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Sep 30, 2008, Dean Robinson, Frost Illustrated (Fort Wayne, IN), Mayor Henry, protect our civil liberties: The truth about the Patriot Act

Aug 26, 2008, Pamela Powers, Eau Claire (WI) Leader-Telegram, Marchers spread word on free speech, Constitution

Aug 17, 2008, Eisha Mason, California Progress Report, California Becomes First State to Condemn Use of Torture in 'War on Terror'

Jul 7, 2008, Seth Koenig, Times Record (ME), REAL ID Repeal Drive Takes to the Skies

Jul 4, 2008, John Nichols, The Nation, This Day, Like the Future, Belongs to Patriots

Jul 4, 2008, Jose Antonio Vargas, The Trail, Obama Responds to Online FISA Critics

Jul 3, 2008, Bill of Rights Defense Committee, Common Dreams, New Declaration Highlighting Government Abuses Printed in New York Times 7/3/08

Jul 3, 2008, Matthew Stone, Kennebec (ME) Journal & Morning Sentinel, REAL ID Repeal: Short on Time, Not on Support

Jun 30, 2008, Leigh Donaldson, Portland (ME) Press Herald, Has Maine Set a Precedent on Anti-War Protests?

Jun 27, 2008, Moises Mendoza, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Religious Groups Visibly Protest Torture

Jun 27, 2008, John Nichols, The Nation, Sign on for the Bill of Rights

Jun 27, 2008, Press Release, Bill of Rights Defense Committee, Want Your Constitutional Rights Back? Sign a New Declaration for Independence Day

Jun 20, 2008, San Jose (CA) Mercury News, Peninsula Peace and Justice Center Protest 'Torture Flights'

Jun 10, 2008, Deborah McDermott, Seacoast Online (NH), Maine Residents Petition Against Real-ID

May 30, 2008, Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, Thirty-Four Convicted in Guantanamo Protest Case

May 27, 2008, Jo Siedlecka, Independent Catholic News, Guantanamo Bay campaigners go on trial

May 24, 2008, Matthew Rothschild, Progressive, Vets for Peace Booted from National Memorial Day Parade

May 9, 2008, Meiling Arounnarath, Raleigh News & Observer (NC), Groups want change in Chapel Hill's picket rules

Feb 20, 2008, Kevin Wack, Portland (ME) Press Herald, Collins Anti-Terrorism Bill Sparks Protest

Jan 31, 2008, Karen Dolan, Foreign Policy In Focus, Foreign Policy Goes Local

Jan 12, 2008, Felix Barrett, San Francisco Indymedia, Protests Against Guantanamo Torture Camp

Jan 11, 2008, Abreen Ali, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Waterboarding Demonstrated in Seattle Protest

Jan 11, 2008, April Bethea, Charlotte (NC) Observer, Detention center plan is halted

Jan 11, 2008, Mike Rhodes, Independent Media Center, Fresno Activists Demand - Close Gitmo Now!

Dec 28, 2007, Dave Gram, Associated Press, Vermont Town Seeks Bush, Cheney Arrests

Dec 27, 2007, Julie Bolcer, Village Voice, A Walking Call to Impeach Bush Arrives in the East Village

Dec 20, 2007, Gannett News Service, Hmong win relief from anti-terrorist law

Dec 17, 2007, Associated Press, Laotian, Hmong immigrants protest Patriot Act

Dec 7, 2007, Bob Kerr, Providence (RI) Journal, A man who fears for the Constitution walks to D.C. to be heard

Dec 6, 2007, Lance Vaillancourt, Colorado Daily, Boulder residents rally for civil liberties

Dec 3, 2007, KAUZ Television, City Council to Protect Civil Liberties

Dec 2, 2007, Todd R. Brown, Oakland (CA) Tribune, American Muslim Voice Hosts Newark Conference

Dec 1, 2007, Michael Berg, The State (SC), Yielding liberties won’t protect us

Nov 30, 2007, Topher Sanders, Ithaca (NY) Journal, 100 walk out on Ashcroft talk

Nov 30, 2007, Donial Dastgir, Cornell (University) Daily Sun, Former Attorney General Ashcroft, Protestors Speak

