Rove accuses Obama of threatening critics, saying "my way or

Oh the irony and hypocrisy of Karl Rove who worked in the Bush Regime which over and over again said anyone questioning the policies such as The Patriot Act or torture or wiretapping were UnAmerican.Rove accuses Obama of threatening critics, saying "my way or the highway" and "if you're not with me, you're against me"

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Justice for True Patriots

Fodder for your letters to your senators! The Patriot Act has several provisions up for renewal or expiration and the Dept. of Justice is open to changes to roving wiretaps and library provisions. Also up for consideration are National Security Letters and lawsuit immunity for telecoms, in a bill introduced by rights advocate Sen. Feingold.

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"Patriot Act" Helped Foil New York's Terror Plot

The arrest and indictment of Najibullah Zazi on charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction was made possible by the “roving wiretaps” allowed by the Patriot Act. This is exactly the kind of foreign communications the Patriot Act was designed to intercept.

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Extending the Patriot Act - and Tyranny

In his ongoing impersonation of George W. Bush, Barack Obama supports extending two provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 that would otherwise expire at year's end, including keeping roving wiretaps and the library provision. By Becky Akers

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Al Franken Schools Justice Dept on The Constitution

The Senate Judiciary Committee today is having hearings regarding reauthorization of expiring provisions of the USA Patriot Act. Senator Franken was concerned with a provision about roving wiretaps and how the Patriot Act doesn’t require the government to name its target.

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Obama Administration Seeks Renewal of Three Key Parts of PAT

The administration has asked lawmakers to extend powers allowing the government to collect a wide range of financial and personal records, as well as monitor suspects with roving wiretaps. The methods were authorized under the USA PATRIOT Act and are set to expire at year's end. The call for renewing the PATRIOT Act provisions comes as Democratic l

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Obama Supports Extending Patriot Act

Justice Department supports the use of roving wiretaps, the authority to access business records and the ability to track so-called one-wolf's terrorists.

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Obama Supports Extending Provisions of the Patriot Act

Lawmakers and civil rights groups had been pressing the Democratic administration to say whether it wants to preserve the post-Sept. 11 law's authority to access business records, as well as monitor so-called "lone wolf" terrorists and conduct roving wiretaps

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