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| Bush warns Congress on wiretaps | Bush warns Congress on wiretaps |
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| US President George W Bush has told Congress he will not accept another temporary bill allowing warrantless wiretapping of foreign terror suspects. | US President George W Bush has told Congress he will not accept another temporary bill allowing warrantless wiretapping of foreign terror suspects. |
| Mr Bush said he wanted Congress to approve legislation which was permanent and provide retroactive immunity to telephone companies that co-operated. | Mr Bush said he wanted Congress to approve legislation which was permanent and provide retroactive immunity to telephone companies that co-operated. |
| "The time for debate is over," Mr Bush told reporters in Washington. "I will not accept any temporary extension." | "The time for debate is over," Mr Bush told reporters in Washington. "I will not accept any temporary extension." |
| The current legislation, last extended in August, will expire on Saturday. | The current legislation, last extended in August, will expire on Saturday. |
| The Protect America Act, which amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, allows the US authorities to tap into phone calls and e-mails to or from the United States, as long as the target is abroad. | |
| Previously, they had to seek approval from a special court in advance. |