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House, Senate Strike Deal on Eavesdropping

House and Senate negotiators have a deal on a domestic eavesdropping bill that updates the Protect American Act and repairs holes in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

The deal would shield telecommunications companies that helped wiretap citizens' phones and computers after 9/11 from lawsuits.

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