Truth to Power

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Ah yes. This is how Watergate gained steam:

This coming week is not going to be any better. The Senate intelligence committee is likely to vote to open an investigation into the NSA’s wiretapping program, according to senior congressional aides who declined to be identified discussing sensitive matters. The chairman of the committee, Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas, will probably follow the White House line and try to keep a lid on the hearings. But three Republicans–Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, Olympia Snowe of Maine and Mike DeWine of Ohio–are expected to join with the Democrats on the committee to vote to demand more information about the secret eavesdropping program from the White House and intelligence agencies.

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