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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush has charmed a number of Democrats on Capitol Hill with his engaging personality, yet many have begun to revolt against what they see as his heartless proposals. On the eve of Bush presenting to Congress a recommendation to cut taxes by $1.6 trillion over 10 years, Democrats were up in arms on Wednesday, charging the package would cost too much, go largely to the rich and, despite promises to the contrary, leave a number of children behind. "There is going to be one hell of a fight over this and there should be," vowed U.S. ...

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ESSENTIALLY A PERSONAL COMPUTER stuffed with specialized software, Carnivore represents a new twist in the federal government’s fight to sustain its snooping powers in the Internet age. But in employing the system, which can scan millions of e-mails a second, the FBI has upset privacy advocates and some in the computer industry. Experts say the system opens a thicket of unresolved legal issues and privacy concerns. The FBI developed the Internet wiretapping system at a special agency lab at Quantico, Va., and dubbed it Carnivore for its ability to get to “the meat” of what would otherwise be an enormous ...

ESSENTIALLY A PERSONAL COMPUTER stuffed with specialized software, Carnivore represents a new twist in the federal government’s fight to sustain its snooping powers in the Internet age. But in employing the system, which can scan millions of e-mails a second, the FBI has upset privacy advocates and some in the computer industry. Experts say the system opens a thicket of unresolved legal issues and privacy concerns. The FBI developed the Internet wiretapping system at a special agency lab at Quantico, Va., and dubbed it Carnivore for its ability to get to “the meat” of what would otherwise be an enormous ...