Abe and Joe tour the checkered history of the FBI and its future in Portland.

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Produced by: 
KBOO
Air date: 
Tue, 01/18/2011 - 12:00am
Abe and Joe tour the checkered history of the FBI and its future in Portland.

 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris.

 The City of Portland and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have had a tumultuous relationship in recent years. First, Portland opted out of the Bush-era Joint Terrorism Task Force, citing concerns over civil liberties. Then, late last year, the FBI foiled its own plot to blow up the Christmas-tree lighting ceremony in Pioneer Courthouse Square.

Now, the Bureau wants to splash $65 million on a new headquarters building near the airport, and the City is thinking about getting back together again. Abe and Joe take a look at the FBI's past, and weigh in on the question of re-joining the JTTF.

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