Politics

The following is the full text of President Bush's remarks at the White House signing of the of USA Patriot Act of 2001, that allows sweeping anti-terrorism legislation.

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Israeli troops searching for the assassins of a Cabinet minister fought with armed Palestinians in a West Bank village Wednesday.

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President Bush signed an anti-terrorism bill that will vastly expand the powers of law enforcement officials. Ray Suarez explores the impact of the new legislation on civil rights with four legal experts.

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Ray Suarez gives background on the new anti-terrorism bill that President Bush signed Friday.

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In a show of near Congressional unanimity, the Senate followed the House in adopting a sweeping new anti-terrorism bill. The 98-1 vote sends the compromise bill to the president for his signature.

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The U.S. Senate is preparing to debate how best to jump-start the economy after House lawmakers narrowly passed a Republican-backed economic stimulus package providing over $100 billion in tax relief.

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Margaret Warner examines the anthrax investigation with Stephen Engelberg, investigations editor at The New York Times, and Vincent Cannistraro, former head of the CIA's counter-terrorism unit.

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After this Kwame Holman report on the debate over a House plan to stimulate the economy, Gwen Ifill discusses the stimulation plan with two senior members of the Tax-Writing Ways and Means Committee.

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Israel has rebuffed a demand from its closest ally, the United States, that it pull back from its broadest military incursion yet into Palestinian territory.

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Despite mounting international criticism, the Israeli government continues to occupy ground seized after the Palestinian Authority failed to comply with Israeli demands to surrender militants.

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