Pushing back on the spy set
https://portside.org/2017-12-18/pushing-back-spy-set
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Author: Columnist Gail Collins
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New York Times
'I wouldn’t rely on Congress to keep things under control. It’s really up to the president. As a candidate, Obama looked as if he would be great at riding herd on the N.S.A.’s excesses. But if he has ever seriously pushed back on the spy set, it’s been kept a secret. Meanwhile, the administration scarfs up reporters’ e-mails and phone records in its obsessive war against leaks.'