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Obama Signs One-Year Extension of Patriot Act


By Anonymous - Posted on 27 February 2010

Obama Signs One-Year Extension of Patriot Act
Obama signs one-year extension of Patriot Act, the nation's main counterterrorism law
By Associated Press | ABC News

President Barack Obama has signed a one-year extension of several provisions in the nation's main counterterrorism law, the Patriot Act.

Provisions in the measure would have expired on Sunday without Obama's signature Saturday.

The act, which was adopted in the weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, expands the government's ability to monitor Americans in the name of national security.

Three sections of the Patriot Act that stay in force will: Read more.

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