The new rule says that the FBI has the right to go to public places on the same terms and conditions as other members of the public for counter-terrorism purposes.

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What we learned on September 11 is that the unthinkable is now thinkable in the...

What we learned on September 11 is that the unthinkable is now thinkable in the...

Prior to September 11, we thought the world beyond our shores was one world of...

Prior to September 11, we thought the world beyond our shores was one world of...

There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism.

There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism.

The FBI has long been a part of the security for the nation's banks because...

The FBI has long been a part of the security for the nation's banks because...

Nothing that we have authorized conflicts with any law regarding privacy or any provision of...

Nothing that we have authorized conflicts with any law regarding privacy or any provision of...

Civilized people - Muslims, Christians and Jews - all understand that the source of freedom...

Civilized people - Muslims, Christians and Jews - all understand that the source of freedom...

Nothing remains great without a capacity to change and to accommodate the conditions of a...

Nothing remains great without a capacity to change and to accommodate the conditions of a...

The liberties and freedoms which we hold dear and we recognize and cherish and respect...

The liberties and freedoms which we hold dear and we recognize and cherish and respect...

All of us want to have meaning in our lives and want to feel like...

All of us want to have meaning in our lives and want to feel like...

The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information.

The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information.

We need to strengthen our analytic capacity in Washington, we need to centralize the anti-terrorism...

We need to strengthen our analytic capacity in Washington, we need to centralize the anti-terrorism...

I don't play full court anymore. I just play half-court.

I don't play full court anymore. I just play half-court.

If necessity is the mother of invention, it's the father of cooperation. And we're cooperating...

If necessity is the mother of invention, it's the father of cooperation. And we're cooperating...

People who commit crimes should be responsible for those crimes. It doesn't matter whether they're...

People who commit crimes should be responsible for those crimes. It doesn't matter whether they're...

The worst mistake a boss can make is not to say 'well done'.

The worst mistake a boss can make is not to say 'well done'.

An FBI agent ought to be able to surf the net and look for sites...

An FBI agent ought to be able to surf the net and look for sites...

We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a...

We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a...

I have ever been opposed to banks, - opposed to internal improvements by the general...

I have ever been opposed to banks, - opposed to internal improvements by the general...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever...

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever...