New Poll Finds Mixed Support for Wiretaps - New York Times:

"The poll, conducted as President Bush defended his surveillance program in the face of criticism from Democrats and some Republicans that it is illegal, found that Americans were willing to give the administration some latitude for its surveillance program if they believed it was intended to protect them. Fifty-three percent of the respondents said they supported eavesdropping without warrants 'in order to reduce the threat of terrorism.' "

AUTHOR: Benjamin Franklin (1706–90)

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