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Warrantless Wiretaps Whistleblower Revealed

Thomas H. Tamm had one of the most sensitive jobs at the Justice Department, handling wiretaps of suspected terrorists and spies. When his boss allowed "the program" was "probably illegal," Tamm agonized, then decided to blow the whistle.

Michael Isikoff, investigative correpsondent for Newsweek, describes what happened after Tamm decided to tell-all to The New York Times.

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