US lawmakers pass wiretaps bill http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7466544.stm
US lawmakers have passed a bill to shield telephone companies who helped in the White House's controversial warrantless wiretaps programme.
The bill also grants the US government the power to continue with its warrantless surveillance scheme. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7466544.stm