Don't Sacrifice Freedom to Fear

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AFTER spending the holidays on hold, the controversy about government wiretapping practices is about to pick up volume this month. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expires on Feb. 1, and Congress needs to revamp it to limit the government's warrantless surveillance powers.

That will require a compromise on retroactive legal immunity for telecommunications companies that have allowed the National Security Agency to tap lines without a warrant.

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Don't Sacrifice Freedom to Fear

After Sept. 11, the Bush administration expanded warrantless surveillance. Citing war...

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