Nov 28, 2007, Lisa Fernandez, San Jose (CA) Mercury News, Peace Convention Scheduled for Newark

Nov 28, 2007, Carolyn Bninski, Colorado Daily, Ashcroft claims rights not undermined to incredulous audience

Nov 28, 2007, Tillie Fong, Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), Ashcroft defends the Patriot Act

Nov 28, 2007, Heath Urie, Boulder (CO) Daily Camera, John Ashcroft talks security, battles hecklers at CU

Nov 21, 2007, Bob Geary, Independent Weekly (NC), Extraordinary rendition requires extraordinary activism

Nov 20, 2007, ThinkProgress, Alberto Gonzales Heckled At U. of Fla. Speech

Nov 3, 2007, Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation, Waterboarding Justice

Aug 29, 2007, Hope Marston and Ben Grosscup, Common Dreams, Gonzales’s Constitution Day Gift to The United States

Aug 1, 2007, Charlie Reed, TC Palm (FL), C-SPAN plans to air constitutional rights talk in Stuart

Jul 3, 2007, Kieran Nicholson, Denver Post, Park Ranger Prohibits Peace Signs

Jun 16, 2007, Tacoma (WA) News Tribune, Protest follows immigration raid

Jun 3, 2007, Jeremy Herb, Fremont (CA) Argus, Civil Rights Groups Rally in Newark

Jun 1, 2007, Suzette Rodriguez, Smithfield (NC) Herald, Airport adds barrier along US 70

May 31, 2007, Jennifer Landes, Easthampton (NY) News, Free to March on the Fourth

May 26, 2007, Associated Press, Boston Globe, UMass faculty, students boo Card: Protest honor for ex-Bush aide

May 17, 2007, Arizona Daily Star, Two priests arrested in Huachuca protest will give talk tonight

May 11, 2007, Marti Maguire, The News & Observer, Protesters convicted of trespassing:
Activists say an appeal would give them more of a voice against torture

May 11, 2007, Kevin Maurer, The Fayetteville Observer, Protesters say pilots complicit in torture

May 10, 2007, Press Release, Tester asks Gonzales for Patriot Act information collected on Montanans

April 27, 2007, William Fisher, Truthout, US Attorney Under Attack for "Terror Trophy" Prosecutions

April 10, 2007, Jeremy Moule, Rochester City Newspaper, PATRIOT ACT: Brighton moves to protect itself

April 10, 2007, Rochester City Newspaper, ESSAYS: Students and the First Amendment

April 9, 2007, Peggy Lim, The News and Observer, Protesters arrested at Aero in Smithfield

March 27, 2007, Newsday, Group to protest Muslim doctor's jailing during Ashcroft speech

March 25, 2007, The Herald Sun (NC), Protest held over jailed professor Sami Al-Arian

March 21, 2007, Nancy Braiman, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, Keep strong arm of Patriot Act from crushing our civil liberties

March 10, 2007, The American Muslim, American Muslims Ask FBI to Probe Nazi Vandalism of Idaho Mosque

February 28, 2007, News & Observer (NC), Town asked to help illegal immigrant

February 6, 2007, Leah Bolger, Corvallis Gazette Times, Speaking Out in D.C. Ended in Trip to Jail

February 1, 2007, Ron Jacobs, Dissident Voice, Stopping the Torture Business in Our Hometowns: An Interview With Christina Cowger of North Carolina Stop Torture Now

January 2, 2007, William O'Brien, Altus Times, The Tipton three: Against the grain

December 27, 2006, Rachel Gallegos, Iowa City Press Citizen, Johnson County, IA Moves Towards Human Rights Ordinance

December 20, 2006, Martha Allen, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, AHCCC goes to county level

December 10, 2006, Margaret Misch, Chapel Hill News, Patriot Act may be to blame for detention

December 8, 2006, Jeremy Moule, Messenger Post (Rochester, NY), Group Asks Brighton (NY) to Stand Up to Patriot Act

November 20, 2006, Nat Hentoff, Washington Times/Op-Ed, 'We the people'

November 13, 2006, Chip Pitts, Common Dreams, We The People?

