House Passes Patriot Act Extension

The House of Representatives has voted 275-144 to extend three key provisions of the Patriot Act until the end of the year. The measures—which would keep in place surveillance powers including the authority for counterterrorism offices to conduct roving wiretap surveillance of targets—were slammed as “intrusive” and “unconstitutional”…

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House Passes Patriot Act Extension

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