Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 12:18:20 -0400
To: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
From: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
Subject: [Larry Ellison 's] National ID Card System Failing to Attract
 Supporters
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<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-102401idcards.story>

National ID Card System Failing to Attract Supporters

By JOSEPH MENN, Times Staff Writer
Calls for a national system of identification cards sparked by the 
Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have 
gained little traction, failing to win endorsements from the Bush 
administration or congressional leaders.

Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison attracted national 
attention by calling for such a system in the wake of last month's 
terrorist attacks and offering to donate the database software that 
would be needed.

After a series of interviews touting the plan, Ellison continued to 
push his idea in meetings with U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), 
U.S. Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft and others, including the database 
giant's first customer, the CIA...

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