"Seventeen Democrats and one independent joined 49 Republicans in voting against the Dodd-Feingold amendment."

"Approval of the amendment would have exposed the companies to privacy lawsuits for helping the administration monitor the calls of suspected terrorists without warrants from a special court following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

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"Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), who is battling for the Democratic nomination,voted in favor of the amendment. His chief rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), did not vote.

What???

Did Obama vote in favor of the amendment that would have held the telecom companies at risk?

Somebody is full of it.