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WBBM – August 10, 2007
Wiretap vote worries Muslim Americans
Bernie Tafoya
There's criticism today from an American-Islamic group of the way a couple of Illinois Democrats voted in Congress last week on President Bush's proposal to allow the federal government to more easily wiretap phone calls and e-mails without a judge's warrant.
The two Illinois Democrats are 3rd District Congressman Dan Lipinski and 8th District Congresswoman Melissa Bean.
Ahmed Rehab, executive director of the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, was surprised and disappointed with the Lipinski and Bean votes.
Rehab says he's especially surprised and disappointed in Lipinski "who comes from district that has a lot of Arab and Muslim citizens who may be hurt by this policy being used overzealously."
Ahmed Rehab says "Wiretapping I can understand. What I don't understand is the warrantless"….
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