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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.1692 USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009</title>
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  <updated>2010-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Harrolds.blogspot.com: Nov.2 - Life v death: Pelosi, Filner, Boxer ...</title>
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Reference: Partial Birth Abortion Ban; Bill S. 1692 ; vote number 1999-340 on Oct 21, 1999. Voted NO on banning human cloning. Reference: Motion to invoke cloture on motion to proceed to S. 1601; Bill S. 1601 ; vote number 1998-10 on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://harrolds.blogspot.com/2010/10/nov2-life-v-death-pelosi-filner-boxer.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CAP News | Obama Vows Xmas Gift Sanctions Against Iran | Satire ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-30:/commentary/9309113</id>
    <updated>2010-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CAP News </name>
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Yesterday the Senate introduced bill S.1692, which authorizes the president to purchase fake dog poo as a gift for Ahmadinejad this year, and the House of Representatives passed a resolution declaring the United Nations &amp;quot;a bunch of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://crystalair.com/story.php?id=200910001&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CAP News | Obama Vows Xmas Gift Sanctions Against Iran | Satire ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-30:/commentary/9275529</id>
    <updated>2010-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Yesterday the Senate introduced bill S.1692, which authorizes the president to purchase fake dog poo as a gift for Ahmadinejad this year, and the House of Representatives passed a resolution declaring the United Nations &amp;quot;a bunch of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crystalair.com/story.php?id=200910001&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Politics &amp;amp; Current Events: Obama Vows Xmas Gift Sanctions Against Iran</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-30:/commentary/9235308</id>
    <updated>2010-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Yesterday the Senate introduced bill S.1692, which authorizes the president to purchase fake dog poo as a gift for Ahmadinejad this year, and the House of Representatives passed a resolution declaring the United Nations &amp;quot;a bunch of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicscurrenteventsworld.blogspot.com/2010/10/obama-vows-xmas-gift-sanctions-against.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Passed House: S. 1692: A bill to grant a Federal ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-15:/commentary/9128302</id>
    <updated>2010-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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26 Jun 2007 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1692&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>KBR Gets $586 Million No-Bid Army Contract | Drudge Retort</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-08:/commentary/8912431</id>
    <updated>2010-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 1692: USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009. Never brought to the floor of Democratic controlled congress. www.govtrack.us. Just a little history, As it was so well said earlier by Docsmooth &amp;quot;Meet the new boss, same as the old ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.drudge.com/archive/132733/kbr-gets-586-million-no-bid-army-contract&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>KBR Gets $586 Million No-Bid Army Contract | Drudge Retort</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-08:/commentary/8396817</id>
    <updated>2010-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 1692: USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009. Never brought to the floor of Democratic controlled congress. www.govtrack.us. Just a little history, As it was so well said earlier by Docsmooth &amp;quot;Meet the new boss, same as the old ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.drudge.com/weblog/132733/kbr-get-no-bid-army-work-us-alleges&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>KBR Gets $586 Million No-Bid Army Contract | Drudge Retort</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-08:/commentary/8307903</id>
    <updated>2010-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Drudge Retort </name>
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S. 1692: USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009. Never brought to the floor of Democratic controlled congress. www.govtrack.us. Just a little history, As it was so well said earlier by Docsmooth &amp;quot;Meet the new boss, same as the old ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.drudge.com/news/132733/kbr-gets-586-million-no-bid-army-contract&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3721: Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-06:/commentary/9258896</id>
    <updated>2010-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Opposing Bill, Opposing Senator, Opposing Representative. H.R.45 Blair Holt&amp;#39;s Firearm ... 4 &amp;middot; H.R.4321 Return of Talent Act. 2 &amp;middot; H.J.Res.5 H.J.Res.5. 2 &amp;middot; S.1692 USA PATRIOT Act Sunse. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3721/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ResourceBlog Article: CRS -- Government Collection of Private ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-28:/commentary/9056396</id>
    <updated>2010-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Two such bills&#8212;the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692) and the USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 3845)&#8212;were reported from their respective judiciary committees. In addition to the expiring provisions, these and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/58217&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CRS &#8212; Government Collection of Private Information: Background and ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Two such bills&#8212;the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692) and the USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 3845)&#8212;were reported from their respective judiciary committees. In addition to the expiring provisions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/29/crs-government-collection-of-private-information-background-and-issues-related-to-the-usa-patriot-act-reauthorization/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PolitiFact | Restrict warrantless wiretaps - Obama promise No. 180:</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/9559602</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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For now, though, we&amp;#39;ll label this promise In the Works. Sources: Ronald Weich (assistant attorney general for legislative affairs), letter to Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sept. 14, 2009. THOMAS, bill index page for S. 1692 (Leahy-Feinstein bill) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/promise/180/end-warrantless-wiretaps/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PolitiFact | Restrict warrantless wiretaps - Obama promise No. 180:</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/8676587</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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For now, though, we&amp;#39;ll label this promise In the Works. Sources:Ronald Weich (assistant attorney general for legislative affairs), letter to Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sept. 14, 2009. THOMAS, bill index page for S. 1692 (Leahy-Feinstein bill) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/promise/180/end-warrantless-wiretaps/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Defense Legislation: Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-13:/commentary/7849350</id>
    <updated>2010-03-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Two such bills&#8212;the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692) and the USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 3845)&#8212; were reported favorably by the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. These and other proposals are likely ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://defense-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/03/amendments-to-foreign-intelligence.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Defense Legislation: Government Collection of Private Information ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-11:/commentary/7829536</id>
    <updated>2010-03-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Defense Legislation </name>
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Two such bills&#8212;the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692) and the USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 3845)&#8212;were reported from their respective judiciary committees. In addition to the expiring provisions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://defense-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/03/government-collection-of-private.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Government Collection of Private Information: Background and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-28:/commentary/8301569</id>
    <updated>2010-02-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Two such bills--the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692) and the USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 3845)--were reported from their respective judiciary committees. In addition to the expiring provisions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40980/2010-03-02/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Extends Sections of USA PATRIOT Act for One Year ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-25:/commentary/7695303</id>
    <updated>2010-02-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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While there had been bipartisan agreement in the Senate Judiciary Committee late last year on the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692), the political dynamics shifted just enough to ward off a Senate floor vote. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=4458&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>RPFs Action Agenda for March 2010 - Pending Legislation for ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-23:/commentary/7685817</id>
    <updated>2010-02-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Provisions of the Senate (S. 1692) and House (H.R. 3845 and H.R. 3969) bills would give federal investigators access to all business, hospital, and library records to search for &#8220;any tangible thing&#8221; of a terrorist suspect if there is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://libert.posterous.com/rpfs-action-agenda-for-march-2010-pending-leg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BAD ROMANCE: FiRsT asSigNmENt iN fiNaL</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-17:/commentary/7617602</id>
    <updated>2010-02-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Patrick Leahy (VT-D) introduced S. 1692, the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009. Hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee&amp;#39;s first mark-up of the S. 1692, a bill negotiated by Leahy and Dianne Feinstein was substituted in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://suarezmenfe.blogspot.com/2010/02/first-assignment-in-final.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Georgetown Security Law Brief: Amendments to FISA set to expire</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-17:/commentary/7381519</id>
    <updated>2010-01-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 1692, a bill reported favorably by the Senate Judiciary Committee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, would extend the sunset date by four years and make various modifications to existing authorities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.securitylawbrief.com/main/2010/01/amendments-to-fisa-set-to-expire.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Thieves in the Temple. - what Obama wants (about which I could not ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-01-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Now the Senate could just as easily have fearmongered the public and shoved its bill (S. 1692) down the House&amp;#39;s, and thus America&amp;#39;s, collective throat. Instead, they settled for a two-month extension of the offending provisions (roll ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amento.typepad.com/thieves/2010/01/what-obama-wants-about-which-i-could-not-give-one-rats-hindquarter.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Democratic Senators will not seek re-election in 2010; Dodd ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-01-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Reference: Partial Birth Abortion Ban; Bill S. 1692 ; vote number 1999-340 on Oct 21, 1999. Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. Dodd scores 100% by NARAL on pro-choice voting record. For over thirty years, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://saynsumthn.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/democratic-senators-will-not-seek-re-election-in-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Galveston Daily Phalanx: Government Collection of Private ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-01-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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bills include the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692) and the USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 3845), which were reported or ordered to be reported from their respective judiciary committees. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://galvestontx.blogspot.com/2010/01/government-collection-of-private.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Government Collection of Private Information: PATRIOT Act ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-30:/commentary/10274375</id>
