Surveillance Debate Update: Reid Indicates Deal Struck in Senate

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Surveillance Debate Update: Reid Indicates Deal Struck in Senate

By Paul Kiel - January 30, 2008, 10:21AM

Last night, the Senate also quickly passed that 15-day extension to the Protect America Act. So it seems like the President will likely sign that into law.

So what's next? In comments on the Senate floor this morning, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said that after holding a meeting in his office at 6 PM last night, he called Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). He indicated that they may have struck a deal on how to proceed, but it wasn't clear if all the details had been hashed out, and he didn't indicate what the details of that deal might be. We'll keep you updated as we learn more.

I would be thrilled if Harry Reid actually honored the Constitution, but I don't trust him.

I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, a back door immunity for the telecoms, negotiated by the Democrats.

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We should be very worried.

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