FBI Shifts Focus from Crime to Terror

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New York Times reporter Eric Schmitt joins us with a look at current federal counter-terrorism strategies. Schmitt observed an FBI counter-terror squad as they worked earlier this year. Since 9/11, the FBI has shifted its resources and largely refocused its mission from solving crimes to fighting terrorism.

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