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New York Times Exposes NSA Warrantless Surveillance Program

2005-12-16 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

James Risen and Eric Lichtblau published a groundbreaking front-page New York Times article revealing the NSA had been conducting warrantless surveillance of Americans since 2001 under President Bush’s secret authorization. The story exposed that the NSA, traditionally focused on foreign …

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Hospital Confrontation Over NSA Surveillance Program

2004-03-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Alberto Gonzales and Chief of Staff Andy Card went to George Washington Hospital ICU to pressure hospitalized Attorney General John Ashcroft to reauthorize the NSA surveillance program that the Department of Justice had deemed illegal. Acting Attorney General James Comey raced to the hospital with …

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