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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (43017)	12/19/2005 12:30:33 PM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Bush defends surveillance program as lawful Monday, December 19, 2005 5:24:08 PM afxpress.com WASHINGTON (AFX) - President Bush launched a strong defense of the administration's secret surveillance program as a necessary new weapon in the war on terror In an hour-long press conference at the White House on Monday, Bush said the wiretapping of overseas telephone and email messages without court approval was necessary for quick action against suspected terrorists "To save American lives, we must be able to act fast and to detect these conversations so we can prevent new attacks," Bush said The president repeated his assertion made this weekend that the wiretapping program was consistent with U.S. law and the Constitution In a flash of anger, Bush called a Senate vote on Friday that blocked extension of the Patriot Act "inexcusable." He indicated that he would press Senators to reconsider their votes There was little discussion of the economy at the press conference The only mention came in Bush's opening statement, where he called the economy "strong and getting stronger." In his remarks, Bush was generally optimistic about the outlook in the Iraq war. He urged the American public to be patient as Iraq's political process proceeds