Fbi Admits Monitoring Aclu, Greenpeace, Other Rights Groups; the Organizations Say They Are Being Watched by the Government

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI has thousands of pages of records in its files relating to the monitoring of civil rights, environmental and similar advocacy groups, the Justice Department acknowledges.

The organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union and Greenpeace, are suing for the release of the documents. The organizations contend that the material will show that they have been subjected to scrutiny by FBI task forces set up to combat terrorism.

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Fbi Admits Monitoring Aclu, Greenpeace, Other Rights Groups; the Organizations Say They Are Being Watched by the Government

The FBI has identified 1,173 pages related to the ACLU and 2,383 pages about Greenpeace, but it needs at least until F...

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