Patriot Act extensions

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World: Terrorism & Security
posted December 9, 2005 at 11:00 a.m.

GOP legislators agree on Patriot Act extensions
But some senators from both parties vow to block bill unless changes made.
By Tom Regan | csmonitor.com

Republican lawmakers in the US House and Senate reached a tentative deal Thursday on an extension of the USA Patriot Act. Parts of the law are due to expire Dec. 31. The Boston Globe reports that the new deal would see some of the Patriot Act's less controversial provisions made permanent, such as those that break down barriers between law enforcement agencies.

Two highly criticized measures would only be renewed for four years: the authorization to use roving wiretaps, which allow investigators to monitor conversations as a person moves from place to place, and the authority to secretly collect records, books and other information from businesses and agencies such as libraries and medical centers.The White House had been seeking a ten-year extension.

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