The government does not need a judge’s approval to wiretap Americans overseas, an appeals court ruled, rejecting the appeal of an American convicted of helping plan the 1998 East Africa embassy bombings. The ruling comes as rights groups challenge the government’s warrantless wiretapping program and newly granted powers to set up electronic dragnets inside the United States.
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