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On the recordMarch 7, 2012
This definitely is not J. Edgar Hoover's FBI anymore.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy emphasizes the evolution of the FBI's focus on counterterrorism.

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