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TIME | 5 days ago

Jihad Jane: Terrorism Charge Boosts Patriot Act Support

...at Tom Green County Jail in San Angelo, Texas The Justice Department won't say whether provisions of the Patriot Act were used to investigate and charge Colleen LaRose. But the FBI...

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washingtonpost.com | 2 weeks ago

Patriot Act doesn't override confidentiality in Census, Justice Department says

Provisions of the USA Patriot Act that pertain to the gathering and sharing of information do not override federal confidentiality laws when it comes to the U.S. Census, the Justice...

"The Justice Department responded to some concerns about the confidentiality of census data by expressing their view that no provision of the Patriot Act overrides the confidentiality law that protects census data," Mr. Groves said this week in Virginia. "This legal position agrees with the long-held views of the Census Bureau and the Commerce Department."

Poll finds stubborn suspicion of census Washington Times | 3 days ago

The Daily Orange | 2 weeks ago

Obama extends three main proponents of Patriot Act, mainstream media stays quiet

...you heard that President Obama and the Democratic Congress recently extended three major provisions of the Patriot Act. There is no shame in pleading ignorance. After all, the mainstream...

news-record | 2 weeks ago

Watt casts vote against renewal of Patriot Act

Congress passed a one-year extension of the Patriot Act last week over the objections of one Greensboro-area lawmaker. Rep. Mel Watt, a Charlotte Democrat who represents parts of Guilford...

Christian Science Monitor | 2 weeks ago

Obama signs Patriot Act extension without reforms

...Farrell Staff writer / March 1, 2010 President Obama signed a one-year extension of three sections of the USA Patriot Act on Saturday without any new limits on the measures that many...

Library Journal News | 3 weeks ago

Patriot Act Extended for One Year Without Change

ALA says outcome may offer time to achieve reforms Three sections of the USA PATRIOT Act, reauthorized last week for one year, did not include any library-friendly amendments, but...

L.A. Times - National News | 3 weeks ago

Obama extends Patriot Act provisions

...Obama has signed a one-year extension of several provisions in the nation's main counter-terrorism law, the Patriot Act. Provisions in the measure would have expired on Sunday without...

Kansas City Star | 3 weeks ago

Parts of Patriot Act are extended

...a one-year extension of several provisions in the nation&rsquo;s main counterterrorism law, the Patriot Act. </p><p> Provisions in the measure would have expired today without...

washingtonpost.com | 3 weeks ago

Obama signs one-year extension of Patriot Act

...Obama has signed a one-year extension of several provisions in the nation's main counterterrorism law, the Patriot Act. Provisions in the measure would have expired on Sunday without...

Hot Air | 3 weeks ago

Patriot Act renewal passes House

...on a bill last night - but curiously, it passed with little note or controversy. The extension of the Patriot Act sailed through the lower chamber with almost no one noticing,...

Detroit News | 3 weeks ago

House approves extension of the USA Patriot Act

...after Democrats retreated from adding new privacy protections. The House voted 315-97 to extend the USA Patriot Act, sending the bill to President Barack Obama. Without the bill, the...

washingtonpost.com | 3 weeks ago

Congress extends Patriot Act, no new protections

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation to extend expiring provisions of the anti-terror USA Patriot Act won final congressional approval on Thursday, with Democrats unable to add additional...