aug 5, 2007 - August 5, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------ Protect America Act of 2007 Enacted ------------------------------------------------------------ Facing pressure over the NY Times and USA Today stories, President Bush urged Congress to pass this amendment to the the FISA in their2007 August recess. Essentially, it gave Congressional approval to much of what Bush's 2001 executive order had already directed the NSA to begin doing.
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aug 5, 2007
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