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NPR's Simon, Coleman falsely claimed FISA "expires tonight"

February 16, 2008 3:04 pm ET
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SUMMARY: NPR Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon and NPR newscaster Korva Coleman both falsely claimed that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act "expires tonight." In fact, what is set to expire are the Protect America Act's revisions to FISA; the government would retain all surveillance powers under FISA if the PAA expired.

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