The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. February 18, 2011 Congress Extends PATRIOT Act ----------------------------- Congress has given final approval to a measure extending three expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act until May. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law. .