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Transcript: Profile: Law enforcement officials seek increased powers to conduct wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance
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- NPR Morning Edition
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- February 6, 2002
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Profile: Law enforcement officials seek increased powers to conduct
wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance
Host: BOB EDWARDS
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM
BOB EDWARDS, host:
This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Bob Edwards.
Shortly after the September 11th attacks, the US government asked
for more powers to fight terrorism. Among the first tools the government
sought increased power to conduct wiretaps and other forms of electronic
surveillance. Law enforcement and intelligence officials argue that
better surveillance is fundamental to stopping terror. But legal
and technological restrictions blunt the effectiveness of electronic
...