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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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From: tejek	1/8/2006 6:24:03 PM
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56% want court OK for wiretapping January 8, 2006 BY KATHERINE SHRADER Advertisement WASHINGTON -- A majority of Americans want the Bush administration to get court approval before eavesdropping on people inside the United States, even if those calls might involve suspected terrorists, an AP-Ipsos poll shows. In the last three weeks, President Bush and top aides have defended the electronic monitoring program they secretly launched shortly after Sept. 11 as a vital tool to protect the nation. Yet 56 percent of respondents in an AP-Ipsos poll said the government should be required to first get a court warrant to eavesdrop on the overseas calls and e-mails of U.S. citizens when the communications are thought to be tied to terrorism. Agreeing with the White House, about 42 percent of those surveyed do not think the court approval is necessary. ''We're at war,'' Bush said during a New Year's Day visit to San Antonio. ''And as commander in chief, I've got to use the resources at my disposal, within the law, to protect the American people. . . . It's a vital, necessary program.'' 'We're a nation of laws' continued...................... suntimes.com

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