UPDATE: Gonzales Faces Tough Questions... Repub Sen. Specter: "The President Does Not Have A Blank Check"...
Associated Press KATHERINE SHRADER February 6, 2006 at 11:38 AM
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales insisted Monday that President Bush was "acting with authority" both under the Constitution and federal law in eavesdropping on Americans without warrants as part of the war on terror.
But his strong defense of Bush's program was challenged by Republican Sen. Arlen Specter (news, bio, voting record), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, who told Gonzales that even the Supreme Court had ruled that "the president does not have a blank check."
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READ MORE: George W. Bush, Supreme Court
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales insisted Monday that President Bush was "acting with authority" both under the Constitution and federal law in eavesdropping on Americans without warrants as part of the war on terror.
But his strong defense of Bush's program was challenged by Republican Sen. Arlen Specter (news, bio, voting record), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, who told Gonzales that even the Supreme Court had ruled that "the president does not have a blank check."
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