House votes to expand electronic spying powers | CNET News.com
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Amid serious misgivings from opponents, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would expand the government’s electronic spying powers in terrorism investigations.
The Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act passed late Thursday by a 232 to 191 vote, with 177 Democrats voting against it and 18 siding with the Republican majority on the vote. As well as being challenged by most Democrats, the bill had drawn opposition from a handful of Republicans and civil liberties groups.
