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Antiterrorism bill gives authorities 'new tools'
CNN ^ | Saturday, October 27, 2001 | By Terry Frieden

Posted on 10/26/2001 10:00:22 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 04/29/2004 1:59:28 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

WASHINGTON (CNN) --Hailing "new tools" to fight terrorism, President Bush signed into law Friday a measure that grants federal authorities expanded surveillance and intelligence-gathering powers.

On Thursday, both houses of Congress overwhelmingly passed the bill, crafted in the wake of last month's terrorist attacks and dubbed the U.S.A. Patriot Act. Attorney General John Ashcroft, who had lobbied hard for the legislation, said federal agents would immediately begin exercising their new capabilities.


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1 posted on 10/26/2001 10:00:22 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2
it's the same ol' problem...it sounds good at the time.

the government needs help solving a legitimate problem.

but then later they forget that u.s. citizens are not terrorists.

they forget to teach the u.s. constitution in high schools, and children grow up ignorant of what our constitutional rights were.

2 posted on 10/26/2001 10:05:25 PM PDT by ken21
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3 posted on 10/26/2001 10:13:43 PM PDT by Free the USA
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To: Free the USA
bump
4 posted on 10/27/2001 11:23:45 AM PDT by Free the USA
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