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Transcript: Interview: Senator Ron Wyden on the Defense Department's Total Information Awareness program
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- January 24, 2003
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Interview: Senator Ron Wyden on the Defense Department's Total Information
Awareness program
Host: BOB EDWARDS
Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon
BOB EDWARDS, host:
The Senate yesterday voted to block funding for the Defense Department'
s controversial Total Information Awareness program. The program,
still being developed, would search computer databases for possible
terrorist networks. Opponents express concern about the program's
reach and its potential erosion of civil liberties. The measure to
block the funding was introduced by Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat
from Oregon. He joins me now.
Good morning, Senator.
Senator RON WYDEN (Democrat, ...