Faux News: Feingold Clout Could Grow as Intel Committee Member

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,180787,00.html

Feingold Clout Could Grow as Intel Committee Member

WASHINGTON — Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., a sharp critic of President Bush's authorization of the National Security Agency's warrantless electronic eavesdropping program, will have more opportunity to question the president's plan when he takes Sen. Jon Corzine's place on the Senate Intelligence Committee.

The Senate reconvenes on Jan. 18, but the Senate Intelligence Committee has no plans yet on whether to take up the NSA eavesdropping issue. Though no action items have been set, a lot of discussions have taken place, said committee staff director Bill Duhnke.

"What to do, when to do it, who's going to do it ," he said.

Corzine's seat became vacant when he resigned from the Senate after being elected governor of New Jersey. Feingold's assignment becomes effective when the Senate returns.

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"Given the recent revelations made by the president that he directed the National Security Agency to spy on American citizens without a warrant, congressional oversight is especially critical right now. The Intelligence Committee, as well as the Judiciary Committee, on which I also serve, has a central role to play in that effort,” he wrote in a statement to FOXNews.com.

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1. Anyone have a problem with that?

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5. That is great

RUSS is for US

http://www.russforpresident.com

[NoodleyAppendage]

2. Friggin' wonderful news!!! Finally someone with BALLS on that committee

Feingold is a TRUE American patriot.

JB

[rwheeler31]

3. Thank you Wisconsin

Some in the past gave us Macarthy.

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6. thats my Senator.

[badgervan]

7. russ is my choice

We also gave you LaFollette and Proxmire. Senator Russ, my senator, is exactly what the country needs: honest, up front, for true equality, ready and able to "clean house", and not afraid to speak truth to power. I am personally done with voting for a sub-par dem candidate. From now on, I vote for an authentic dem with that quality so missing lately in our "leaders": integrity.

[IndianaGreen]

4. Russ for US

He voted against PATRIOT and against the war. He said that Bush was not a king. He is everything that Hillary is not.

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8. I think we want the judiciary committee to look at this instead.

We will never get anything done in the intelligence committee. Please!!!!