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Three US spy programmes expire amid Senate stand-off over extension

Measure to renew them are not passed because of procedural hurdles raised by Senator Rand Paul

Published Mon, Jun 1, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Washington

THREE US spy programmes aimed at stopping terrorists expired early on Monday amid a stand-off among Senate Republicans over legislation to renew them.

For the first time since soon after the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, intelligence and law enforcement agencies can't initiate the use of these tools to monitor communications of suspected terrorists or seize records for counter-terrorism investigations.

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