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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 10:00 AM EST
Feingold Calls for Censorship of Bush

Yesterday, Democratic Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin introduced a resolution calling for President Bush to be censured for his domestic wiretapping. Feingold, a possible presidential candidate in 2008 said the president broke the law and violated the constitution when he authorized the National Security Agency to conduct a warrantless wiretapping program as part of the war on terrorism.

For perspective and analysis we turn to Maura Reynolds, Congressional Correspondent for The Los Angeles Times, and On Point News Analyst Jack Beatty.

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Maura Reynolds, Congressional correspondent for The Los Angeles Times

Jack Beatty, On Point News Analyst

 
 

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