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Through a PRISM darkly
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The secret P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) says that there's what you think the Act says and allows the government to do, and then there's what the government thinks it says it can do ( Read more... ) -
Both the House and Senate extend P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act provisions
No surprises. The House voted to approve Monday, the Senate Tuesday, and I'm sure Obama will sign it before the end of the month.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/02/patriot-act-extended/ patriot act, privacyP.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act renewal likely to pass the House today
They've changed a few things procedurally and it will only need a simple majority vote.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/02/patriot-act-punt/The House fails to extend three important P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act provisions!
VERY interesting. This is going to be fascinating to watch as Obama wants them renewed through 2013. This gives the opportunity for changes to be made in the senate, but another thing that fascinated me was that the person who put the bill to the House was an (R ( Read more... )