January 13, 2006

Librarians Continue Lobbying as Patriot Act Is Temporarily Extended

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

The fight over a long-term extension of the USA Patriot Act continues after Congress voted in December to extend the antiterrorism law only until February. The tussle is over controversial provisions of the act, including those that give the government broad powers to demand records from libraries and businesses about their patrons.

Congress voted late last month to extend the Patriot Act, which has come under attack from librarians and civil libertarians, among other critics, for five

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