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US lawmakers to debate funding for data mining

US lawmakers are expected to vote Wednesday on whether to halt phone and Internet data mining not related to terror suspects, a move opposed by the White House. The vote comes six weeks after a National Security Agency contractor divulged details

Feinstein, Chambliss object to proposal to defund NSA mass phone surveillance

The heads of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday voiced their opposition to a proposal that would defund some of the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance programs. “The FISA business records program has contributed to disrupting.