Discovery of bugging device in Philadelphia mayor's office causes a furor

[jamesinca]

Discovery of bugging device in Philadelphia mayor's office causes a furor

DAVID B. CARUSO, Associated Press Writer Wednesday, October 8, 2003

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(10-08) 17:07 PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) --

Federal law enforcement officials on Wednesday confirmed that listening devices found in the offices of Mayor John F. Street were planted by the FBI -- a discovery that touched off a political furor just weeks before Election Day.

Three federal law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, acknowledged that the FBI was responsible for the bug, but refused to comment on whether the Democratic mayor is a target of an investigation or to provide any details about the nature of the probe.

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, and Sen. Arlen Specter, a Republican, were among several politicians who called on the FBI Wednesday to tell the public what it knows about the eavesdropping equipment, found Tuesday.

"I think given this extraordinary situation with four weeks to go in the campaign, it is incumbent upon the FBI to say why they planted the device," Rendell said. The bug was found during a routine sweep of Street's office by police. Street is locked in a bitter rematch against Republican businessman Sam Katz, and the campaign has been marked by charges of threats and race-baiting. Election Day is Nov. 4.


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/10/08/national1456EDT0705.DTL

[VolcanoJen]

1. Dupe... locking

Here's the link to the original LBN thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=155394

This is the link to the latest update on this story, which is the most current LBN thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=157322

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VolcanoJen
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[bluedeminredstate]

2. Interesting...

I knew before I read it that he would be a Dem. He might be a criminal too, but the FBI needs to tell why they are bugging now that the cat's out of the bag.