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Leahy: Wiretap
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A resolution was introduced in the Senate today by Democrats that rejects the president's arguments for the use of domestic surveillance. Jim Lehrer discusses today's resolution with co-sponsor, Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. and the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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