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Collins' Anti-Terrorism Bill Sparks Protest

A bill that would set up a government commission to study U.S.-based terrorism was the target of a protest by civil libertarians Tuesday in downtown Portland.

The measure, sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, would establish a 12-member commission to examine and report on what the bill calls "violent radicalization," "homegrown terrorism" and "ideologically based violence."

The bill, which contains language about protecting civil rights and civil liberties, drew broad bipartisan support in a House vote last year.