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Patriot Act: Democratic Lawmakers Defy Obama

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Defying the Obama administration, the House Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to remove from the USA Patriot Act a tool for tracki...

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A Patriot's PATRIOT Act

Rep. John Conyers | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Patriot Act, John Conyers, Bobby Scott, Jerry Nadler, Supreme Court, Privacy, Politics News

Good intentions are not enough to preserve our liberty, and the current PATRIOT Act simply grants too much unchecked authority to our government.

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Patriot Act: Congress Shouldn't Rush to Judgment (Again)

Sen. Ron Wyden | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Warrantless Wiretapping, Patriot Act, Ron Wyden, Bush Administration Torture, Obama National Security, National Security, Dick Cheney, Politics News

Striking a balance between protecting Americans' security and protecting American rights and freedoms is not always easy, but members of Congress have an obligation to try -- as well as a new opportunity.

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Homeland Security Privacy Policy Investigation Sought

Washington Post | Spencer S. Hsu | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

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Privacy advocates have asked lawmakers to investigate the Department of Homeland Security office in charge of protecting Americans' privacy, saying it...

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Patriot Act Redux

James Zogby | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

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Civil libertarians of the right and left urged the Senate not to reauthorize the three provisions of the Patriot Act without providing new restraints on law enforcement and adequate protections.

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As Congress Prepares to Reauthorize the Patriot Act, Reader Privacy Must be Protected

Judy Platt | Posted 10.19.2009 | Books

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Readers need to make it clear to their members of Congress and Senators that the privacy of what they read is non-negotiable and that they're entitled to that privacy whether the books they read are borrowed or bought.

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Presidential Power Grows: Will You Love Every Future President?

David Swanson | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

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Some of the powers that Bush and Cheney stole from Congress, the courts, and the states are being abused less severely under Obama; others, more so; but far more crucially, all are being maintained.

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Obama And Progressives Split On Patriot Act, Terrorism Policy

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — New cracks are opening in the relationship between President Barack Obama and his liberal allies in Congress over his desire to con...

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Obama Versus Obama on the Patriot Act

Leslie Harris | Posted 10.10.2009 | Politics

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Disturbingly, Obama Administration officials played a significant behind the scene role in opposing stronger civil liberties protections, directly contradicting Obama's positions as a Senator.

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Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Patriot Act Sections

AP | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A divided Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a revised version of the nation's major counterterrorism law, after intel...

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Congress Is Losing Its Chance to Reform the Patriot Act

Michael Macleod-Ball | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

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Tomorrow the debate continues over the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act, which includes minor tweaks to the Patriot Act but does not go nearly far enough to protect the Fourth Amendment rights of Americans.

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Cato Institute's Julian Sanchez Fisks Fox News's PATRIOT Act Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.07.2009 | Media

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The Cato Institute's Julian Sanchez has been following the debate on PATRIOT Act renewal, and has publicly despaired about the quality of coverage dev...

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Justice For All? The Patriot Act, Rape Victims and America's Youth Re-Assert Themselves

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Patriot Act, Unemployment, Twitter, Rape, Get Fisa Right, Illegal Wiretaps, Roman Polanski, Crowdsourcing, Cfp 2010, Qworky, Fisa, Tea Party, Jon Pincus, Politics News

Jon Pincus joins us to talk essential, nuts-and-bolts issues: Will Congress reauthorize certain parts of the Patriot Act? We also talk Roman Polanski's arrest and the immediate "rape apology" by half of Hollywood.

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Democrats Spar With Obama DOJ Over PATRIOT Act

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

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When President Obama was Senator Obama, he had deep reservations about the expansion of executive authority. Now that he wields that authority, he's h...

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WATCH: DoJ Official Blows Cover Off PATRIOT Act

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

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In the debate over the PATRIOT Act, the Bush White House insisted it needed the authority to search people's homes without their permission or knowled...

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Patriot Act Changes: Congress Weighs Extension, Changes

L.A. Times | David G. Savage | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

Reporting from Washington - The Patriot Act -- a favorite tool in the George W. Bush administration's fight against terrorism -- may be renamed later...

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Obama: Patriot Act Surveillance Law Should Stay

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration promised Congress on Tuesday to negotiate stronger privacy protections for Americans under terrorism surve...

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Did Obama Break His Campaign Promise to Scrap the Patriot Act?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics

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Provisions of the Patriot Act that remain on the books are legally questionable and constitutionally suspect. President Obama has given no hint that he'll change them.

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Obama Supports Extending Patriot Act Provisions

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration supports extending three key provisions of the Patriot Act that are due to expire at the end of the year, ...

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Sotomayor Voiced Skepticism About Patriot Act In 2003

New York Times | CHARLIE SAVAGE | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

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Judge Sonia Sotomayor expressed skepticism in March 2003 about the expanded government surveillance powers in the USA Patriot Act, citing what she ref...

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Bush-Era 'Terrorist' Definition Causes U.S. Allies To Lose Asylum Bids

McClatchy | Marisa Taylor | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON -- Forced to flee his homeland because he supported America's ideals, Tsegu Bahta thought he'd be embraced by the country he emulated and r...

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Caroline, We Hardly Knew Ye

Denis Campbell | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

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We are the poorer for Kennedy's decision, and I wonder how many worthy public servants never consider running because of this environment where every minor gaffe is exploited.

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Muslims "Off" a Plane

Wajahat Ali | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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We in the US are currently engaged in a "war on terror," but this does not give a democratic and free country license to be overwhelmed by fear of its own Muslim and Middle Eastern citizens.

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Flag International: Global Perspectives On The American Flag

Lauri Lyons | Posted 01.10.2009 | World

Read More: Europe, Election Day, 9/11, Multicultural, Globalization, Iraq, America, England, Politics, Freedom of Speech, Muslims, First Amendment, American Flag, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Americana, Belgium, Homeland Security, European Union, Melting Pot, Barack Obama, Abu Ghraib, France, Patriot Act, u.s. Foreign Policy, Patriotism, Obama Election Day, Iraq War, Religion and Politics, Identity, International Relations, Holland, Spain, World News

What is America? Growing up, I have been able to view the country from several perspectives: Black, female, first-generation American, and a former military child.

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation Defends Americans

Craig Newmark | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

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There's more drama around the attempts by the current administration to protect people who might have spied illegally on everyday American citizens.

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