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spacer Dear Friends, January 31, 2008
Back in August, Congress passed a temporary bill to give our intelligence agencies the tools they need to listen to foreigners in foreign countries without a warrant. Every member of the House Democratic leadership opposed the bill. But we got it done anyway.

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was written in 1978 and intended to protect the civil liberties of Americans. The law requires a warrant to collect intelligence off a wire in the United States. When the law was written, al...
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Congresswoman Heather Wilson, First Congressional District of New Mexico


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AP: Tighter U.S. Border ID Rules Begin

New rules for the types of identification U.S. and Canadian citizens must present to cross into the country went into effect Thursday and authorities were optimistic the changes wouldn't cause significant delays.

Under the new rules, people will no longer be allowed to simply declare to immigration officers at border crossings that they are citizens, said Jayson Ahern, deputy commissioner with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Instead, those 19 and older will have to show proof of citizenship — a passport, trusted traveler card or a birth certificate and government-issued ID such as a driver's license.

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Fox News summarizes the FISA problem


Fox News correspondent Jim Angle did this story last July, just before Congress passed a temporary fix to FISA.  The story summarizes the problems with FISA.  Shortly after this story aired, Congress passed the Protect America Act to temporarily fix FISA.  Check here to see what Heather Wilson is doing to make the Protect America Act permanent.


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