    <updated>2009-12-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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bills include the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692) and the USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 3845), which were reported or ordered to be reported from their respective judiciary committees. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://publicintelligence.net/government-collection-of-private-information-patriot-act-reauthorization/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-22:/commentary/8234135</id>
    <updated>2009-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 1692, a bill reported favorably by the Senate Judiciary Committee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, would extend the sunset date by four years and make various modifications to existing authorities. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40138/2009-12-23/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7583307</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Examples of relevant bills include the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692) and the USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 3845), which were reported or ordered to be reported from their respective judiciary ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40980/2009-12-23/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7428045</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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Examples of relevant bills include the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692) and the USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 3845), which were reported or ordered to be reported from their respective judiciary ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40980/2009-12-23/?24342&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/R40138/2009-12-23/?24337" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7337401</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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S. 1692, a bill reported favorably by the Senate Judiciary Committee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, would extend the sunset date by four years and make various modifications to existing authorities. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40138/2009-12-23/?24337&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Downsizer-Dispatch: More Liberty Please? | The Patriot&amp;#39;s Mind</title>
    <link href="http://www.patriotsmind.com/2009/12/15/downsizedispatch-liberty/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/10118334</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Patriot's Mind </name>
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But if you insist on passing a renewal bill, favor the House bill, H.R. 3845, as opposed to the Senate&amp;#39;s S. 1692. The House bill . . . * Increases the government&amp;#39;s burden of proof for the Records and Roving Wiretaps powers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patriotsmind.com/2009/12/15/downsizedispatch-liberty/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1660: Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1660/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/9341638</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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Opposing Bill, Opposing Senator, Opposing Representative. H.J.Res.5 H.J.Res.5. 3 &amp;middot; H.R.45 Blair Holt&amp;#39;s Firearm ... 3 &amp;middot; S.1692 USA PATRIOT Act Sunse... 3 &amp;middot; H.R.3962 Preservation of Acces... 3 &amp;middot; S.1147 Prevent All Cigarette. .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1660/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patriot Act renewal: No bill is better than a bad bill :: Liberty ...</title>
    <link href="http://libertymaven.com/2009/12/15/patriot-act-renewal-no-bill-is-better-than-a-bad-bill/8332/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/7250757</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Liberty Maven&#187; Liberty Maven: For Liberty,... </name>
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But if you insist on passing a renewal bill, favor the House bill, H.R. 3845, as opposed to the Senate&amp;#39;s S. 1692. The House bill . . . * Increases the government&amp;#39;s burden of proof for the Records and Roving Wiretaps powers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://libertymaven.com/2009/12/15/patriot-act-renewal-no-bill-is-better-than-a-bad-bill/8332/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patriot Act renewal: No bill is better than a bad bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/patriot-act-renewal-no-bill-is-better-than-a-bad-bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6956693</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DownsizeDC.org </name>
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But if you insist on passing a renewal bill, favor the House bill, H.R. 3845, as opposed to the Senate&amp;#39;s S. 1692. The House bill . . . * Increases the government&amp;#39;s burden of proof for the Records and Roving Wiretaps powers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/patriot-act-renewal-no-bill-is-better-than-a-bad-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>&#8220;I am not afraid&#8221; from DOWNSIZER-DISPATCH &#171; The PPJ Gazette</title>
    <link href="http://ppjg.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/i-am-not-afraid-from-downsizer-dispatch/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6932753</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The PPJ Gazette </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
But if you insist on passing a renewal bill, favor the House bill, H.R. 3845, as opposed to the Senate&amp;#39;s S. 1692. The House bill . . . * Increases the government&amp;#39;s burden of proof for the Records and Roving Wiretaps powers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ppjg.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/i-am-not-afraid-from-downsizer-dispatch/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 3845</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=10849&amp;amp;sequence=0&amp;amp;from=6" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/9056397</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
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On October 23, 2009, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for S. 1692, the USA PATRIOT. Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009, as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 13, 2009. That bill would require fewer DOJ audits and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=10849&amp;amp;sequence=0&amp;amp;from=6&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 3845</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10849" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/7583308</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On October 23, 2009, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for S. 1692, the USA PATRIOT. Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009, as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 13, 2009. That bill would require fewer DOJ audits and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10849&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Oppose the Patriot Act Provisions Reauthorization | Frank Talk</title>
    <link href="http://frankneudecker.com/index.php/2009/12/10/oppose-the-patriot-act-provisions-reauthorization/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6968874</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Frank Talk </name>
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The version in the Senate, the Leahy/Feinstein Bill S.1692, would reauthorize three very questionable provisions until the end of 2013. H.R. 3845 sponsored by John Conyers (D-Mich.) would reauthorize two provisions, allowing one to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://frankneudecker.com/index.php/2009/12/10/oppose-the-patriot-act-provisions-reauthorization/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>STOP Congress TINKERING WITH OUR SAFETY! at Desert Conservative</title>
    <link href="http://www.desertconservative.com/2009/12/09/stop-congress-tinkering-with-our-safety/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6914719</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Desert Conservative </name>
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The version in the Senate, the Leahy/Feinstein Bill S.1692, would reauthorize three very questionable provisions until the end of 2013. H.R. 3845 sponsored by John Conyers (D-Mich.) would reauthorize two provisions, allowing one to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.desertconservative.com/2009/12/09/stop-congress-tinkering-with-our-safety/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/R40980/2009-12-09/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/7548703</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
    </author>
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Examples of relevant bills include the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692) and the USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 3845), which were reported or ordered to be reported from their respective judiciary ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40980/2009-12-09/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/R40980/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/7189221</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Examples of relevant bills include the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692) and the USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 3845), which were reported or ordered to be reported from their respective judiciary ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40980/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/R40980/2009-12-09/?24298" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/7109133</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Examples of relevant bills include the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692) and the USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 3845), which were reported or ordered to be reported from their respective judiciary ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40980/2009-12-09/?24298&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mark Dorlester: Good News for Civil Libertarians?</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-dorlester/good-news-for-civil-liber_b_383260.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-05:/commentary/6956694</id>
    <updated>2009-12-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bill of Rights Defense Committee - Headlines </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Generally, civil liberties groups much prefer H. R. 3845 to the weaker Senate bill, S. 1692. Normally, the House and Senate bills would eventually reach a House-Senate Conference where differences would be resolved; the unified bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-dorlester/good-news-for-civil-liber_b_383260.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dec 3 Cato Mark notes - Get FISA Right</title>
    <link href="http://get-fisa-right.wetpaint.com/page/Dec+3+Cato+Mark+notes" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-03:/commentary/6878323</id>
    <updated>2009-12-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Get FISA Right - Recently Updated Pages </name>
    </author>
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Nogelm: Senate bill (S. 1692(rs)) does not deal with NSLs; House bills (H. 3845/6(ih)) do. Nogelm: Re 215 action, is in close 2nd place; 215 used to be just e.g., travel records, now unlimited. Nogelm: Next, Lone Wolf must be repealed, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://get-fisa-right.wetpaint.com/page/Dec+3+Cato+Mark+notes&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress and Law: FISA: Proposed Legislation in the 111th Congress</title>
    <link href="http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/2009/12/fisa-proposed-legislation-in-111th.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-02:/commentary/6862518</id>
    <updated>2009-12-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress and Law </name>
    </author>
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S. 1692, a bill reported favorably by the Senate Judiciary Committee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute on October 13, 2009, would extend them for four years, creating a new sunset date of December 31, 2013.107 Examples of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/2009/12/fisa-proposed-legislation-in-111th.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Capitol Comment - San Saba News &amp;amp; Star - San Saba, Texas</title>
    <link href="http://www.sansabanews.com/news/article/23668" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-01:/commentary/6904717</id>
    <updated>2009-12-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>San Saba News &amp; Star </name>
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Their bill (S. 1692) will create major problems for the FBI, DEA, and other intelligence-gathering and law enforcement agencies and harm their ability to protect us. Advertisement &#8226; Your Ad Here. The events of the last few weeks leave ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sansabanews.com/news/article/23668&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print &#187; Blog Archive &#187; The Online ...</title>
    <link href="http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/11/29/online-movement-vs-warrantless-spying-2008-and-now/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-28:/commentary/6868711</id>
    <updated>2009-11-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print </name>
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I don&amp;#39;t want H.R. 3845 and H.R. 3846 to pass. I don&amp;#39;t want S. 1692 to pass. What I want is a complete repeal of the Patriot Act, the FISA Amendments Act and the Military Commissions Act, not piecemeal, halfway reforms. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/11/29/online-movement-vs-warrantless-spying-2008-and-now/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Two Battles Won: PATRIOT Reform AND State Secrets Reform Bills ...</title>
    <link href="http://rhoda1956.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/two-battles-won-patriot-reform-and-state-secrets-reform-bills-pass-house-committee/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-27:/commentary/6816882</id>
    <updated>2009-11-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Constitutionalert </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Eyes now turn to the Senate, where the Senate Judiciary Committee&amp;#39;s PATRIOT Bill (S. 1692) will soon land on the floor, and to the House Intelligence Committee, which will soon be marking-up its own competing PATRIOT bill with much ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rhoda1956.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/two-battles-won-patriot-reform-and-state-secrets-reform-bills-pass-house-committee/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress and Law: Overview of the Foreign Intelligence ...</title>
    <link href="http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/2009/11/overview-of-foreign-intelligence.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-25:/commentary/6802538</id>
    <updated>2009-11-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress and Law </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Most prominently, S. 1692, a bill reported favorably by the. Senate Judiciary Committee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, would extend the provisions for an additional four years. Endnotes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/2009/11/overview-of-foreign-intelligence.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Sign Open ...</title>
    <link href="http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/11/26/sign-open-letter-to-barack-obama-on-surveillance-stat/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-25:/commentary/6802537</id>
    <updated>2009-11-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print </name>
    </author>
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Legislatively, we ask for your public support of H.R. 3845 and 3846, and amendments adding similar protections to S. 1692. In spite of your promises for an open and transparent government, much of the conversation around this issue has ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/11/26/sign-open-letter-to-barack-obama-on-surveillance-stat/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Legislative Update</title>
    <link href="http://www.tmra2.org/webblog/2009/11/update-to-hr-3845-add-senate-version.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-21:/commentary/6742607</id>
    <updated>2009-11-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Legislative Update </name>
    </author>
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Update to H.R. 3845 add the Senate version S.1692. There is a companion bill to HR3845. Remember this bill is the one asking for some changes in the Patriot act. The Senate version of this legislation is S1692. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tmra2.org/webblog/2009/11/update-to-hr-3845-add-senate-version.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Response from Senator Feinstein after asking her to repeal the ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.videosift.com/blankfist/Response-from-Senator-Feinstein-after-asking-her-to-repeal-the-Patriot-Act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-16:/commentary/6767506</id>
    <updated>2009-11-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latest Blog Entries at VideoSift.com </name>
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    <content type="html">
I am pleased to say that on October 8, 2009, the Judiciary Committee reported S.1692, the &amp;quot;USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009&amp;quot;, as amended, to the full Senate. In addition to allowing specific surveillance authorities to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.videosift.com/blankfist/Response-from-Senator-Feinstein-after-asking-her-to-repeal-the-Patriot-Act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>R40138 - Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/R40138/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-15:/commentary/7349112</id>
    <updated>2009-11-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S. 1692, a bill reported favorably by the Senate Judiciary Committee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, would extend the sunset date by four years and make various modifications to existing authorities. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40138/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Guest Editorial: The Right to Read Freely and The Private Library ...</title>
    <link href="http://privatelibrary.typepad.com/the_private_library/2009/11/guest-editorial-the-right-to-read-freely-and-the-private-library.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-12:/commentary/6689264</id>
    <updated>2009-11-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Private Library </name>
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    <content type="html">
It is calling for the addition to S. 1692 of protections for the privacy of bookstore records. S. 1692 only provides protections for library records. The Campaign for Reader Privacy was organized in 2004 by the American Booksellers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://privatelibrary.typepad.com/the_private_library/2009/11/guest-editorial-the-right-to-read-freely-and-the-private-library.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Beat The Chip: PATRIOT/State Secrets Reform bill passes House</title>
    <link href="http://beatthechip.blogspot.com/2009/11/patriotstate-secrets-reform-bill-passes.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/6644980</id>
    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Beat The Chip, national ID news </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Eyes now turn to the Senate, where the Senate Judiciary Committee&amp;#39;s PATRIOT Bill (S. 1692) will soon land on the floor, and to the House Intelligence Committee, which will soon be marking-up its own competing PATRIOT bill with much ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://beatthechip.blogspot.com/2009/11/patriotstate-secrets-reform-bill-passes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.2734: Diabetes Prevention Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2734/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/9341639</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Senate Health, Education,... </name>
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Opposing Bill. H.R.3845 National Security Let... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.197 National Right-to-Car... 1 &amp;middot; S.1692 USA PATRIOT Act Sunse... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.1868 Birthright Citizenshi... 1. Related Bills. H.R.4124 Diabetes Prevention Act of 2009IntroducedNov 19,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2734/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>November 2 call key takeaways notes - Get FISA Right</title>
    <link href="http://get-fisa-right.wetpaint.com/page/November+2+call+key+takeaways+notes" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6862519</id>
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In the Senate, in addition to the amended Leahy/Feinstein SJC bill (S. 1692), there&amp;#39;s also a Sessions/Lieberman/Bond (S. 2236) bill that would reauthorize with no additional safeguards. boo. floor schedule still unclear. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://get-fisa-right.wetpaint.com/page/November+2+call+key+takeaways+notes&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>November 2 call chat log - Get FISA Right</title>
    <link href="http://get-fisa-right.wetpaint.com/page/November+2+call+chat+log" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6697342</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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In the Senate, in addition to the amended Leahy/Feinstein SJC bill (S. 1692), there&amp;#39;s also a Sessions/Lieberman/Bond (S. 2236) bill that would reauthorize with no additional safeguards. boo. floor schedule still unclear. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://get-fisa-right.wetpaint.com/page/November+2+call+chat+log&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Key Takeaways from November 2 Call &#171; Get FISA Right</title>
    <link href="http://getfisaright.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/key-takeaways-from-november-2-call/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6564860</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Get FISA Right </name>
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In the Senate, in addition to the amended Leahy/Feinstein SJC bill (S. 1692), there&amp;#39;s also a Sessions/Lieberman/Bond (S. 2236) bill that would reauthorize with no additional safeguards. Brandon pointed out that the absence of library ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://getfisaright.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/key-takeaways-from-november-2-call/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Durbin, Feingold and Specter Warn Against Patriot Act Extension</title>
    <link href="http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/11/02/durbin-feingold-and-specter-warn-against-patriot-act-extension/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6564858</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print </name>
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As H.R. 3845, a bill to extend the worst provisions of the Patriot Act, moves toward markup in the House of Representatives this week, it&amp;#39;s a good time to take some lessons from the markup of the equivalent bill in the Senate, S. 1692. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/11/02/durbin-feingold-and-specter-warn-against-patriot-act-extension/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>That&amp;#39;s My Congress &#187; Senators Seek To Continue Government Spying ...</title>
    <link href="http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2009/11/02/senators-seek-continued-spying/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6564857</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Seven Republican members of the Senate Judiciary have written in protest in a minority report on S. 1692 that the legislation ought to allow even lower standards for government spying. These senators (Jeff Sessions, Orrin Hatch, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2009/11/02/senators-seek-continued-spying/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Today&amp;#39;s Patriot Act &amp;amp; FISA Reform Call &#171; Get FISA Right</title>
    <link href="http://getfisaright.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/todays-patriot-act-fisa-reform-call/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-31:/commentary/6723939</id>
    <updated>2009-10-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Get FISA Right </name>
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In addition to the amended Leahy/Feinstein SJC bill (S. 1692), there&amp;#39;s also a Sessions/Lieberman/Bond (S. 2236) bill that would reauthorize with no additional safeguards. boo. floor schedule still unclear. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://getfisaright.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/todays-patriot-act-fisa-reform-call/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Patriot Act Bill Draws Broad Support On Account of National ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.pogowasright.org/?p=4853" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-28:/commentary/7005277</id>
    <updated>2009-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PogoWasRight.org </name>
