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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: Law
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Under the law, the bureau must want to obtain "foreign intelligence information"--information that would help the government protect against foreign threats to the nation's security. But must that be the sole purpose? May the bureau have another purpose as well--criminal prosecution--and, if so, to what extent may that be the purpose of seeking wiretap authority? Indeed, can it be the primary purpose?
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The Bush administration is seeking to update a law governing U.S. foreign intelligence surveillance. But members of the Democratic majority in Congress are signaling they may be reluctant to approve the proposed changes because they have concerns about a controversial administration wiretapping program. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.
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The result is that now criminal law enforcement can legally direct, or at least heavily influence, FBI investigations related to foreign intelligence. Indeed, it will have an incentive for doing so: Working with the FBI will mean it can circumvent otherwise-applicable Fourth Amendment-based requirements.
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