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New Terror Laws Used Vs. Common Criminals PHILADELPHIA - In the two years since law enforcement agencies gained fresh powers to help them track down and punish terrorists, police and prosecutors have increasingly turned the force of the new laws not on al-Qaida cells but on people charged with common crimes. The Justice Department (news
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said it has used authority given to it by the USA Patriot Act to crack
down on currency smugglers and seize money hidden overseas by alleged
bookies, con artists and drug dealers. |
Airline to Use Color Code System Campaign Finance in Supreme Court France Delays Libya Vote Leni Riefenstahl Dead at 101 Moussaoui Case Nears Deadline Music Swappers Sued New Terror Laws Used Vs. Common Criminals Nudes Against the WTO Suicide Bombers Kill 13 Tour of Duties Extended |
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