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TIA loses funding
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 10:47:29 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: lee () string org Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 10:33:45 -0500 To: dave () farber net Subject: TIA loses funding WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saying they feared government snooping against ordinary Americans, U.S. senators voted on Thursday to block funding for a Pentagon computer project that would scour databases for terrorist threats. By a voice vote, the Senate voted to ban funding for the Total Information Awareness program, under former national security adviser John Poindexter, until the Pentagon explains the program and assesses its impact on civil liberties. <snip> http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=2101454 Lee lee () string org "life is a sexually transmitted disease with a 100% mortality rate" ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To unsubscribe or update your address, click http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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