CLINTON PROTESTS OMISSIONS IN ANTI-TERRORISM LEGISLATION.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. A day after the first anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing See Terrorism "The Oklahoma City Bombing" (Sidebar); Venue "Venue and the Oklahoma City Bombing Case" (Sidebar). , President Clinton said Saturday he will sign Congress' new anti-terrorism bill but complained that important parts of the measure ``were left on the cutting-room floor.'' The president, broadcasting his weekly radio address from Russia, said he was disappointed Congress dropped provisions that would have made it easier for authorities to wiretap wiretap n. using an electronic device to listen in on telephone lines, which is illegal unless allowed by court order based upon a showing by law enforcement of "probable cause" to believe the communications are part of criminal activities. all phones used by suspected terrorists. He also said police should have more leeway to investigate and prosecute terrorists who use machine guns, sawed-off shotguns and explosive devices. And back home, Clinton's FBI director was upset about a provision in the bill creating a special commission to study the activities of federal law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). . In a letter last week to several House and Senate leaders, FBI Director Louis Freeh said he feared that inquiries by the five-member commission would have ``a chilling effect  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. on those charged with vigorously enforcing the
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Freeh also telephoned Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, the Senate Judiciary Committee's senior Democrat, to express his concern. In a statement Wednesday on the Senate floor, Biden - who otherwise supports the anti-terrorism measure - said the creation of a special commission is ``pandering to this concern of some Americans that the bad guys are the cops, the bad guys are the government, the bad guys are the FBI or the (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) or the Justice Department.'' ``This study will provide nothing but a forum for those who believe that federal law enforcement is the enemy of the American people An American people may be:
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