Background on "deal" over committee report being reached: http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5986379.html A frenzy of last-minute negotiations over the Patriot Act, conducted behind closed doors as a Dec. 31 expiration date nears, has yielded a four-year renewal of the law and no substantial reforms. But there is opposition from Sen. Leahy and the "gang of six": http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5987892.html WASHINGTON--A plan backed by the Bush administration to renew the Patriot Act with minimal changes has run into stiff opposition and filibuster threats in the U.S. Senate. Previous Politech message on the gang of six: http://www.politechbot.com/2005/11/28/six-senators-say/ Summary of the committee report backed by the Bush administration and Republicans: http://judiciary.house.gov/media/pdfs/patmgrsstate12805.pdf More news coverage: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/08/politics/09cnd-patriot.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/08/AR2005120800892_pf.html -Declan _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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