Domestic Spying Inquiry Restarted at DOJ

INVESTIGATION: The Justice Department has reopened an inquiry into the government's warrantless wiretapping program.

HALTED: The investigation was shut down after investigators were denied security clearances. The previous attorney general, Alberto Gonzales, said Bush, not he, refused to grant the clearances.

ACCESS GRANTED: The letter indicates that investigators have received the requested security clearances.

(This version CORRECTS to show that Gonzales said Bush, not he, refused security clearances.)

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