March 17, 2006

Congress Votes to Renew Patriot Act, With Revisions to Permit Legal Challenges

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

Congress has voted to renew the USA Patriot Act, ending — at least temporarily — months of wrangling among lawmakers about the scope of civil-liberties and privacy protections in the controversial antiterrorism law. But critics, including academic-library groups, said they would continue to mount challenges to the act.

Legislators this month approved two bills regarding the Patriot Act. One extended several provisions that were set to expire this month. The second

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