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The Senate version of the legislation, the PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act, S. 1692, has not drawn a similar level of support in the civil liberties community, largely because of the different ways the bills deal with National Security ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pogowasright.org/?p=4853&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Patriot Act Bill Draws Broad Support On Account of National ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.privacydigest.com/2009/10/29/house%20patriot%20act%20bill%20draws%20broad%20support%20account%20national%20security%20letter%20fix" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-28:/commentary/6564859</id>
    <updated>2009-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Privacy Digest </name>
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The Senate version of the legislation, the PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act, S. 1692, has not drawn a similar level of support in the civil liberties community, largely because of the different ways the bills deal with National Security ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.privacydigest.com/2009/10/29/house%20patriot%20act%20bill%20draws%20broad%20support%20account%20national%20security%20letter%20fix&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Civil Lib Groups Endorse H.R. 3845, American Lib Assoc. Issues ...</title>
    <link href="http://bannedlibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/civil-lib-groups-endorse-h-r-3845-american-lib-assoc-issues-action-alert/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-28:/commentary/6526895</id>
    <updated>2009-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>banned librarian </name>
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... including the Center for Democracy &amp;amp; Technology (CDT), released a letter today endorsing the USA Patriot Amendments Act (H.R. 3845) and pointing out the failures of the Senate&amp;#39;s PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act (S. 1692). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bannedlibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/civil-lib-groups-endorse-h-r-3845-american-lib-assoc-issues-action-alert/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PolicyBeta - Blog Archive &#8211; House Patriot Act Bill Draws Broad ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.cdt.org/2009/10/29/house-patriot-act-bill-draws-broad-support-on-account-of-national-security-letter-fix/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-28:/commentary/6526693</id>
    <updated>2009-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PolicyBeta </name>
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The Senate version of the legislation, the PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act, S. 1692, has not drawn a similar level of support in the civil liberties community, largely because of the different ways the bills deal with National Security ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.cdt.org/2009/10/29/house-patriot-act-bill-draws-broad-support-on-account-of-national-security-letter-fix/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.2336: USA PATRIOT Reauthorization Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2336/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/commentary/10153005</id>
    <updated>2009-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Senate Judiciary - Major... </name>
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Related Bills. S.1692 USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009IntroducedOct 28, 200948 views &amp;middot; H.R.3845 USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009IntroducedJan 29, 201089 views. Related Issue Areas. Crime and law enforcement98 views ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2336/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/R40138/2009-10-29/?24134" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/commentary/6841639</id>
    <updated>2009-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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S. 1692, a bill reported favorably by the Senate Judiciary Committee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, would extend the sunset date by four years and make various modifications to existing authorities. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40138/2009-10-29/?24134&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/R40138/2009-10-29/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/commentary/6767505</id>
    <updated>2009-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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S. 1692, a bill reported favorably by the Senate Judiciary Committee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, would extend the sunset date by four years and make various modifications to existing authorities. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40138/2009-10-29/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3969: To extend and modify certain provisions of the Foreign ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/commentary/6697343</id>
    <updated>2009-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : House Financial Services... </name>
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where the Senate Judiciary Committee&amp;#39;s PATRIOT Bill (S. 1692) will soon land on the floor, and to the House Intelligence Committee, which will soon be marking-up its own competing PATRIOT bill with much fewer reforms (HR 3969). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3969/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/R40887/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/6707745</id>
    <updated>2009-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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... of 2009 (JUSTICE Act) (S. 1686), introduced by Senator Feingold; and (4) the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692), introduced by Senator Leahy and reported to the floor by the Senate Judiciary Committee, S.Rept. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40887/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/R40887/2009-10-28/?24113" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/6689265</id>
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      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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... of 2009 (JUSTICE Act) (S. 1686), introduced by Senator Feingold; and (4) the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692), introduced by Senator Leahy and reported to the floor by the Senate Judiciary Committee, S.Rept. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40887/2009-10-28/?24113&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Update</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/6520772</id>
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http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10678; S. 1692, USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009. Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 13, 20009 http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10679 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://positivereform.com/2009/10/congressional-budget-office-update/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 1692</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6564856</id>
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. COST ESTIMATE. October 23, 2009. S. 1692. USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009. As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 13, 2009. CBO estimates that implementing S. 1692 would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10679&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 1692</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=10679&amp;amp;type=1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6510436</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. COST ESTIMATE. October 23, 2009. S. 1692. USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009. As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 13, 2009. CBO estimates that implementing S. 1692 would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=10679&amp;amp;type=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.Res.867: Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-23:/commentary/8923764</id>
    <updated>2009-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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S.1692 USA PATRIOT Act Sunse... 2 &#183; H.Res.867 H.Res.867. 2 &#183; H.Res.557 H.Res.557. 2 &#183; H.R.3412 Jerusalem Embassy and... 2 &#183; S.158 S.158. 1 &#183; Sen. Brownback [R-KS]. Source: Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr867/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obsidian Wings: Dancing In The Dark</title>
    <link href="http://obsidianwings.blogs.com/obsidian_wings/2009/10/dancing-in-the-dark.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/9341640</id>
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But what we&amp;#39;re apparently going to get is some version, as combined with the forthcoming House bill, of S. 1692: USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009. Compare the two bills and current law. It&amp;#39;s a very simple chart. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obsidianwings.blogs.com/obsidian_wings/2009/10/dancing-in-the-dark.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House bill would rein in government surveillance, but continue ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/house-bill-would-rein-in-government-surveillance-but-continue-provisions-of-patriot-act-65078592.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6510437</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bills are S. 1692 and H.R. 3845. On the Net: Congress: http://www.thomas.gov. To view this site, you need to have Flash Player 8.0 or later installed. Click here to get the latest Flash player. Most Popular Headlines ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/house-bill-would-rein-in-government-surveillance-but-continue-provisions-of-patriot-act-65078592.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patriot Act Perversions &#8211; Politablog | Politablog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6445041</id>
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Right now, the Senate is getting set to reauthorize this bill under the guise of S. 1692 USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009. This bill is not any better for Civil liberty or privacy then the first incarnation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politablog.com/david-brooks/patriot-act-perversions/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House bill would make changes in Patriot Act - The Liberty Lounge ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.libertylounge.net/forums/48731-house-bill-would-make-changes-patriot.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6445040</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Liberty Lounge Political Forums </name>
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The bills are S. 1692 and H.R. 3845. On the Net: source: AP - http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091020/ap_on_go_co/us_patriot_act [link]. Digg this Post! Add Post to del.icio.us &amp;middot; Bookmark Post in Technorati &amp;middot; Furl this Post! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.libertylounge.net/forums/48731-house-bill-would-make-changes-patriot.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House bill would rein in government surveillance, but continue ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-bill-would-rein-in-government-surveillance-but-continue-provisions-of-patriot-act-201476/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6445039</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... Jerrold Nadler of New York and Bobby Scott of Virginia. The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved its version of Patriot Act changes and sent the legislation to the full Senate. The bills are S. 1692 and H.R. 3845. On the Net: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-bill-would-rein-in-government-surveillance-but-continue-provisions-of-patriot-act-201476/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House bill would rein in government surveillance, but continue ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/65078592.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6445038</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Washington Examiner Site Feed </name>
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The bills are S. 1692 and H.R. 3845. On the Net: Congress: http://www.thomas.gov. To view this site, you need to have Flash Player 8.0 or later installed. Click here to get the latest Flash player. Most Popular Headlines ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/65078592.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>In a Small Minority, Harness the Power of Honest Embarrassment</title>
    <link href="http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/10/20/in-a-small-minority-harness-the-power-of-honest-embarrassment/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6445037</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On October 1 and October 8 of this year, the Senate Judiciary Committee met to mark up S. 1692, a bill that reauthorizes significant portions of the Patriot Act for four more years. In those meetings, significant majorities of both ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/10/20/in-a-small-minority-harness-the-power-of-honest-embarrassment/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.3846: FISA Amendments Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3846/show" rel="alternate"/>
