Terror Panel Seeks Civil Liberties Board

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WASHINGTON -- President Bush should appoint an advisory board to assess how new anti-terrorism measures such as the Patriot Act have affected Americans' civil liberties, a new report by a federal terrorism commission says.

The commission, led by former Virginia Gov. James Gilmore, a Republican, also expresses concern that the Bush administration has failed to develop a comprehensive, forward-looking strategy to combat terrorism more than two years after the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Details of the report, to be released Monday, were first reported by Time magazine on its Web site Saturday.

Gilmore had no comment on the report, spokesman Dan Kreske said Saturday night.

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