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03-03-2006, 08:06 PM
House vote: Last bar to USA Patriot Act renewal
Senate approves controversial measure 89-10 after months of wrangling
7:32 p.m. ET March 2, 2006; AP
WASHINGTON - With the Senate voting Thursday to renew the USA Patriot Act, the measure moves to the House, which is expected to pass the legislation next week.
On or before March 10, President Bush is expected to renew the law that broadens the power of the U.S. government to obtain private records and to conduct wiretaps and searches, despite the deep bipartisan misgivings of some in Congress.
The Senate voted, 89-10, to renew the Act after adding new privacy protections designed to strike a better balance between privacy rights and the government’s power to hunt down terrorists.
One bright spot for Bush
The Senate vote marked a bright spot in Bush’s troubled second term as his approval ratings dipped over the war in Iraq and his administration’s response to Hurricane Katrina. Renewing the act, Bush and congressional Republicans said, was key to preventing more terror attacks in the United States.
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Senate approves controversial measure 89-10 after months of wrangling
7:32 p.m. ET March 2, 2006; AP
WASHINGTON - With the Senate voting Thursday to renew the USA Patriot Act, the measure moves to the House, which is expected to pass the legislation next week.
On or before March 10, President Bush is expected to renew the law that broadens the power of the U.S. government to obtain private records and to conduct wiretaps and searches, despite the deep bipartisan misgivings of some in Congress.
The Senate voted, 89-10, to renew the Act after adding new privacy protections designed to strike a better balance between privacy rights and the government’s power to hunt down terrorists.
One bright spot for Bush
The Senate vote marked a bright spot in Bush’s troubled second term as his approval ratings dipped over the war in Iraq and his administration’s response to Hurricane Katrina. Renewing the act, Bush and congressional Republicans said, was key to preventing more terror attacks in the United States.
Read the rest here. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11638713/)