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vampireuk
07-18-03, 07:42 AM
A controversial computer surveillance project that would comb through the personal records of Americans in the search for suspected terrorists has suffered a severe setback.
The US Senate has voted to cut funding for the programme, known as Terrorism Information Awareness (TIA), despite pressure from the White House to back it.


Story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3076849.stm)

Excuse me while I do the happy dance:cool:

DaveW
07-18-03, 07:48 AM
Hurray... now if we can just get funded cut to the RIAA, our privacy will be safe :)

1stFlight
07-18-03, 09:01 PM
Wow, that is good news, I guess of few of our Right handed Senators haven't completely sold out the American people....

A good thing.

LORD-eX-Bu
07-18-03, 09:31 PM
umm... I am left handed, but I shoot and bowl and do everything else with my right, does that make me a lefty if I just use my left hand to write and eh...:p

UDawg
07-18-03, 10:32 PM
I'm left handed also in writing but every thing else I can do with either hand. My old lefty roots are still there. :o The funny thing is in grade school they tried their hardest to make me a right handed writer. :confused: :retard: