“The Obama administration has for the first time set out its views on the controversial USA Patriot Act, telling lawmakers this week that legal approval of government surveillance methods scheduled to expire in December should be renewed, but leaving room to tweak the law to protect Americans’ privacy…. Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich also told Democrats that the administration is ‘willing to consider’ additional privacy safeguards advocated by lawmakers, so long as the provisions do not ‘undermine the effectiveness of these important authorities.’” (Washington Post, Wednesday)
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