After the September 11 Attacks, Who Authorized the National Security

question 88

Multiple Choice

After the September 11 attacks, who authorized the National Security Agency (NSA) to listen to domestic telephone conversations without a court warrant?

• A) Defense Secretary Rumsfeld
• B) State Secretary Powell
• C) National Security Advisor Rice
• D) President Bush
• E) Central Intelligence Director George Tenet

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Bond Prices

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Interest Rates

The share of a loan attributed to interest charges to the borrower, regularly described as an annual percentage of the remaining loan balance.

Thrift Institutions

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Commercial Banks

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