The efforts of Senators Ron Wyden and Harry Reid to block the progress of the Total Information Awareness surveillance program through an amendment (S. 59) added to the omnibus spending bill to discontinue its funding, have been successful.
For additional information on this legislation and the Democratic-led initiative to terminate this government sponsored data mining program targeted at U.S. citizens, see an article in today’s New York Times here, and an article from Reuters AlertNet here.