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February 8, 2011

House to Vote on PATRIOT Act Extension 
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In other news from Capitol Hill, the House is expected to vote today on
extending certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. One of the
provisions authorizes the FBI to continue using roving wiretaps on
surveillance targets; the second allows the government to access library
records and other records in the course of surveillance; and the third
provision allows for surveillance of so-called lone wolfs—targets
who are not connected to an identified terrorist group.



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