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December 26, 2005, Associated Press, FBI: Patriot Act helped catch Lackawanna Six

December 25, 2005, James Bamford, New York Times, The Agency That Could Be Big Brother

December 24, 2005, Thom Shanker, A Lone G.O.P. Senator, Unknown, Holds Up an Intelligence Bill

December 24, 2005, Eric Lichtblau and James Risen, New York Times, Spy Agency Mined Vast Data Trove, Officials Report

December 24, 2005, Adam Liptak and David E. Rosenbaum, New York Times, Alito Memo in '84 Favored Immunity for Top Officials

December 24, 2005, New York Times Editorial, Alito's Zeal for Presidential Power

December 24, 2005, William Arkin, Washington Post Blog, The Curious Section 126 of the PATRIOT Act

December 24, 2005, Josh White, Wshington Post, Detainees Face Limited Access to Courts,
But Bill Awaiting Bush Signature Would Shield Terror Suspects from U.S. Abuse

December 23, 2005, USA PATRIOT Act Extended for One Month:

December 23, 2005, Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian, Double Rebuke for Bush as Judges Attack Terror Moves

December 23, 2005, David Johnston & Neil A. Lewis, New York Times, Defending Spy Program, Administration Cites Law

December 23, 2005, Tom Daschle, Washington Post, Power We Didn't Grant

December 23, 2005, Tim Golden, New York Times, A Junior Aide Had a Big Role in Terror Policy

December 23, 2005, Editorial, New York Times, Surveillance, New York Style

December 23, 2005, Josh White, Washington Post, Unable to End 'Unlawful' Detention, Judge Says

December 23, 2005, Associated Press/Washington Post, Bush Urges House To Extend Patriot Act

December 23, 2005, Brendan Coyne, NewStandard, Ohio Patriot Act may soon become law

December 22, 2005, Michelle Chen, NewStandard, Critics Question Senate’s Supposed ‘Anti-torture’ Stance

December 22, 2005, Susan B. Glasser and Michael Grunwald, Washington Post, Department of Homeland Security's mission was undermined from the start

December 22, 2005, Jim Dwyer, New York Times, Police infiltrate protests, videotapes show

December 22, 2005, Patriot Act Extended for Six Months:

December 22, 2005, Edward M. Kennedy, Boston Globe, On wiretapping, Bush isn't listening to the Constitution

December 22, 2005, Carol D. Leonnig and Dafna Linzer, Washington Post, Judges on surveillance court to be briefed on spy program

December 22, 2005, Jerry Markon, Washington Post, Court bars transfer of Padilla to face new terrorism charges

December 21, 2005, Molly Ivins, Boulder Daily Camera/Common Dreams, So 9/11 means it's OK to spy on Americans?

December 21, 2005, Daniela Deane, Washington Post, Bush says expiration of Patriot Act 'will endanger America'

December 21, 2005, Carol D. Leonnig and Dafna Linzer, Washington Post, Spy court judge quits in protest

December 21, 2005, Maura Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, Cheney defends domestic spying

December 21, 2005, Carl Hulse, New York Times, In still-busy Senate, showdown is today

December 21, 2005, Douglas Jehl, New York Times, Spy briefings failed to meet legal test, lawmakers say

December 21, 2005, James Risen and Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, Spying program snared US calls

December 20, 2005, David Cole, Salon.com/truthout, Bush's illegal spying

December 20, 2005, John Nichols, The Nation/truthout, Raising the issue of impeachment

December 20, 2005, Peter Baker and Charles Babington, Washington Post, Bush defends spying

December 20, 2005, Charles Lane, Washington Post, White House elaborates on authority for eavesdropping

December 20, 2005, Eric Lichtblau and David E. Sanger, New York Times, Administration cites war vote in spying case

December 20, 2005, Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, FBI watched activist groups, new files show

December 20, 2005, Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, FBI papers show terror inquiries into PETA; other groups tracked

December 20, 2005, Editorial/Detroit Free Press, The war president

December 20, 2005, Editorial/Louisville Courier Journal, The spy-in-chief

December 20, 2005, Editorial/The Olympian, Bush must be held accountable

December 20, 2005, Richard Cohen, Washington Post, Enough. Let's try 'accountability.'

