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Email Privacy Bill Hits Roadblock

The Email Privacy Bill hit a snag on Thursday over an amendment that would give the FBI special surveillance privileges. Senators Mike Lee (R., Utah) and Patrick Leahy (D., Vt.) asked the Senate Judiciary Committee  to pull their bill from the agenda after co-sponsor Sen. John Cornyn (R., Texas) refused to back down on the amendment which would allow the FBI to obtain email data from users under criminal investigations without a subpoena.

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