November 3, 2006, Nancy Talanian, MichaelMoore.com, Give Big Brother the Boot!

October 26, 2006, Hope Marston, Common Dreams, On PATRIOT Act’s Fifth Anniversary, We Celebrate the Resistance

October 18, 2006, Kim Smith Dedam, Press Republican, Local protesters take issue with Military Commissions Act

October 6, 2006, Martha Allen, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Constitutional Abuses Discussed at Keene School Meeting

August 10, 2006, Nancy Braiman, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, Guard liberties during war on terror

July 17, 2006, Editorial, The Nation, American Patriots

July 6, 2006, KAUZ News, Wichita Falls BORDC working hard at Patriot Act resolution

July 4, 2006, Fernando Diaz, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, Brighton board urged to oppose Patriot Act

July 4, 2006, Mitchell Freedman, Newsday, Signs of a compromise at parade

July 3, 2006, Robert Morgan, Times Record News, Council unlikely to pass resolution

July 3, 2006, Nat Hentoff, Black Hills Pioneer, Sweet Land of Liberty: Americans claiming their Constitution

June 26, 2006, Nat Hentoff, The Washington Times, Bush's Imperial Presidency

May 17, 2006, Mitzi Rapkin, NewWest Aspen, Pitkin County Stands Up to Patriot Act

April 24, 2006, Abby Scher, Public Eye Magazine (Spring 2006 issue), When Adversaries Become Allies: The Fight Against the Patriot Act and the Surveillance State

March 22, 2006, Paula Reed Ward, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Anti-war 'spies' stage peaceful protest

March 10, 2006, Hope Marston, truthout, 'Surveillance, Infiltration, and Harassment of Environmental Organizations'

March 8, 2006, Walter Brasch, Counterpunch, Compromising Americans’ Civil Liberties

March 2, 2006, Frederic J. Frommer, Associated Press, Feingold lectures colleagues on Patriot Act

February 23, 2006, Alan Morrell, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, Local protesters call for end to U.S. wiretapping

February 17, 2006, American Chronicle, California Passes Patriot Act Resolution

February 14, 2006, Jessica Turnbull, PSU Digital Collegian, Patriot Act faces local vote

February 8, 2006, Bruce Bowers, Hope Marston, Guadalupe Quinn, Register Guard, From Iraq to immigration, Bush speech fell short

January 16, 2006, Chris Eshleman, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, North Pole council to address Patriot Act renewal concerns

January 13, 2006, Garry Klein (Iowa City Bill of Rights Defense Committee), Iowa City Press, Patriot Act taking liberties

January 10, 2005, Mark Weddleton (Lincoln Bill of Rights Defense Coalition), Journal Star, Local view: Patriot Act reform a vital issue

December 16, 2005, John Nichols, The Nation, Feingold beats Bush in Patriot Act fight

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

October 22, 2005, Chip Pitts (BORDC Board President), The Nation/Common Dreams, A Constitutional Disaster

October 5, 2005, Satya, Let Freedom Ring -- Interview with Nancy Talanian

September 11, 2005, Azell Murphy Cavaan & Natalia Munoz, The Republican, Patriot Act makes people think twice

July 15, 2005, Michelle Chen, The News Standard, Patriot Act Reforms Clash in Congress, Public

May 23, 2005, Walter Brasch, Dissident Voice, It’s Not Patriotic to Violate the Constitution

May 1, 2005, John Christoffersen, Associated Press, Patriot Act stirs prosecutors, local governments

April 24, 2005, Jane Gordon, New York Times, In Patriots' Cradle, the Patriot Act Faces Scrutiny

April 20, 2005, Henry Silverman, City Pulse, Riding into the sunset with the Patriot Act

April 14, 2005, Karyn Strickler, Counterpunch, Montana vs. the Patriot Act

April 7, 2005, John Nichols, The Capital Times (Madison, WI), Better SAFE than sorry Patriot Act

April 7, 2005, Editorial, The San Francisco Chronicle, Time to fix the Patriot Act

April 5, 2005, Dave Lindorff, Counterpunch, The Grassroots Resistance to the Patriot Act

