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Limits
By Richard B. Schmitt
The Los
Angeles Times
Saturday 10 March 2007
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Irate lawmakers threaten to rein in the bureau after reports of improperly obtained bank and phone data.
Washington - Angry lawmakers on Friday threatened to amend the USA Patriot Act and limit the FBI's powers in the wake of a disclosure that agents had improperly obtained confidential records of people in the United States.
A scathing report issued Friday by the inspector general of the Justice Department found widespread problems in how the FBI has used a form of administrative subpoena - known as a national security letter - to gather phone, bank and credit information on thousands of citizens without court oversight.
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