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Senate Rejects Extension of Patriot Act
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Dec 16, 2005 12:59pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Friday, December 16, 2005 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON - The Senate on Friday refused to reauthorize major portions of the USA Patriot Act after critics complained they infringed too much on Americans' privacy and liberty, dealing a huge defeat to the Bush administration and Republican leaders.
In a crucial vote early Friday, the bill's Senate supporters were not able to get the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster by Sens. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Larry Craig, R-Idaho, and their allies. The final vote was 52-47.
President Bush, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Republicans congressional leaders had lobbied fiercely to make most of the expiring Patriot Act provisions permanent. |
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