White House Defends Emergency Mail Inspections

Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › January 05, 2007

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WASHINGTON -- The White House on Thursday defended a policy allowing the government to open mail without a warrant, despite criticism that the crime-fighting tactic might lead to privacy breaches.

Bush administration and Postal Service officials said citizens' mail remains constitutionally protected from unreasonable search and seizure. But White House spokesman Tony Snow said the United States needs to have the power to inspect mail in emergencies.

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White House Defends Emergency Mail Inspections

The mail controversy erupted Wednesday after a report in the New York Daily News that President Bush on Dec. 20 att...

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