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Republican Lawmakers Increasingly Questioning NSA Eavesdropping Program

When Representative Heather A. Wilson broke ranks with President Bush on Tuesday to declare her "serious concerns" about domestic eavesdropping, she gave voice to what some fellow Republicans were thinking, if not saying. Now they are speaking up - and growing louder. In interviews over several days, Congressional Republicans have expressed growing doubts about the National Security Agency program to intercept international communications inside the United States without court warrants.

Republican Speaks Up, Leading Others to Challenge Wiretaps, New York Times, February 11, 2006.