Coverage of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on wiretaps
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) (2nd-R), U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (R) U.S. Sen Edward Kennedy (D-MA) (2nd-L) and U.S. Sen. Orin Hatch (R-UT) (L) listen to remarks from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
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The Senate Judiciary committee begins an investigation into the wiretapping controversy. The NSA ordered the domestic spying without going through the courts. Midmorning is pre-empted by the hearings coverage from National Public Radio.
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