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I don&amp;#39;t want S. 1692 to pass. What I want is a complete repeal of the Patriot Act, the FISA Amendments Act and the Military Commissions Act, not piecemeal, halfway reforms. ... Source: Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3846/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3856: Bone Health Promotion and Research Act of 2009 - U.S. ...</title>
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You can also learn more about the bills on OpenCongress: Senate version: S. 1692 &#8211; USA PATRIOT Act Sunset and Extension Act of 2009. House version: HR 3856 &#8211; National Security Letter Reform Act of 2009. Source: Open Congress : Blog ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3856/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>No Senate Democratic Voices Against Patriot Act Abuses</title>
    <link href="http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/10/17/no-senate-democratic-voices-against-patriot-act-abuses/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-16:/commentary/6419427</id>
    <updated>2009-10-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print </name>
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Though the Senate Judiciary Committee approved S. 1692, the bill to extend the attacks against our constitutional rights under the Patriot Act, at the end of last week, not one single Democrat in the Senate could be bothered to rise to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/10/17/no-senate-democratic-voices-against-patriot-act-abuses/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1793: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 - U.S. ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/9633459</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Senate Health, Education,... </name>
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Opposing Bill, Opposing Senator, Opposing Representative. H.R.25 Fair Tax Act of 2009. 4 &amp;middot; S.773 Cybersecurity Act of ... 3 &amp;middot; H.R.197 National Right-to-Car... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.3571 Defund ACORN Act. 2 &amp;middot; S.1692 USA PATRIOT Act Sunse. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1793/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Amy schumer - surchur</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6396777</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Earlier today, the Senate Judiciary Committee met to consider amendments to S. 1692, a bill that would extend the Patriot Act, a law that has become infamous among supporters of the Constitution because of the massive abuses of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://surchur.com/all/amy+schumer&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Blogspot: Patriot Bill Extension Passes: Material Support ...</title>
    <link href="http://roymitsuoka.blogspot.com/2009/10/patriot-bill-extension-passes-material.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6382387</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Blogspot </name>
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The bill is S. 1692, USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009, sponsored by Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the Committee Chairman, and co-sponsored by members Senators Benjamin Cardin of Maryland and Ted Kaufman of Delaware, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://roymitsuoka.blogspot.com/2009/10/patriot-bill-extension-passes-material.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>District Dispatch &#187; Senate Judiciary Committee passes weakened S. 1692</title>
    <link href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=3880" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6382385</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>District Dispatch </name>
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S. 1692, the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009, a bill to reauthorize the expiring provisions on September 22, 2009. The three sections scheduled to sunset include Section 215 on &#8220;business records&#8221; often referred to as the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=3880&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressional Update - Conservative Daily News</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/7349110</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Conservative Daily News - </name>
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S.1692: USA Patriot Act Extension. This seeks to extend the Patriot act&#8230;. wait.. weren&amp;#39;t the Democrats opposed to everything in the PA; H.R.187: National Right-to-Carry &#8211; fairly-muddy cross-state allowance for concealed carry. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativedailynews.com/2009/10/congressional-update/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Independent Country: Give them leverage</title>
    <link href="http://independentcountry.blogspot.com/2009/10/give-them-leverage.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6742610</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Independent Country </name>
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The Senate Judiciary&amp;#39;s bill (S. 1692) hasn&amp;#39;t yet passed the full Senate; In 2006, almost two-thirds of House Democrats, including now-Speaker Pelosi, voted AGAINST the PATRIOT renewal; The voters did not punish these Democrats for their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://independentcountry.blogspot.com/2009/10/give-them-leverage.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Give Them Leverage &#8212; Let&amp;#39;s Change America</title>
    <link href="http://www.letschangeamerica.com/2009/10/give-them-leverage/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6525524</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Let's Change America </name>
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The Senate Judiciary&amp;#39;s bill (S. 1692) hasn&amp;#39;t yet passed the full Senate; In 2006, almost two-thirds of House Democrats, including now-Speaker Pelosi, voted AGAINST the PATRIOT renewal; The voters did not punish these Democrats for their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.letschangeamerica.com/2009/10/give-them-leverage/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Blog of Darryl W. Perry &#187; Give them leverage</title>
    <link href="http://blog.dwp2016.org/index.php?itemid=523" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6472610</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blog of Darryl W. Perry </name>
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The Senate Judiciary&amp;#39;s bill (S. 1692) hasn&amp;#39;t yet passed the full Senate; In 2006, almost two-thirds of House Democrats, including now-Speaker Pelosi, voted AGAINST the PATRIOT renewal; The voters did not punish these Democrats for their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.dwp2016.org/index.php?itemid=523&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DownsizeDC.org</title>
    <link href="http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/give-them-leverage" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6382386</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DownsizeDC.org </name>
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The Senate Judiciary&amp;#39;s bill (S. 1692) hasn&amp;#39;t yet passed the full Senate; In 2006, almost two-thirds of House Democrats, including now-Speaker Pelosi, voted AGAINST the PATRIOT renewal; The voters did not punish these Democrats for their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/give-them-leverage&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Community Events Wire &#187; Patriot Act Extended, Obama Becomes George ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.mygtv.net/?p=24454" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6372333</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Community Events Wire </name>
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Washington, D.C., October 9, 2009 - The Senate Judiciary Committee, yesterday approved the USA PATRIOT Act Extension Act of 2009 (S.1692) by a vote of 11-8. The legislation would extend three controversial provisions within the Patriot ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mygtv.net/?p=24454&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Will Congress renew the Patriot Act or replace it with something ...</title>
    <link href="http://libertymaven.com/2009/10/12/will-congress-renew-the-patriot-act-or-replace-it-with-something-worse/7687/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6372332</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Liberty Maven&#187; Liberty Maven: For Liberty,... </name>
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The Senate Judiciary&amp;#39;s bill (S. 1692) hasn&amp;#39;t yet passed the full Senate; In 2006, almost two-thirds of House Democrats, including now-Speaker Pelosi, voted AGAINST the PATRIOT renewal; The voters did not punish these Democrats for their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://libertymaven.com/2009/10/12/will-congress-renew-the-patriot-act-or-replace-it-with-something-worse/7687/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Conservative Blogs Central: Want to Know What Congress is Really ...</title>
    <link href="http://conservativeblogscentral.blogspot.com/2009/10/want-to-know-what-congress-is-really.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-10:/commentary/6363764</id>
    <updated>2009-10-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Blogs Central </name>
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S.1692: USA Patriot Act Extension. This seeks to extend the Patriot act.... wait.. weren&amp;#39;t the Democrats opposed to everything in the PA; H.R. 187: National Right-to-Carry - fairly-muddy cross-state allowance for concealed carry. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativeblogscentral.blogspot.com/2009/10/want-to-know-what-congress-is-really.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Free of State &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Senate Judiciary Committee Approves ...</title>
    <link href="http://freeofstate.org/new/?p=8751" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-09:/commentary/6356824</id>
    <updated>2009-10-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Free of State </name>
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By an 11 to 8 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday sent the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Provision Act (S. 1692) to the Senate floor for full consideration with three of its most controversial sections intact. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freeofstate.org/new/?p=8751&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jim Bunning&amp;#39;s Good Idea: 72 Hour Transparency Act for Bills ...</title>
    <link href="http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2009/10/09/jim-bunnings-good-idea-72-hour-transparency-act-for-bills/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/7898499</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>That's My Congress </name>
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Klobuchar chirpily assured her colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee that they didn&amp;#39;t need to pass the Durbin Amendment to S. 1692 because reasonable text was already in that bill. Then Klobuchar picked up the Durbin Amendment, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2009/10/09/jim-bunnings-good-idea-72-hour-transparency-act-for-bills/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Counterterrorism Blog: Patriot Bill Extension Passes: Material ...</title>
    <link href="http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/10/patriot_bill_extension_passes.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6363765</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Counterterrorism Blog </name>
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The bill is S. 1692, USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009, sponsored by Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the Committee Chairman, and co-sponsored by members Senators Benjamin Cardin of Maryland and Ted Kaufman of Delaware, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/10/patriot_bill_extension_passes.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Judiciary Committee Approves PATRIOT Act Renewal ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6341694</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RevolutionRadio.org </name>
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By an 11 to 8 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday sent the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Provision Act (S. 1692) to the Senate floor for full consideration with three of its most controversial sections intact. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://revolutionradio.org/?p=24717&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CrimProf Blog: &amp;quot;Senate Committee Misses Chance to Limit Patriot Act&amp;quot;</title>
