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NYPD surveillance activities took place over a number of years and went far beyond their jurisdiction.
From: Inside Story America
Is spying on Muslims legal in the US?
As New York police face the heat for arbitrary spying of citizens we ask if the US government will probe the matter.
24 Feb 2012
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