Time running out for lawmakers mulling surveillance bills

WASHINGTON (AP) " The congressional clock is running out, but there still are a handful of bills being batted around Capitol Hill to reauthorize a critical foreign intelligence collection program expiring in four weeks.The House intelligence committee on Friday passed the latest one 13-8.Democrats and Republicans agree that the law is invaluable in helping the U.S. track foreign spies, terrorists, weapons traffickers and cyber criminals. But some members of Congress and privacy [...]


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