N.S.A. Began Domestic Spying Without Presidential Order

The NYTimes this a.m. says that the National Security Agency began its domestic spying immediately after 9/11 and without a presidential order and that Rep. Nancy Pelosi wrote to the head of N.S.A. at the time, "I am concerned whether, and to what extent, the National Security Agency has received specific presidential authorization for the operations you are conducting."