December 20, 2005, E.J. Dionne, Jr., Washington Post, Their own Patriot Act

December 20, 2005, Editorial/The Day, A violation of our liberties

December 19, 2005, Agence France Presse/Common Dreams, Bush faces growing storm over secret wire taps

December 19, 2005, William Branigin, Washington Post, Bush calls blockage of Patriot Act 'inexcusable'

December 19, 2005, Reuters/New York Times, Bush, democrats in showdown over anti-terror bill

December 19, 2005, Associated Press/New York Times, Bush says US spy program is essential and legal

December 19, 2005, Walter Pincus, Washington Post, Pentagon's intelligence authority widens

December 19, 2005, Fred Barbash, Washington Post, Gonzales defends eavesdropping program

December 19, 2005, Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press/Washington Post, Gonzales says congress authorized spying

December 19, 2005, Editorial/San Francisco Chronicle, A reckless spy plan falls flat

December 19, 2005, Associated Press/New York Times, House approves sweeping defense bill

December 19, 2005, Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press/Washington Post, Gonzales says Congress authorized spying

December 19, 2005, David E. Sanger, New York Times, More humble, but still firm: Bush claims new set of powers

December 19, 2005, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, Once-lone foe of Patriot Act has company

December 19, 2005, James Risen and Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, Rice defends domestic eavesdropping

December 18, 2005, Editorial/Houston Chronicle, Senate refusal to extend Patriot Act is a welcome defense against improper government snooping

December 18, 2005, Associated Press/Washington Post, Imminent attack might affect torture rules

December 18, 2005, Charles Babington, Washington Post, Domestic spying issue inflames debate over Patriot Act renewal

December 18, 2005, Peter Baker, Washington Post, President acknowledges approving secretive eavesdropping, urges Congress to extend Patriot Act

December 18, 2005, Reuters/New York Times, Cheney backs torture ban; warns of complacency

December 18, 2005, Eric Talmadge, Associated Press/New York Times, US ran Afghan torture prison, group says

December 18, 2005, Hope Yen, Associated Press/New York Times, Lawmakers call for domestic spying probe

December 18, 2005, Khaled al-Masri, Los Angeles Times, America kidnapped me

December 18, 2005, Dana Milbank, Washington Post, Bush's fumbles spur new talk of oversight on hill

December 18, 2005, National Security Agency Eavesdropping:

December 18, 2005, Linda Greenhouse, New York Times, Justices are urged to dismiss padilla's case

December 17, 2005, Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive/truthout, Rumsfeld spies on Quakers and grannies

December 17, 2005, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Los Angeles Times/truthout, America's anti-torture tradition

December 17, 2005, Aaron Nicodemus, The Standard-Times/truthout, FBI agents visit UMass Dartmouth

December 17, 2005, Eric Schmitt and Tim Golden, New York Times, Lawmakers Back Use of Evidence Coerced From Detainees

December 17, 2005, Newsday Editorial, U.S. Plays 'I Spy'; Unauthorized eavesdropping in U.S. must be stopped

December 17, 2005, CNN, Bush Acknowleges Allowing Eavesdropping; Feingold: 'It's a Sad Day'

December 17, 2005, Steven Thomma, Knight Ridder, Spying Could Create Backlash in Congress

December 17, 2005, Ray McGovern, McCain Amendment: Compromise on Torture Changes Little

December 16, 2005, Senate rejects Patriot Act reauthorization:

December 16, 2005, Editorial/New York Times, Ban torture. Period.

December 16, 2005, James Risen and Eric Lictblau, New York Times, Bush lets US spy on callers without courts

December 16, 2005, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press/Yahoo News, Feingold now has numbers on his side

December 16, 2005, David S. Cloud, New York Times, Pentagon is said to mishandle a counterterrorism database

December 16, 2005, Shailagh Murray and Jonathan Weisman, Washington Post, GOP battles to save legislation on Patriot Act

December 16, 2005, David Ignatius, Washington Post, Stepping back from torture

December 16, 2005, Editorial/Washington Post, A blow against torture

December 16, 2005, Josh White, Washington Post, President relents, backs torture ban

December 16, 2005, Peter Baker, Washington Post, McCain takes the lead

December 16, 2005, Associated Press/Washington Post, Portions of the USA Patriot Act due to expire

December 16, 2005, Associated Press/USA Today, Patriot Act faces opposition in Senate

December 16, 2005, CBS News, Americans spied on by NSA

December 15, 2005, Josh White, Charles Babington and William Branigin, Washington Post, White House, McCain agree on torture ban

December 15, 2005, Edward Epstein, San Francisco Chronicle, House OKs extending of the Patriot Act, fight expected in the Senate over civil liberties concerns

December 15, 2005, Gail Russell Chaddock, Christian Science Monitor/ABC News, An 11th-hour drive to amend Patriot Act

December 15, 2005, Democracy Now!, Pentagon caught spying on US anti-war and anti-nuclear activists

December 15, 2005, Democracy Now!, FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force collected intelligence on peaceful protesters in Colorado

December 15, 2005, Douglas Jehl, New York Times, Senate set to require details on secret prisons