    <link href="http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/crimprof_blog/2009/10/senate-committee-misses-chance-to-limit-patriot-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6341693</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CrimProf Blog </name>
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This is not to say that the bill the Senate Judiciary Committee just approved (S. 1692) diminishes civil liberties protections in current law. In fact, it enhances those protections, albeit in small ways. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/crimprof_blog/2009/10/senate-committee-misses-chance-to-limit-patriot-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Matters ::</title>
    <link href="http://congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/10/8/1696/-Today-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6868712</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Congress Matters </name>
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S.1692, USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009), Yes. Energy and Natural Resources, Thurs. 10/8, 2:30 pm, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests: Hearing: to receive testimony on S.522, S.865 and H.R. 1442, S.881, S.940, S.1272, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/10/8/1696/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Matters :: Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/10/8/1696/-Today-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6510438</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters </name>
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S.1692, USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009), Yes. Energy and Natural Resources, Thurs. 10/8, 2:30 pm, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests: Hearing: to receive testimony on S.522, S.865 and H.R. 1442, S.881, S.940, S.1272, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/10/8/1696/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Today in judicial nominations</title>
    <link href="http://www.thejadedjd.com/2009/10/tod.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6341696</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Jaded JD </name>
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The committee held over its consideration of these nominees, which was a bit predictable after the meeting was moved from 9:30 to 10:00 and given the number of amendments on S. 1692 still pending from last week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thejadedjd.com/2009/10/tod.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Oops! Amy Klobuchar Inadvertently Speaks in Favor of Civil ...</title>
    <link href="http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/10/08/oops-klobuchar-praises-civil-liberties-amendment-she-votes-against/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6341695</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print </name>
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Here&amp;#39;s the original S. 1692 bill proposed to reauthorize the Patriot Act for four more years. Here&amp;#39;s S. 1692 as altered through substitute amendment last week. In neither will you find the text that Amy Klobuchar read and said set a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/10/08/oops-klobuchar-praises-civil-liberties-amendment-she-votes-against/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit Discussion &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Cynical ...</title>
    <link href="http://irregulartimes.com/diaries/2009/10/library-patriot-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6334514</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit Discussion </name>
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Guess how Senator Leahy arranged to get his bill, S. 1692, to extent the Patriot Act through committee - with no reform of National Security Letters in libraries. Leahy only put small reforms on a tool that the FBI doesn&amp;#39;t use anyway! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irregulartimes.com/diaries/2009/10/library-patriot-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Harrolds.blogspot.com: [EPIC NEWS] EPIC Alert 16.18</title>
    <link href="http://harrolds.blogspot.com/2009/10/epic-news-epic-alert-1618.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6334513</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Harrolds.blogspot.com </name>
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Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee began the markup process on S.1692, USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 and finished the process on Thursday, October 8th. The Committee made a number of amendments to the bill, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://harrolds.blogspot.com/2009/10/epic-news-epic-alert-1618.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Most Democrats Vote Against Protecting Americans From National ...</title>
    <link href="http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/10/08/most-democrats-vote-against-protecting-americans-from-national-security-letters/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6334512</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print </name>
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Earlier today, the Senate Judiciary Committee met to consider amendments to S. 1692, a bill that would extend the Patriot Act, a law that has become infamous among supporters of the Constitution because of the massive abuses of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/10/08/most-democrats-vote-against-protecting-americans-from-national-security-letters/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress Matters :: Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/10/8/9112/64604" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6334511</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters </name>
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S.1692, USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009), Yes. Energy and Natural Resources, Thurs. 10/8, 2:30 pm, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests: Hearing: to receive testimony on S.522, S.865 and H.R. 1442, S.881, S.940, S.1272, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/10/8/9112/64604&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Law Librarian Blog: PATRIOT ACT Revision Affects Library Records ...</title>
    <link href="http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/10/patriot-act-revision-affects-library-records-access.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6334509</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Law Librarian Blog </name>
    </author>
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The Senate Judiciary Committee reported S. 1692, USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 to the full Senate by a vote of 11-8 today. The Act as reported is a compromise between law enforcement and the protection of civil liberties. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/10/patriot-act-revision-affects-library-records-access.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>S. 1692: USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (GovTrack.us)</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-1692" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6341692</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us </name>
    </author>
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A bill in the US Congress: A bill to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the authority to issue national security letters, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-1692&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Should an invalid ticket make you a criminal? &#171; UNETS Detroit</title>
    <link href="http://unstructuredlibertynetworks.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/should-an-invalid-ticket-make-you-a-criminal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6322483</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>UNETS Detroit </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&#8220;During today&amp;#39;s markup by the Senate Judiciary Committee of S.1692, the &#8220;USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009&#8243; (note that there is no &#8220;USA PATRIOT Repeal Act&#8221;), Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) introduced a truly bizarre and obviously ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://unstructuredlibertynetworks.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/should-an-invalid-ticket-make-you-a-criminal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>District Dispatch &#187; Senate to resume mark-up of PATRIOT Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=3871" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6322482</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>District Dispatch </name>
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Our message hasn&amp;#39;t changed: Congress should pass the ORIGINAL version of Senator Leahy&amp;#39;s USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009, S. 1692, with key amendments to protect civil liberties based upon S. 1686, the Judicious Use of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=3871&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>That&amp;#39;s My Congress &#187; Senator Leahy Embraces the Politics Of Fear</title>
    <link href="http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2009/10/06/senator-leahy-embraces-the-politics-of-fear/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/7314796</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>That's My Congress </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Yet, Senator Patrick Leahy has authored a bill, S. 1692, to renew the Patriot Act once again, and without bringing the law into compliance with the strict requirements of the Fourth Amendment. Leahy has even voted against an attempt to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2009/10/06/senator-leahy-embraces-the-politics-of-fear/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Real Patriots Don&amp;#39;t Need An Act &#8211; Progressive Bumper Sticker</title>
    <link href="http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2009/10/06/real-patriots-dont-need-an-act/comment-page-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/7276008</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Progressive Bumper Sticker </name>
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It was renewed, in spite of previous promises, in 2005, and now, in 2009, it&amp;#39;s the Senate Democrats who are leading the charge to renew the Patriot Act. They&amp;#39;re trying to pass S. 1692, a bill to put off the sunset yet again. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2009/10/06/real-patriots-dont-need-an-act/comment-page-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Thursday Is Constitutional High Noon for the Democrats</title>
    <link href="http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/10/06/thursday-is-constitutional-high-noon-for-the-democrats/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/6500158</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print </name>
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On Thursday, there will be one last chance to amend S. 1692, but the Judiciary Committee as a whole seems to have stepped away from the cause of liberty, and appears loathe to support any amendments that offer serious reform. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/10/06/thursday-is-constitutional-high-noon-for-the-democrats/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Internet: It&amp;#39;s Not a Truck, It&amp;#39;s a Town Square | Save the Internet</title>
    <link href="http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/09/10/06/internet-its-not-truck-its-town-square" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/6472611</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Franken also voted against 2 amendments to S. 1692, amendments that would have ended some of the worst Patriot Act abuses. Franken actually voted to extend the abuses of the Patriot Act. Franken talks a good game, but his votes related ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/09/10/06/internet-its-not-truck-its-town-square&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Real Patriots Don&amp;#39;t Need An Act &#8211; Progressive Bumper Sticker</title>
    <link href="http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2009/10/06/real-patriots-dont-need-an-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/6313837</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Progressive Bumper Sticker </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It was renewed, in spite of previous promises, in 2005, and now, in 2009, it&amp;#39;s the Senate Democrats who are leading the charge to renew the Patriot Act. They&amp;#39;re trying to pass S. 1692, a bill to put off the sunset yet again. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://progressivebumpersticker.com/2009/10/06/real-patriots-dont-need-an-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Balance Of Security and Liberty Is Not In the Constitution</title>
