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March 2, 2009

Court Rejects Obama Bid to Stop Wiretapping Suit
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A Federal Appeals Court in San Francisco has rejected an argument by the
Obama administration that the court should stop a lawsuit challenging
the government’s warrantless wiretapping program because a trial would
potentially threaten national security. The ruling came in a case
involving a defunct Islamic charity. Government lawyers signaled they
would continue fighting to keep the information secret, setting up a new
showdown between the courts and the White House over national security.



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