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From the most recent Harper's Index:
- Number of U.S. residents the FBI investigated last year using Patriot Act powers that waive the need for a warrant: 3,501 [U.S. Department of Justice]

- Number of times that President Bush’s “signing statements” have exempted his administration from provisions of new laws: 750 [Phillip Cooper, Portland State University (Portland, Oreg.)/Charlie Savage, Boston Globe]

- Total number of times for all other presidents since Washington: 568