Britain's Helen Karagounis, Helen Forst, Melanie Purkiss and Lee McConnell qualified fifth fastest in 3:33.88.

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"I know that my grandparents think of the whole church a little bit differently than my generation does, " said Kaleigh Forst, a student, in New York City.

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Brian Forst, a professor of justice, law and society at American University, said many of the provisions in the package would, indeed, give the government more powerful tools to fight terrorism.

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"On the one hand, you can see that it could do a lot to help, and on the other hand you can also see how it can be abused, " said Forst.

CNN: Anti-terrorism proposals worry civil libertarians