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Feds uncloak the Patriot Act

April 5, 2005 As debate begins on portions of the law set to expire, officials summarize how the "sneak and peek" provision has been used. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, disclosure, police, Bush Administration, law, portion, section

Patriot Act debate will resume in fall

August 2, 2005 The House and the Senate have voted to make large portions of the Patriot Act permanent. But key details are still up for negotiation. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, negotiation, Bush Administration, section, law, president

The next chapter in the Patriot Act

April 4, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh previews what promises to be a stormy congressional debate starting this week. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, law, debate, Bush Administration

Gonzales urges speedy vote on Patriot Act

December 14, 2005 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Republicans step up campaign calling for four-year renewal of the controversial law. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Wisconsin, Republican, Electronic Privacy Information Center, vote, conference, law, Sen., Rep., Democrat, document, Adobe PDF

Feds push for full renewal of Patriot Act

July 1, 2005 Parts of the controversial post-9/11 law expire soon. The U.S. Justice Department wants to keep them. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, renewal, executive director, department, library, record, law

Senate rebuffs Bush on Patriot Act

December 16, 2005 Bipartisan vote defies the president and makes pro-civil liberties reforms more likely when Senate returns in January. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, critic, senator, vote, Michigan, extension, Democrat, Republican, law, president

Patriot Act may be renewed without reforms

December 8, 2005 Last-minute deal calls for a vote to renew expiring portions of the law. But six senators could block it on privacy grounds. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, computer hacking, surveillance, senator, police, law, Internet provider, Sen., Republican, service provider, conference

Bush ratchets up Patriot Act pressure

December 21, 2005 President Bush and his allies step up pressure on senators to renew a law with limited reforms that would protect civil liberties. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, renewal, senator, Republican, vote, law, Democrat, president

Patriot Act critics propose temporary extension

December 13, 2005 As expiration date looms, Democrats and three Republicans oppose an expansion and support a brief renewal. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Patrick Leahy, Republican, John Sununu, Democrat, Michigan, expansion, Sen., law, extension, conference

Patriot Act defender touts 'safeguards'

January 10, 2006 Key Bush administration ally says there are plenty of safeguards in a renewal plan. Opponents aren't convinced. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, provision, Republican, senator, Wisconsin, politician, law, conference, Democrat, Sen., terrorism, president

Year in review: Electronic surveillance takes center stage

December 29, 2005 Congress, courts wrestle with the Patriot Act, and RFID tags become more popular. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, surveillance, RFID tag, Real ID Act, driver's license, RFID, politician, telecommunications company, telecommunications, law, database

Patriot Act renewal draws filibuster threat

December 8, 2005 Plan backed by White House for minimal changes and four-year renewal draws opposition in the Senate. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, renewal, opposition, senator, Patrick Leahy, conference, Democrat, Republican, Bush Administration, bill, Washington, threat, law

Police blotter: Patriot Act wins a round

October 14, 2005 In this week's episode, library group loses emergency appeal to U.S. Supreme Court related to FBI's demand for Internet records. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Police Blotter, emergency, appeal, court, Adobe PDF, order, law

Senator warns of Patriot Act alarmists

November 9, 2005 Potential members of a civil liberties board are urged not to spread "disinformation" about the Patriot Act. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, civil liberty, chairperson, nominee, Sept. 11, Texas, president, senator, Sen., law, Republican

ACLU challenges Patriot Act

November 2, 2005 ACLU asks judges to uphold lower court rulings that would eliminate gag provisions on "secret" FBI requests for information. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, provision, court, Connecticut, recipient, First Amendment, New York, Internet service, service provider, Internet Service Provider, law, attorney

This week on the Hill

May 13, 2005 The U.S. Senate unanimously votes to impose a sweeping set of identification requirements on Americans. TAGS: ID card, USA PATRIOT Act, law
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