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摘要

At first blush. Attorney General John Ashcroft appeared to be reacting forcefully to the threat of terrorists among us when he called on Conguress to endorse new intrusions into personal privacy. "The American people do not have the lux-ury of unlimited time in erecting the necessary defenses tornfuture terrorist act," he told the Sen-rnate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 25.rn An unusual coalition of conserva-rntives and liberals sees another agenda rnat work, however.