US Spy Agency Collection of Telephone Data Halted, For Now

``The massive collection of telephone data by the clandestine U.S. National Security Agency to thwart terrorist attacks has been halted in a Washington legislative standoff, but a reformed version of the surveillance could be renewed in the coming days... Paul conceded that the Senate would eventually approve the surveillance reforms, possibly as early as Tuesday. But he declared victory in the dispute because the government itself would no longer collect the data, which he derided as a violation of Americans' privacy.''