FBI report of an interview with Vice President Dick Cheney and other records related to the administration's leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity in 2003.
Nations:U.S. People:Richard Armitage Karl Rove Dick Cheney Activities:2003 CIA Leak Case Bush Admin. Source:(AP)
2008-07-16
U.S. visit feeds Pakistani worry over U.S. attack
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, visited Pakistan on the weekend, fueling speculation that the United States was about to take action against militants in northwest Pakistan.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Pervez Musharraf Barack Obama Activities:Pakistan-U.S. Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-13
Pakistan says U.N. favorable to Bhutto inquiry
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Pakistan has reached a "broad understanding" with the United Nations on aspects of a proposed U.N. investigation into the killing of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto but details remain to be worked out, its foreign minister said on Thursday.
Nations:Pakistan Russia France People:Benazir Bhutto Ban Ki-moon Activities:2007 Bhutto Assassination Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-11
Senate bows to Bush, approves surveillance bill
WASHINGTON - Bowing to President Bush's demands, the Senate approved and sent the White House a bill Wednesday to overhaul bitterly disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping and shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans.
Nations:U.S. People:Russell Feingold Arlen Specter Barack Obama John McCain Activities:110th Congress Bush Admin. U.S. Surveillance Dispute Vietnam War
2008-07-09
Senate to pass bill overhauling eavesdropping rules
WASHINGTON - The Senate finally is expected to pass a bill overhauling rules on secret government eavesdropping, completing a lengthy and bitter debate that pitted privacy and civil liberties concerns against the desire to prevent terrorist attacks.
Activities:110th Congress U.S. Surveillance Dispute Source:(AP)
2008-07-09
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