WASHINGTON — Democrats have retreated from adding new privacy protections to the primary U.S counterterrorism law, stymied by Senate Republicans who argued the changes would weaken terror investigations.
Sections of USA Patriot Act extended for one year
Thursday, February 25, 2010 | 5:21 p.m. CST
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