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The Federal Bureau of Investigation is expanding beyond its traditional fingerprint-focused collection practices to develop a new biometrics system that will include DNA records, 3-D facial imaging, palm prints and voice scans, blended to create what's known as "multi-modal biometrics." "The FBI today is announcing a rapid DNA initiative," said Louis Grever, executive assistant director of the FBI's science and technology branch, during his keynote presentation at the Biometric Consortium Conference in Tampa.

"Powerful Senate leaders on Thursday bowed to FBI concerns that adding privacy protections to an expiring provision of the Patriot Act could jeopardize "ongoing" terror investigations."

Is Holder's sudden wish to explore "modification" of Miranda the right focus? Isn't the more serious, complex, and dangerous situation the one in which intelligence repeatedly fails to use terrorist watchlists properly? 

"(Law enforcement) interviewed Mr. Shahzad . . . under the public safety exception to the Miranda rule. . . . He was eventually . . . Mirandized and continued talking."- John Pistole, FBI deputy director

An FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force had taken over the investigation Monday amid growing indications of a possible international connection

C.I.A. Fights Memoir of 9/11 by F.B.I. Agent in Terror Fight http://t.co/7Gl0caG

C.I.A. Demands Cuts in Book About 9/11 and Terror Fight http://t.co/4UejUxA