The federal government is unpopular in Idaho, as it is in much of the West.

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The Central Intelligence Agency ran the operation in conjunction with Idaho National Laboratory, the Israeli government and other U.S. agencies, according to people familiar with the efforts.

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There are now more than 1, 500 wolves across Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, according to the government.

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Those folks are on the minds of the researchers at the Idaho National Laboratory, where the federal government regularly trains industry leaders on how to protect critical infrastructure from cyberattacks.

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It might be a small company in Idaho, but it could also be the government of Panama or Switzerland.

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Senators John Sununu of New Hampshire, Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, Larry Craig of Idaho and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska are among those who evidently believe the U.S. government should no longer have the latitude to use the legal and intelligence tools that have helped protect us since the Patriot Act was enacted four-and-a-half years ago.

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And you look at somebody like Larry Craig, a very conservative Republican from Idaho, who voted against cutting off debate on it, and that's because he's essentially a libertarian who says, you know, people don't like the government looking over their shoulders, intruding in their lives, particularly people like gun owners in Idaho.

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The Department of Homeland Security declined to comment on behalf of Idaho National Lab, which is run by the Department of Energy but has joint programs with a number of government agencies.

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