February 10, 2006

Congress Again Extends Patriot Act

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

A vote last week in the U.S. House of Representatives to extend the USA Patriot Act in its current form until March 10 appears to set up members of Congress for another month of clashes over proposals to change the controversial antiterrorism law. The Senate was expected to approve the same extension.

Librarians in particular have been keeping a close eye on a struggle between a small group of senators seeking to add more civil-liberties protections to the law and House members eager

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