Council Approves Withdrawal From Fbi Task Force ; Portland 1st in U.S. To Pull Out of Anti-Terror Network

The Columbian › April 29, 2005

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PORTLAND The city council Thursday approved a recommendation by Mayor Tom Potter to withdraw police officers from an FBI-led anti- terror task force, making this city the first in the nation to pull out of a network the federal agency has put together across the country.

Potter joined the council in a 4-1 vote to withdraw two city officers from the Joint Terrorism Task Force.

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Council Approves Withdrawal From Fbi Task Force ; Portland 1st in U.S. To Pull Out of Anti-Terror Network

The mayor decided to pull Portland off the anti-terror team after the FBI refused to raise his security clearance, which...

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