Senate Judiciary Committee To Vote On Authorizing Subpoenas Of NSA Eavesdropping Program

The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a business meeting for Thursday to authorize subpoenas as part of the panel's investigation into the NSA eavesdropping program.

Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) have repeatedly asked Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to turn over any legal opinions and advice the Bush administration has supporting the NSA's warrantless eavesdropping program, which President Bush and other administration officials have called the "Terrorist Surveillance Program."