When you got beyond the headline -- and starting with the headline that the president had authorized these wiretaps, surveillance of citizens in the United States -- that's wrong and it can't be condoned at all.
Senator Specter condemns the president's authorization of wiretaps without oversight, emphasizing the need for accountability.
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