Advertise:   ads@blueearthmarketing.com   712.224.5420

Politics
Intelligence reform bill expands police powers


An intelligence reform bill that President Bush is expected to sign loosens the standards for FBI surveillance warrants and allows the government to detain terrorist suspects without bail.

The provisions would expire by 2005 or 2006 unless Congress renews them but critics say they go too far. Some of the changes were proposed as a follow-up to the controversial Patriot Act.

The Bush administration says the changes will help the war on terror.

Get the Story:
Measure Expands Police Powers (The Washington Post 12/10)
pwpwd
Intelligence Efforts Get Boost (The Washington Post 12/10)