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 Senate Filibuster Delays Vote on Telecommunications Firms' Immunity in Surveillance Bill Interview with Danny O'Brien, international outreach coordinator, with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, conducted by Scott Harris  When the U.S. Senate began to debate new FISA legislation on Dec. 17, presidential candidate Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn. rushed back to the capital from campaigning in Iowa to conduct a filibuster to stop the Intelligence Committee version of the bill. Dodd, joined by a group of Democratic colleagues, opposed a provision of the legislation that provided retroactive immunity to telecommunication companies that had cooperated with President Bush's illegal warrantless surveillance program. The filibuster by Dodd and others, succeeded in delaying consideration of new FISA legislation until January. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Danny O'Brien, with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which has a pending lawsuit against phone company giant AT&T for their role in illegally allowing the NSA to monitor customer phone and email communications. O'Brien discusses the issues surrounding the immunity provision and what's at stake as Congress debates new legislation regulating the power of government to spy on its people. Contact the Electronic Frontier Foundation by calling (415) 436-9333 or visit their website at stopthespying.org or www.eff.org Report Finds HomelessnessRising Across the U.S. Interview with Michael Stoops, acting executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, conducted by Melinda Tuhus 
The report found that the rising cost of housing and a shortage of affordable housing is a major cause of homelessness in families with children as well as increasing rates of hunger. The survey also noted that the recent rise in home foreclosures, the increased cost of living in general and the increased cost of food in particular as major causes of hunger in America. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Michael Stoops, acting executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless. He discusses increasingly punitive measures taken by some cities and towns to disperse their homeless population, the contradictory record of the Bush administration on the issue, and the possible impact of the sub-prime mortgage crisis on homelessness in the U.S. Contact the National Coalition for the Homeless, based in Washington, D.C. by calling (202) 462-4822 or visit their website at www.nationalhomeless.org. Related links:
Public and Congress Set to ChallengeNew FCC Media Cross-Ownership Rules Interview with Craig Aaron, communications director with Free Press, conducted by Scott Harris  Opponents of the ownership rules change were angered at the 11th hour revisions to the measure that granted 40 permanent waivers to big media companies, like Tribune, News Corp., Media General and Gannett that have for many years violated the cross-ownership ban. Of major concern to many is the effect further deregulation will have on decreasing diversity, competition and locally originated programming on media outlets around the nation. Many of the same groups from across the U.S. political spectrum that rallied to successfully block sweeping ownership deregulation proposed by the FCC in 2003, have vowed to fight again to stop these latest changes. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Craig Aaron, communications director with the media reform group Free Press, who assesses the impact of the FCC vote, and how the public and Congress can reverse the ownership deregulation scheme. Contact Free Press by calling (202) 265-1490, or visit the group's website at www.freepress.net
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