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Susan Lindauer, who worked for Wyden when he was a congressman and later served as a press secretary to now-former Senator Carol Moseley-Braun (D-Ill.), is " accused of conspiring to act as a spy for the Iraqi Intelligence Service and engaging in prohibited financial transactions involving the government of Iraq under dictator Saddam Hussein, " according to AP.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Ex-Wyden staffer arrested as Iraqi spy
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Goaded on by New York Times columnist William Safire, the advocates presented the program as the diabolical plan of John Poindexter, the former Reagan national security adviser and director of Pentagon research, to spy on "every public and private act of every American" -- in Mr. Safire's words.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Balancing security and privacy during wartime
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For future wiretaps, the new measure would require a special court set up under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to approve any effort to spy on Americans.
CNN: Deal clears way for wiretap-law overhaul