This is pretty big. As some people have been speculating today, aides to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have confirmed to me that the version of the FISA bill that was just reported out of the Judiciary Committee does not -- repeat, does not -- contain retroactive immunity for the telecom companies.If so, I think we all owe Chris Dodd a big thank-you, for a start.
And a source close to Reid says that this is "most likely" the version that the Majority Leader will file a motion to proceed on. The aide declined to comment when this might happen, however, saying that it could happen next month.
All in all, it looks like a big victory for opponents of telecom immunity.
Good News on Telecom Immunity
Tentatively, of course:
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