In other news from Capitol Hill, the House has voted to re-write the country’s domestic wiretap laws to accommodate the Bush administration’s warrantless spying. The bill would change current law requiring a court order for the monitoring of incoming or outgoing communications in the United States. Court orders would be required only if a phone call or e-mail occurred within the US. Critics say that will lead to increased surveillance of citizens without court approval. A competing bill awaits a Senate vote.