WASHINGTON - JULY 10: Surrounded by members of Congress, including Vice President Dick Cheney (L), Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) (2nd-L), House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (4th-L) and Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) (R), U.S. President George W. Bush (C) signs the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in the Rose Garden at the White House July 10, 2008 in Washington DC. Yesterday the U.S. Senate passed the reauthorization of the federal government's wiretapping laws. Getty Images logo Getty Images 19 months ago

WASHINGTON - JULY 10: Surrounded by members of Congress, including Vice President Dick Cheney (L), Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) (2nd-L), House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (4th-L) and Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) (R), U.S. President George W. Bush (C) signs the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in the Rose Garden at the White House July 10, 2008 in Washington DC. Yesterday the U.S. Senate passed the reauthorization of the federal government's wiretapping laws.

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