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Article: Ashcroft Call Patriot Act a Turning Point
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- August 20, 2003
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The USA Patriot Act will be seen as a turning point in the war against
terrorism, Attorney General John Ashcroft says, launching a nationwide
campaign to counter criticism that the law undermines civil liberties
and the Constitution.
"We have used these tools to prevent terrorists from unleashing more
death and destruction on our soil," Ashcroft said in a speech Tuesday
at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative Washington think
tank. "We have used these tools to provide the security that ensures
liberty."
Ashcroft was appearing Wednesday in Philadelphia to reinforce the
message, part of a monthlong ...