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On Terrorist Watch List, but Allowed to Buy Guns WASHINGTON — People on the government's terrorist watch list tried to buy guns nearly 1,000 times in the last five years, and federal authorities cleared the purchases 9 times out of 10 because they had no legal way to stop them, according to a new government report.
Interview : Chertoff: I'm Listening to the Internet (Not in a Bad Way)Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff sat down with Threat Level on Monday in Silicon Valley to talk about laptop searches at the border, the government's new-found interest in computer security, and the continuing saga of overeager terrorist watch lists.
Terror Suspect List Yields Few ArrestsThe government's terrorist screening database flagged Americans and foreigners as suspected terrorists almost 20,000 times last year.
NSA Snooped on Lawyers Knowing Spying Was Illegal, Suit ChargesThe government's surveillance of two attorneys challenging the NSA's warrantless wiretapping of Americans took place partly during a period in which the top secret program operated without the approval of the Bush administration's own Justice Department, according to a newly file …
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