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Litigation

Jan. 27, 2009

Obama Administration Backs Bush Policy in Spying Case

Despite making a clean break with his predecessor on several key aspects of the war on terror, President Barack Obama picked up where the Bush administration left off Friday in a lawsuit challenging the legitimacy of its secret wiretapping program.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Despite making a clean break with his predecessor on several key aspects of the war on terror, President Barack Obama picked up where the Bush administration left off Friday in a lawsuit challenging the legitimacy of its secret wiretapping program.

Just days after Obama took office last week, a Justice Department lawyer confirmed the new administration would pursue an appeal of a ruling ...

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