Tag: retroactive immunity
member name: Chris Dodd
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December 17, 2007 01:00 AM EST --
Today's New York Times includes a long story by James Risen, Eric Lichtblau, and Scott Shane on previously unreported domestic surveillance activity. The report details further involvement between . . .
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December 14, 2007 11:36 PM EST --
Chris Dodd today called on all those Senators who joined him in his objection to the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which included retroactive immunity, to join him on the floor of the . . .
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December 15, 2007 04:00 PM EST --
Cory Doctrow of Boing Boing has an update on the EFF's action alert in support of Dodd's efforts to block retroactive immunity.
Digby has a vision that would warm the hearts of anyone who . . .
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December 18, 2007 01:36 AM EST --
Later this morning Senator Dodd will speak on the floor of the Senate in opposition to retroactive immunity. The speech is expected to start around 11 AM and can be viewed on C-SPAN 2.
Following Senator . . .
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December 18, 2007 01:36 AM EST --
Martin of Scholars & Rogues expresses with clarity and passion the importance of the moment we have arrived at today, with Senator Dodd standing up to filibuster in defense of the rule of law. . . .
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December 18, 2007 01:36 AM EST --
Here are two short clips from Senator Dodd's speech this morning on the floor of the Senate about why he opposes retroactive immunity and feels obliged to stand up to this bad FISA legislation.
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December 18, 2007 01:36 AM EST --
You can read a transcript here .
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December 18, 2007 01:36 AM EST --
Earlier today Senator Dodd spoke out in opposition to retroactive immunity. He focused on the Bush administration's requests for immunity for those companies who may have broken the law. Dodd . . .
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December 18, 2007 01:36 AM EST --
I just wanted to pop in with an update for what's going on in the Senate regarding FISA.
Right now, Senator Dodd remains on the Senate floor, speaking out on FISA and retroactive immunity whenever . . .
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December 18, 2007 01:36 AM EST --
Here's a clip from Senator Dodd talking about his efforts to block the FISA bill on the Senate floor today. The debate has been heated and Senator Dodd's principled position in opposition . . .
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December 18, 2007 01:36 AM EST --
Majority Leader Harry Reid has just pulled the FISA bill from consideration in this session. It will be brought up at some point next month.
Without Senator Dodd's leadership today, it is safe . . .
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December 18, 2007 01:36 AM EST --
Senator Dodd issued the following statement in response to Senator Reid pulling the Intel Committee bill from consideration until the new year:
"Today we have scored a victory for American civil . . .
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December 18, 2007 01:36 AM EST --
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December 18, 2007 09:48 AM EST --
Things were moving so fast yesterday evening that I didn't have a chance to post this clip of Senator Dodd speaking on the floor. Dodd ends this speech:
No more blowing through the laws. . . .
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December 18, 2007 09:48 AM EST --
There's been a great deal of press coverage of yesterday's FISA success. I wanted to share a few clips with you. The first thing I read this morning was in the New York Times. Eric Lichtblau begins . . .
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December 18, 2007 06:00 PM EST --
Cenk Uygur, co-host of "The Young Turks" on Air America Radio, has a great post up on the Young Turks Blog . It's titled, "The Power of One" and is an analysis of what happened . . .
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December 18, 2007 06:00 PM EST --
Daily Kos diarist drational has been providing tremendous coverage of Chris Dodd's leadership in the FISA fight and has another great diary today titled " Thank You, Chris Dodd ." Drational . . .
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December 18, 2007 06:00 PM EST --
Glenn Greenwald has a full recounting of the retroactive immunity fight, from before Senator Dodd first placed a hold on the Intelligence Committee legislation up through last night's victory in . . .
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December 18, 2007 06:00 PM EST --
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December 18, 2007 06:00 PM EST --
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