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Friday, December 23, 2005 |
CommonDreams: "US President George W. Bush was forced to settle for a face-saving compromise on a key counterterrorism law that fell far short of his goal to see it expended indefinitely.
The reluctant nod came from the White House after Republican and Democratic senators agreed to extend the main provisions of the USA Patriot Act for only six months."
Yahoo: "The House passed a five-week extension of the Patriot Act on Thursday and sent it to the Senate as Congress scrambled to prevent expiration of anti-terror law enforcement provisions on Dec. 31.
Approval for the Feb. 3 deadline came on a voice vote in a nearly empty chamber after Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., chairman of the
House Judiciary Committee, refused to agree to a six-month extension the Senate had cleared several hours earlier."
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© Copyright 2005 Hetty Litjens.
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