 US media reports on covert government programmes have been condemned in a non-binding resolution approved by the House of Representatives. It follows the Bush administration's attack on the New York Times for revealing a secret programme tracking international financial transactions. Many opposition Democrats voted against the resolution, calling it a political manoeuvre ahead of mid-term elections. The New York Times has defended its report as in the public interest. The newspaper revealed last week that the US government had covertly tracked thousands of financial transactions for nearly five years as part of its so-called war on terror. ...
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