FC: Congress works through weekend on anti-terrorism bill

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,47199,00.html
   
   Anti-Terror Bill Not Done Yet
   By Declan McCullagh (declan () wired com)
   2:00 a.m. Sep. 29, 2001 PDT
   
   WASHINGTON -- Negotiators are meeting through the weekend to decide
   whether hacking offenses and electronic surveillance will be part of a
   landmark anti-terrorism bill.
   
   Only a few days remain before preliminary votes on the "Anti-Terrorism
   Act" (ATA) are scheduled to take place, and it's anything but clear
   what portions will stay intact.
   
   Currently, the bill -- drafted by the Bush administration -- would add
   computer hacking to the list of federal terrorism offenses punishable
   by life imprisonment, and rewrite wiretapping and Internet
   eavesdropping laws. Other portions that have raised concerns would
   give police more power to arrest and detain immigrants.
   
   [...]




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