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When Representative Heather A. Wilson broke ranks with President Bush on Tuesday to declare her 'serious concerns' about domestic eavesdropping. Wilson and at least six other Republican lawmakers are openly skeptical about Mr. Bush's assertion that he has the inherent authority to order the wiretaps and that Congress gave him the power to do so when it authorized him to use military force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. But Mr. Bush also made clear on Friday that he was tuned in to the growing Republican angst. Representative Heather A. Wilson broke ranks with President Bush to declare her concerns about domestic eavesdropping, she gave voice to what some fellow Republicans were thinking. Wilson and at least six other Republican lawmakers are openly skeptical about Mr. Bush's assertion that he has the inherent authority to order the wiretaps and that Congress gave him the power to do so when it authorized him to use military force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The backlash is a symptom of Congressional muscle-flexing a sort of mutiny on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers have been frustrated by the way Mr. Bush boldly exercises his executive authority.