House Votes to Extend Patriot Act Provisions

New York Times by Charlie Savage | Feb. 15, 2011 (News)

The House on Monday voted to reauthorize and extend through Dec. 8 three ways in which Congress expanded the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s counterterrorism powers after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Terrorism, Civil Liberties, National Security, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats, Republicans, Patriot Act, FBI
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Posted by: Posted by Jon Mitchell - Feb 14, 2011 - 6:22 PM PST
Reviewed by: Jon Mitchell (review), Live News Live (review)
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Edited by: Jon Mitchell - Feb 15, 2011 - 9:57 AM PST

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 by Jon Mitchell - Feb. 15, 2011

This article is unfortunately brief, but it does provide an important barometer of the Congress's willingness to support the extension of the Patriot Act.

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