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Defiant Bush Confirms Eavesdropping Program

NPR | By Paul Brown
Published December 17, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

President Bush confirms he authorized secret domestic eavesdropping by the National Security Agency. But he lashed out at those who object, saying the spying is aimed only at people believed to have a clear link to terrorist organizations.

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