    <link href="http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/10/06/balance-of-security-and-liberty-is-not-in-the-constitution/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/6313836</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Even if he was correct in that claim, however, he would be wrong in his assertion that the Patriot Act as he would extend it using his bill, S. 1692, strikes a balance between security and freedom. It does not. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/10/06/balance-of-security-and-liberty-is-not-in-the-constitution/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress Matters :: This Week in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/10/4/191257/446" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-04:/commentary/8088301</id>
    <updated>2009-10-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S.1692, USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009), Yes. Veterans&amp;#39; Affairs, Thurs. 10/8, 9:30 am, VA/DOD Response to Certain Military Exposures &amp;middot; Yes. Energy and Natural Resources, Thurs. 10/8, 10:00 am, FULL COMMITTEE BUSINESS ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/10/4/191257/446&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress Matters ::</title>
    <link href="http://congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/10/4/191257/446" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-04:/commentary/6697344</id>
    <updated>2009-10-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S.1692, USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009), Yes. Veterans&amp;#39; Affairs, Thurs. 10/8, 9:30 am, VA/DOD Response to Certain Military Exposures &amp;middot; Yes. Energy and Natural Resources, Thurs. 10/8, 10:00 am, FULL COMMITTEE BUSINESS ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/10/4/191257/446&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>This Week in Congress - Congress Matters</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/10/4/1678/-This-Week-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-04:/commentary/6614335</id>
    <updated>2009-10-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S.1692, USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009), Yes. Veterans&amp;#39; Affairs, Thurs. 10/8, 9:30 am, VA/DOD Response to Certain Military Exposures &amp;middot; Yes. Energy and Natural Resources, Thurs. 10/8, 10:00 am, FULL COMMITTEE BUSINESS ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/10/4/1678/-This-Week-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>DemConWatch:: Framing the Week: Early October 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.demconwatchblog.com/diary/2506/framing-the-week-early-october-2009" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-04:/commentary/6363766</id>
    <updated>2009-10-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DemConWatch </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 985: Free Flow of Information Act of 2009,S. 369: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act and S. 1692: USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009. Senate Veterans&amp;#39; Affairs Committee Hearings to examine the Department of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.demconwatchblog.com/diary/2506/framing-the-week-early-october-2009&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>All Things Whistleblower: A GAP Blog: PATRIOT Act Reform? Only If ...</title>
    <link href="http://whistleblower.typepad.com/all_things_whistleblower_/2009/10/patriot-act-reform-only-if-the-senate-judiciary-committee-stands-up-for-privacy.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-04:/commentary/6306233</id>
    <updated>2009-10-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All Things Whistleblower: A GAP Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Senators Leahy and Kaufman also introduced a fix bill (S. 1692). It was not as broad as the Feingold and Durbin bill, but still contained some good protections, and was on the Senate Judiciary Committee&amp;#39;s markup schedule last week. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whistleblower.typepad.com/all_things_whistleblower_/2009/10/patriot-act-reform-only-if-the-senate-judiciary-committee-stands-up-for-privacy.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Murphy&amp;#39;s Law Blog: Patriot Act Revisited</title>
    <link href="http://murphyslawlibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/patriot-act-revisited.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-04:/commentary/6306232</id>
    <updated>2009-10-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Murphy's Law Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692) would have required the government to show that any records it seeks access to pursuant to a section 215 order have some connection to a suspected terrorist--in other words, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://murphyslawlibraryblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/patriot-act-revisited.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Peace, Justice, Ecology: Patriot Act needs revision NOW to protect ...</title>
    <link href="http://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2009/10/patriot-act-needs-revision-now-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-03:/commentary/6298129</id>
    <updated>2009-10-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Peace, Justice, Ecology </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Congress should pass the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009, S. 1692, with key amendments to protect civil liberties based upon S. 1686, the Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools in Counterterrorism Efforts (JUSTICE) Act, and, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2009/10/patriot-act-needs-revision-now-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress This Week Oct 2, 2009 : Conservative Thoughts</title>
    <link href="http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/10/03/congress-this-week-oct-2-2009/comment-page-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-02:/commentary/6644981</id>
    <updated>2009-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Thoughts </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S. 1692: USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009. Oct 8, 2009 &#8211; Committee Hearing Senate Veterans&amp;#39; Affairs Hearings to examine the Department of Defense and Veterans&amp;#39; Affairs response to certain military exposures. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/10/03/congress-this-week-oct-2-2009/comment-page-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress This Week Oct 2, 2009 : Conservative Thoughts</title>
    <link href="http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/10/03/congress-this-week-oct-2-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-02:/commentary/6290534</id>
    <updated>2009-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Thoughts </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S. 1692: USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009. Oct 8, 2009 - Committee Hearing Senate Veterans&amp;#39; Affairs Hearings to examine the Department of Defense and Veterans&amp;#39; Affairs response to certain military exposures. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/10/03/congress-this-week-oct-2-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Should an invalid ticket make you a criminal?</title>
    <link href="http://papersplease.org/wp/2009/10/01/should-an-invalid-ticket-make-you-a-criminal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/commentary/6264697</id>
    <updated>2009-10-01T23:06:19Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Papers, Please!</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
During today&#8217;s markup by the Senate Judiciary Committee of S.1692, the &#8220;USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009&#8243; (note that there is no &#8220;USA PATRIOT Repeal Act&#8221;), &#160;Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ)&#160;introduced a truly bizarre and obviously ill-conside&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://papersplease.org/wp/2009/10/01/should-an-invalid-ticket-make-you-a-criminal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>S.1692 USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1692/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/commentary/6298127</id>
    <updated>2009-10-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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    <content type="html">
A bill to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the authority to issue national security letters, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1692/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>lime mine aria: Hey, let&amp;#39;s restore our Constitutional rights</title>
    <link href="http://minimalaerie.blogspot.com/2009/10/hey-lets-restore-our-constitutional.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/commentary/6264695</id>
    <updated>2009-10-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>lime mine aria </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Congress should pass the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009, S. 1692, with key amendments to protect civil liberties based upon S. 1686, the Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools in Counterterrorism Efforts (JUSTICE) Act, and, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://minimalaerie.blogspot.com/2009/10/hey-lets-restore-our-constitutional.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate Democrats Join Republicans To Kill Protection From ...</title>
    <link href="http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/10/02/senate-democrats-join-republicans-to-kill-protection-from-government-spies/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/commentary/6264694</id>
    <updated>2009-10-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It has been superseded by another bill, S. 1692, the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act, which fails to contain many of the protection of Americans&amp;#39; constitutional rights that are part of the Justice Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/10/02/senate-democrats-join-republicans-to-kill-protection-from-government-spies/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>That&amp;#39;s My Congress &#187; Listen In: Substitute for S. 1692 Was NOT ...</title>
    <link href="http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2009/10/02/listen-in-substitute-for-s-1692-was-not-adopted-unanimously/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/commentary/6264693</id>
    <updated>2009-10-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>That's My Congress </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A politically independent journal of the campaigns and legislation of the United States Congress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2009/10/02/listen-in-substitute-for-s-1692-was-not-adopted-unanimously/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress Matters ::</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/10/1/1664/-Today-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/commentary/6437039</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Senate Judiciary Committee: Executive Business Meeting (includes markup of S.1692, the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009); Thu., 10/1, 9:45am. Senate Energy &amp;amp; Natural Resources Committee: Full Committee Hearing: to receive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/10/1/1664/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>District Dispatch &#194;&#187; Senate holds first mark-up of USA PATRIOT Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=3834" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/commentary/6261708</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>District Dispatch </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Patrick Leahy (VT-D) and Dianne Feinstein (CA-D) was substituted in place of S. 1692, the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009, introduced by Leahy on September 22. The substitute bill substantially weakened the reforms the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=3834&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Weak Sauce PATRIOT Reforms Not Weak Enough for DiFi</title>
    <link href="http://www.juliansanchez.com/2009/10/01/weak-sauce-patriot-reforms-not-weak-enough-for-difi/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/commentary/6261685</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Julian Sanchez </name>
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Preserves the higher standard contained in S. 1692 as introduced for highly sensitive library records. * Preserves new court approved minimization procedures and audits to ensure stronger privacy protections and a higher level of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.juliansanchez.com/2009/10/01/weak-sauce-patriot-reforms-not-weak-enough-for-difi/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Matters :: Today in Congress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/commentary/6260022</id>
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Senate Judiciary Committee: Executive Business Meeting (includes markup of S.1692, the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009); Thu., 10/1, 9:45am. Senate Energy &amp;amp; Natural Resources Committee: Full Committee Hearing: to receive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/10/1/81948/2673&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sen. Arlen Specter: upport the JUSTICE Act! Fix the #patriotact ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-29:/commentary/6252322</id>
