SENATE APPROVES MEASURE ALLOWING LAW OFFICERS TO ORDER AIRCRAFT TO LAND
The Senate last week adopted by a 52 to 46 margin an amendment to the National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act that would allow federal law enforcement officers to order aircraft suspected of smuggling drugs to land. The provision, offered by Sen. Paul Coverdell (R-Ga.), would make it...
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