pdate: Patriot Act extended for only one month
December 22, 2005 8:45 PM PST
The debate over the Patriot Act will resume next month after all.
For the last few weeks, it's been unclear what would happen as the Dec. 31
expiration date neared for portions of the controversial law, enacted a few
Before everyone bails out of the office for the weekend, here's a quick note
to say Happy-Whatever-You-Celebrate and to send you and your loved ones my
best wishes for this holiday season.
You are now free to indulge in the spiked eggnog that you know you want
right now. :)
Cheers,
Rick
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Bill Would Allow Arrests For No Reason In Public Place
http://news.yahoo.com/s/wews/3133362
Mon Dec 19, 7:31 PM ET
A bill on Gov. Bob Taft's desk right now is drawing a lot of
criticism, NewsChannel5 reported.
One state representative said it resembles Gestapo-style tactics of
government, and
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-warner24dec24,0,3015790.story?coll=l
a-home-headlines
From the Los Angeles Times
Pricing of Digital Downloads Is Probed
Warner Music and Sony BMG confirm that they received subpoenas from Eliot
Spitzer.
By Charles Duhigg
Times Staff Writer
6:27 PM PST,
Spy Agency Mined Vast Data Trove, Officials Report
By ERIC LICHTBLAU and JAMES RISEN
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/24/politics/24spy.html?ei=5094en=efaa31928aa
6c87bhp=ex=1135400400partner=homepagepagewanted=print
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 - The National Security Agency has traced and analyzed
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