08/02/2004
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"The Government does not listen to domestic phone calls without court approval."
"I vowed to the American people that our Government would do everything within the law to protect them against another terrorist attack."
"I authorized the National Security Agency to intercept the international communications of people with known links to Al Qaida and related terrorist organizations."
"The government has no interest in knowing what innocent Americans are talking about on their domestic phone calls."