December 15, 2005, House renews Patriot Act, but opposition growing in Senate

December 15, 2005, Walter Pincus, Washington Post, Pentagon will review database on US citizens

December 15, 2005, House backs McCain on torture ban:

December 15, 2005, Josh White and Robin Wright, Washington Post, Detainee cleared for release is in limbo at Guantanamo

December 14, 2005, Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press/Hartford Courant, House approves extension of Patriot Act

December 14, 2005, Eric Schmitt, New York Times, New army rules may snarl talks with McCain on detainee issue

December 14, 2005, Associated Press/New York Times, McCain and Bush remain at impasse on detainees

December 14, 2005, Associated Press/New York Times, Renewal of Patriot Act may face hurdles in the Senate

December 14, 2005, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press/Boston Globe, Battle over Patriot Act renewal heats up on eve of House vote

December 14, 2005, James Kuhnhenn, Knight Ridder/Pioneer Press, Patriot Act concerns could derail extension--some republicans also seeking limits

December 14, 2005, Associated Press/New York Times, McCain, Hadley seek torture ban compromise

December 14, 2005, Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press/Washington Post, House ready, Senate balks on Patriot Act

December 14, 2005, Associated Press/New York Times, Terrorism, torture and taxes pend in Congress

December 13, 2005, Lisa Myers, Douglas Pasternak, Rich Gardella, NBC/MSNBC/truthout, Is the Pentagon spying on Americans?

December 13, 2005, Ray McGovern, Common Dreams, McCain's defining moment

December 13, 2005, Associated Press/CNN, Court says detainee can be British

December 13, 2005, Charlie Savage, Boston Globe, Judge nears decision on fate of 15 Guantanamo detainees

December 13, 2005, Editorial/Mercury News, Patriot Act needs sensible limits

December 13, 2005, Dan Eggen, Washington Post, ACLU opposes Patriot Act provision

December 13, 2005, Josh White, Washington Post, Court may hear Chinese detainees

December 13, 2005, Reuters/New York Times, Pope says war no excuse for human rights abuses

December 13, 2005, Associated Press/New York Times, Compromise sought on terror insurance bill

December 13, 2005, David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt, Bush 'confident' of agreement with McCain on interrogation

December 13, 2005, Associated Press/New York Times, US Activists fast outside Guantanamo

December 12, 2005, Associated Press/New York Times, Opponents try to block Patriot Act renewal

December 12, 2005, Carl Hulse and Eric Schmitt, New York Times, Negotiators say differences over ban on abuse remain

December 12, 2005, Jon Sawyer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Muslims feel the pressure of terrorism crackdown

December 12, 2005, Declan McCullagh, CNet News, Perspective: must we renew the Patriot Act?

December 12, 2005, Editorial/Salt Lake Tribute, The Patriot Act: so-called compromise still leaves FBI too powerful

December 12, 2005, Richard Bernstein, New York Times, Rice's visit: official praise, public doubts

December 11, 2005, Craig Gilbert, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Lawmakers square off on Patriot Act renewal

December 11, 2005, Associated Press/New York Times, US facing credibility issues

December 11, 2005, Reuters/New York Times, Sen. Frist sees deal on bill to ban US torture

December 11, 2005, Walter Pincus, Washington Post, Defense Facilities Pass Along Reports of Suspicious Activity; 'Raw Information' From Military, Civilians Is Given to Pentagon

December 11, 2005, Farah Stockman, Boston Globe, Firms get scrutiny over CIA captures

December 11, 2005, Patriot Act Reauthorization Editorials:

December 11, 2005, The Observer, MI6 and CIA 'sent student to Morocco to be tortured'

December 11, 2005, Eric Lichtblau, New York Times/truthout, At F.B.I., Frustration Over Limits on an Antiterror Law

December 11, 2005, Richard Schmitt, Los Angeles Times, Was Focus of Patriot Act Debate a Dodge?

December 11, 2005, Washington Post Editorial, Torture and the Constitution

December 10, 2005, Frank Davies, Knight Ridder, Bush officials try to keep Padilla case from justices

December 10, 2005, Associated Press, Bush Urges Senate, House on Patriot Act

December 10, 2005, Neil A. Lewis, New York Times, Justice Department Asks Court to Release Case of Terrorism Suspect

December 10, 2005, Anthony Lewis, The Nation, The Torture Administration

December 9, 2005, John Nichols, The Nation, Feingold to fight Patriot Act reauthorization

December 9, 2005, Kathy Kiely, USA Today/Detroit Free Press, Negotiators make a deal on Patriot Act

December 9, 2005, Charles Babington and Dan Eggen, Washington Post, Agreement puts Patriot Act in line for vote -- or filibuster

December 9, 2005, Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, Compromise reached on renewing Patriot Act

