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USA PATRIOT Act

An archive of Democracy Now! reports on the USA PATRIOT Act since it was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. It has been reauthorized several times by both President Bush and President Barack Obama.

StoryNov 03, 2010

Election Roundtable: Breaking Down the Results with Laura Flanders of GritTV, The Nation’s Richard Kim & John Nichols, and Journalist David Goodman

StoryNov 02, 2010

Ralph Nader: Dems Face Losses to “Most Craven Republican Party in History”

StorySep 27, 2010

FBI Raids Homes of Antiwar and Pro-Palestinian Activists in Chicago and Minneapolis

StorySep 08, 2010

Jailed for Facebook Friending: Animal Rights Activist Rod Coronado Ordered Back to Prison After Accepting Friend Request from Fellow Activist

StoryAug 18, 2010

As GOP and Some Top Dems Unite in Opposing NY Islamic Community Center, a Roundtable Discussion with Mother of 9/11 Victim, Rabbi, Muslim Lawmaker and Islamic Scholar

ColumnAug 18, 2010

“Mosque-Issippi Burning.” By Amy Goodman

StoryAug 11, 2010

Gagged for 6 Years, Nick Merrill Speaks Out on Landmark Court Struggle Against FBI’s National Security Letters

StoryJun 17, 2010

With Rumored Manhunt for Wikileaks Founder and Arrest of Alleged Leaker of Video Showing Iraq Killings, Obama Admin Escalates Crackdown on Whistleblowers of Classified Information

StoryApr 09, 2010

Once-Banned Muslim Scholar Tariq Ramadan on His First Visit to US in Six Years, President Obama and Why Muslims Should Make Their Voices Heard

StoryOct 01, 2009

Supreme Court to Take Up PATRIOT Act with Review of Case on Humanitarian Assistance to Groups on Terror List

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