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The NSA was created
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FISA
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Nixon Discovered
It was discovered that president Nixon was spying on the Democratic National Committee. -
FISA was introduced
FISA was introduced by senator Ted Kennedy. -
FISA signed into law
FISA was signed into law by president Carter. -
Emergency warrent time extended
The time to get a warrent during an emergency was extended from 24 hours to 72 hours. -
President Bush gave orders without approval
In 2005, President Bush gave orders to intercept calls from people that were known to have terrorist connections without getting the approval of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.