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EPIC, ACLU and National Security Archive Seek Spy Program Papers

A federal judge said Friday he was considering setting a deadline for the Justice Department to produce records on the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program or to explain in court why it was refusing to do so. The Electronic Privacy Information Center, the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Security Archive asked for the material shortly after The New York Times revealed the eavesdropping on Dec. 16.

Private Groups Seek Access to Spy Papers, Associated Press, February 10, 2006.