December 8, 2005, Alorie Gilbert, CNET News/New York Times, US passenger tracking plan under scrutiny

December 8, 2005, Richard B. Schmitt, LA Times, The Patriot Act can't make up for a weak case

December 8, 2005, Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press/Washington Post, House, Senate reach deal on Patriot Act

December 8, 2005, Associated Press/Washington Post, Rice says abuse may occur despite US torture rules

December 8, 2005, Mitch Stacy, Associated Press/Washington Post, Patriot Act no 'magic bullet'

December 8, 2005, Dan Eggen and Charles Babington, Washington Post, Mixed messages from Hill on Patriot Act

December 8, 2005, Sidney Blumenthal, Salon.com/truthout, Rice's trail of lies

December 8, 2005, Louis Arbour, San Diego Union Tribune/truthout, No exceptions to the ban on torture

December 7, 2005, Declan McCullagh, CNet News, Patriot Act may be renewed without reforms

December 7, 2005, Not Guilty Verdicts in Government's Case Against Professor Sami Al-Arian:

December 7, 2005, Pete Yost, Associated Press, In lawsuit, German man alleges CIA tortured him

December 7, 2005, Eric Schmitt and David E. Sanger, New York Times, White House and McCain are near deal on torture bill

December 7, 2005, Jennifer Van Bergen, FindLaw, Why did the Fourth Circuit suggest it might vacate its decision in the case of alleged dirty bomb conspirator Jose Padilla?

December 7, 2005, Condoleezza Rice Explains U.S. Interrogation Policy to Europeans:

December 6, 2005, UPI, Anti-War Group to March to Guantanamo

December 6, 2005, Phil Long and Martin Merzer, Miami Herald, Jury clears former Florida professor of terrorism-related charge

December 6, 2005, Mark Sherman, Associated Press, FBI Bungled Florida Terrorism Investigation, Justice Department Finds

December 6, 2005, Saul Hudson and Lou Charbonneau, Washington Post, US may make mistakes in 'war on terror': Rice

December 6, 2005, Craig Whitlock, Washington Post, Italy allegedly misled by CIA

December 6, 2005, Associated Press/New York Times, US admits botched detention

December 6, 2005, Associated Press/New York Times, European residents against US secret interrogations

December 6, 2005, Joel Brinkley, New York Times, Rice says US interrogations are saving European lives

December 5, 2005, Washington Post, Washington Post's response to DOJ Patriot Act letter

December 5, 2005, Nat Hentoff, Washington Times, Reform the Patriot Act

December 5, 2005, Saul Hudson, Reuters, Rice defends detainee tactics before trip to Europe

December 5, 2005, Nat Hentoff, Canton Repository, Graham’s rule of law limits due process

December 4, 2005, Raymond Whitaker, The Independent, CIA Agents Break Ranks to Reveal 'Cruel and Inhuman' Interrogation Techniques

December 4, 2005, Janet Hook, Los Angeles Times, White House Seeks Deal on Torture Ban

December 4, 2005, Dana Priest, Washington Post, Wrongful Imprisonment: Anatomy of a CIA Mistake; German Citizen Released After Months in 'Rendition'

December 4, 2005, Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, Report Finds Cover-Up in an F.B.I. Terror Case

December 4, 2005, David S. Broder, Washington Post Column, Finally Taking on the Patriot Act

December 4, 2005, David Cole, The Nation, Post-9/11 Shell Game

December 3, 2005, David Cole, Los Angeles Times Column, Torture Makes Justice Impossible

December 3, 2005, Jon Sawyer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Case shows U.S. outsources interrogation, some say

December 3, 2005, The Age (Australia), Ghost prisoners' names revealed

December 3, 2005, Julia Preston, New York Times, Police Searches in the Subways Are Upheld

December 2, 2005, Jeremy Brecher & Brendan Smith, The Nation/CBS News, Ban Torture Or Protect Torturers?

December 2, 2005, Molly McDonough, ABA Journal eReport, 4th Circuit Wants Answers on Padilla: Appellate Court Set to Withdraw Opinion After Government Charges

December 1, 2005, Jan Sliva, Associated Press/Washington Post, European Lawmakers Want Answers on Prisons

December 1, 2005, Mary Shaw, Opinion/Philadelphia Daily News, Zero tolerance for torture

December 1, 2005, Guy Taylor, Washington Times, Court seeks details of Padilla charges

December 1, 2005, Peter Ford, Christian Science Monitor, Controversy grows in Europe over CIA jail network

December 1, 2005, Ian Fisher, New York Times, Reports of secret US prisons in Europe draw ire and otherwise red faces

December 1, 2005, Bruce Schneier, Wired News, Airline Security a Waste of Cash