1.  a) What is the mission of the NSA?
b) What did USA Today report about the NSA yesterday?
c) Is the NSA listening in on or recording the phone conversations of American citizens?

2.  a) What phone calls does the NSA's wiretapping program monitor?
b) Describe the bill some House Democrats introduced as explained in paragraph 13.  Do you support the bill?  Explain your answer.

3.  How did Democrats in Congress react to the USA Today story?

4.  How did Republicans in Congress react to the USA Today story?

5.  a) What is the government's purpose for obtaining the phone-call records of millions of Americans?
b) What do you think was the motive of the person who leaked the information to USA Today?

6.  a) How do the majority of Americans feel about the USA Today report, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll?  (Click here for results.)
b) Are you bothered by the report that the government is collecting and analyzing phone-call records?  Explain.
c) Should this information have been leaked to USA Today?  Should the Congress demand more details about the NSA's projects?  Explain your answers.