Past rulings don't support Bush's use of war powers
WASHINGTON -- President Bush's assertion that his powers as commander in chief allowed him to authorize wiretaps on Americans despite a 1978 wiretapping law has little support in past Supreme Court rulings. (Full article: 522 words)
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