No doubt the Internet scams U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft is targeting are a threat to living happily ever after on the Web. No doubt they're far more than just a nuisance. But this is feel-good law enforcement -- the equivalent of rounding up street-level drug dealers while the Colombian cart...
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