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... recently introduced by Senators Feingold and Durbin. We ask you to. Become a cosponsor of S. 1686. Support amendments containing JUSTICE Act reforms on Thursday the committee marks up Senator Leahy&amp;#39;s PATRIOT renewal bill, S. 1692. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.civicdirect.net/content/sen-arlen-specter-upport-justice-act-fix-patriotact-fisa&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>District Dispatch &#194;&#187; Office of Government Relations issues urgent ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-29:/commentary/6252248</id>
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Congress should pass the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009, S. 1692, with key amendments to protect civil liberties based upon S. 1686, the Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools in Counterterrorism Efforts (JUSTICE) Act, and, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=3830&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Act NOW! On Thursday, Senate Decides Future of Surveillance in America</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-28:/commentary/6298128</id>
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Second, please work in the markup session tomorrow for Senator Leahy&amp;#39;s bill, S. 1692, to add the kind of strong civil liberties provisions, that are found in Feingold&amp;#39;s bill. J. Clifford &amp;middot; September 30th, 2009 at 9:44 am &#183; Reply ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/09/29/act-now-on-thursday-senate-decides-future-of-surveillance-in-america/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Daily Kos: This Week in Congress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-27:/commentary/9694319</id>
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Senate Judiciary Committee: Executive Business Meeting (includes markup of S.1692, the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009); Thu., 10/1, 9:45am. Senate Energy &amp;amp; Natural Resources Committee: Full Committee Hearing: to receive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/9/27/787117/-This-Week-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1726: USA PATRIOT Reauthorization and Additional Weapons Against ...</title>
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Opposing Bill, Opposing Senator, Opposing Representative. S.2336 USA PATRIOT Reauthori... 6 &amp;middot; H.R.3200 America&amp;#39;s Affordable ... 6 &amp;middot; S.1692 USA PATRIOT Act Sunse... 6 &amp;middot; H.R.3962 Affordable Health Car... 5 &amp;middot; S.773 Cybersecurit&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1726/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Take action on this issue - Electronic Frontier Foundation ...</title>
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Specifically, I urge you to become a cosponsor of JUSTICE and to support any civil liberties-protecting amendments that are offered when S. 1692, USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009, comes up for debate on the Senate floor. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy?id=441&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Matters</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-27:/commentary/6742608</id>
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Senate Judiciary Committee: Executive Business Meeting (includes markup of S.1692, the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009); Thu., 10/1, 9:45am. Senate Energy &amp;amp; Natural Resources Committee: Full Committee Hearing: to receive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/9/28/1649/-This-Week-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Matters ::</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-27:/commentary/6290535</id>
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Senate Judiciary Committee: Executive Business Meeting (includes markup of S.1692, the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009); Thu., 10/1, 9:45am. Senate Energy &amp;amp; Natural Resources Committee: Full Committee Hearing: to receive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/9/28/84721/1091&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>On PATRIOTs and JUSTICE: Leahy&#8217;s PATRIOT Renewal</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-27:/commentary/6232875</id>
    <updated>2009-09-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Emptywheel</name>
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...Judiciary Hearing will be marking up its version of the bill. For now though, let me review what Leahy's reauthorization bill--S.1692--does. As described by Leahy in his testimony, the PATRIOT reauthorization extends the sunset for some PATRIOT provisio&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/09/28/on-patriots-and-justice-leahys-patriot-renewal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>This Week in Congress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-27:/commentary/6231062</id>
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...The Afghan Elections: Who Lost What? Thu.,10/1, 9:30am. Senate Judiciary Committee: Executive Business Meeting (includes markup of S.1692, the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009) Thu., 10/1, 9:45am. Senate Energy &amp; Natural Resources Committee:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/cieWqQco_Do/-This-Week-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>This Week in Congress | Bloggers For Change</title>
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Senate Judiciary Committee: Executive Business Meeting (includes markup of S.1692, the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009); Thu., 10/1, 9:45am. Senate Energy &amp;amp; Natural Resources Committee: Full Committee Hearing: to receive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggersforchange.com/?p=19635&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Truth to Power: The United States of America (USA)</title>
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    <updated>2009-09-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Senate Democrats Join Republicans To Kill Protection From Government Spies - The Durbin amendment to S. 1692 would have required that Section 215 Patriot Act spying only be used to protect against spies working against the American . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://accesstoinfo.blogspot.com/2009/09/united-states-of-america-usa_27.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Naomi Wolf: Urgent message to supporters of the Campaign for ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-09-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider S. 1692. If your senator is on the Judiciary Committee, it is critically important that you contact him or her immediately to indicate your support for restoring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noliesradio.org/archives/6235&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>USA PATRIOT Act Back in the Spotlight, Again | EDUCAUSE</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6261707</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Russ Feingold of Wisconsin and S. 1692 by Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont) to reauthorize and modify the provisions that will soon expire. The hearing, held by the Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.educause.edu/blog/rodney/USAPATRIOTActBackintheSpotligh/180450&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>District Dispatch &#194;&#187; ALA Keeps a Watchful Eye on the PATRIOT Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6246613</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>District Dispatch </name>
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Posted in Patriot Act | Trackback | del.icio.us | Top Of Page [...] Lynne Bradley September 29th, 2009 4:54 pm. A Senate Judiciary Committee &#226;&#8364;&#339;markup&#226;&#8364;* or work session on S. 1692 is scheduled for Thursday, September 30th. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=3703&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Eyes on the Prize as the Patriot Debates Unfold | Privacy Digest</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6208013</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Privacy Digest </name>
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Both Senator Leahy&amp;#39;s USA Patriot Act Sunset Extension Act, S. 1692 and Senator Feingold&amp;#39;s JUSTICE Act, S. 1686, make improvements to protect civil liberties, with the JUSTICE Act taking a much bolder approach. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.privacydigest.com/2009/09/24/eyes%20prize%20patriot%20debates%20unfold&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>newsrackblog.com &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Van Hollen: &#226;&#8364;&#339;public option is ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6202918</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>newsrackblog.com </name>
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Both Senator Leahy&amp;#39;s USA Patriot Act Sunset Extension Act, S. 1692 and Senator Feingold&amp;#39;s JUSTICE Act, S. 1686, make improvements to protect civil liberties, with the JUSTICE Act taking a much bolder approach.&amp;quot; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsrackblog.com/2009/09/24/van-hollen-public-option-is-essential/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>C.O.P.S.: S1692: USA PATRIOT Act extension</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6202917</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>COPS </name>
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S.1692. Title: A bill to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the authority to issue national security letters, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the `USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obama-oversight.blogspot.com/2009/09/s1692-usa-patriot-act-extension.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1692: USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of ... - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-21:/commentary/13024182</id>
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S.1692 - USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009. A bill to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the authority to issue national security letters, and for other purposes. view all titles (3) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1692/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=bAJXT-iaA4jo2gXc45XsDg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFJUbUKaaEOgVoJAc5bwjxr64IhJw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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S.1692 - USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009. A bill to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the authority to issue national security letters, and for other purposes. view all titles (3) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1692/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=4llWT9DFIYWqsALpz6nXCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHAL4JC9IIlofIgI_MPSWW4N2p4hQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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S.1692 - USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009. A bill to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the authority to issue national security letters, and for other purposes. view all titles (3) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1692/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=5LBVT-ysMKrKsQKv27nYCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGUzoigx0EWrMff-qF9WIO1868beA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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S.1692 - USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009. A bill to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the authority to issue national security letters, and for other purposes. view all titles (3) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1692/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=FwhVT-7yNNGlsALmwsnvBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGU4rAUyz2c7ChjcTbcDl8iNvokAg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1692: USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of ... - OpenCongress</title>
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S.1692 - USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009. A bill to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the authority to issue national security letters, and for other purposes. view all titles (3) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1692/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=U19UT5OvHO2nsAL8uPXvBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGoex7qKgSXyqkVkWi8vqS-2ewvKg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - S. 1692, The USA PATRIOT Act Sunset ...</title>
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S1692: USA PATRIOT Act extension - *This &#226;&#8364;&#339;Rodney King&#226;&#8364;* national security act has made the Patriot Act meaningless.* ------------------------------ S.1692 Title: A bill to extend the sunset o... 11 hours ago. Motivation: Truth ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://marymbaker.blogspot.com/2009/09/two-edged-sword.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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