Cornered, Bush Tries to Defend Spying on Americans and Iraq War...

The Washington Post Terence Hunt December 19, 2005 at 09:06 AM
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President Bush brushed aside criticism over his decision to spy on suspected terrorists without court warrants Monday and said he will keep it up "for so long as the nation faces the continuing threat of an enemy that wants to kill American citizens."

"As president of the United States and commander in chief I have the constitutional responsibility and the constitutional authority to protect our country," he said at a year-end White House news conference.




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