April 4, 2005, Andrew Zajac, Chicago Tribune/KRT, Patriot Act up for renewal, but law's effectiveness unclear

February 16, 2005, Nancy Talanian, Common Dreams, John Ashcroft's Legacy

November 19, 2004, Nat Hentoff, Village Voice, John Ashcroft's Achievements: The fearsome attorney general is leaving, but his legacy, and the resistance, remain

November 18, 2004, David Cole, New York Review of Books, Uncle Sam Is Watching You

September 13, 2004, Timothy Egan, BBC News, State Of The Union: Opposing the Patriot Act

July 25, 2004, Gene Maddaus, The Pasadena Star News, Many cities react to provisions of USA Patriot Act

July 1, 2004, Mike Keefe-Feldman, The Missoula Independent, Freedom Fighters 2004: The True Patriots

June 24, 2004, Gail Gibson, Common Dreams News Center/Baltimore Sun, Librarians Set Aside 'Shhh' to Speak Out for Privacy; Patriot Act: Government access to data on library users criticized by the normally quiet types

June 19, 2004, Humphrey Hawksley, BBC News, Librarian's stand against federal law

June 14, 2004, Nat Hentoff, The Village Voice, Declarations of Independence: Since the reign of King George III, resistance has been our legacy—and to this day still is

June 7, 2004, Kim Zetter, Wired News, Cities Say No to the Patriot Act

May 31, 2004, Nick Falsone, The Express-Times, Lehigh profs OK resolution on Patriot Act

May 28, 2004, Nat Hentoff, The Village Voice, Patriot Act Besieged: A Justice Department honcho confesses: 'We are losing the fight for the Patriot Act'

April 30, 2004, 300 Resolutions!

April 15, 2004, Steven Rosenberg, Boston Globe, Patriot Act foes sound alarm locally City, town groups press for changes in security law

March 15, 2004, Washington Journal, C-Span, Interview with Chip Pitts, BORDC of Greater Dallas

February/March, Elaine Scarry, Boston Review, Resolving to Resist

February 12, 2004, Nat Hentoff, Village Voice, The Diminishing of John Ashcroft

February 12, 2004, Alex Irvine, Portland Phoenix, Un-PATRIOT-ic

February 4, 2004, Betsy Barnum, Common Dreams News Center, Outbreak of Local Democracy Continues

January 20, 2004, Thanassis Cambanis, Boston Globe, Resistance to Patriot Act Gaining Ground

December 31, 2003, Medea Benjamin, Alternet, 10 Good Things About a Bad Year (See #8)

December 26, 2003, Tom Troy, Toledo Blade, Patriot Act Produces Wave of Opposition Across Nation

October 28, 2003, Christian Science Monitor, Seth Stern and Sara Miller, Odd Bedfellows Fall in Line

October 24, 2003, KRON, Patriot Act Debate Still Rages

October 20, 2003, Byron York, National Review, Norquist and Keene Join Baldwin and Neas

October 13, 2003, Alex Meneses Miyashita, Fox News, Maryland Communities Protest Patriot Act

October 1, 2003, Sam Stanton and Emily Bazar, Sacramento Bee, Rare Alliances Rally to Defend Rights

September 24, 2003, Sam Stanton and Emily Bazar, Sacramento Bee, Liberty in the balance: Citizens across the U.S. speak out

September 22, 2003, Sam Stanton and Emily Bazar, Sacramento Bee, Librarians Step Up

September 21, 2003, Sam Stanton and Emily Bazar, Sacramento Bee, Security Collides With Civil Liberties

September 11, 2003, Peter Brownfeld, Fox News, Patriot Act Opponents Say Law Endangers Rights

August 28, 2003, Andrew Kiraly, Las Vegas Mercury, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Wiretaps, Real Patriots Protest the Patriot Act

August 25, Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman, Newsweek, Exclusive: Ashcroft's Campaign to Shore Up Patriot Act

August 21, 2003, Jeff Johnson, CNS News, Liberties Groups Slam Ashcroft's PATRIOT Act 'Roadshow'

August 21, 2003, Editorial Board, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Patriot Act ready to be rolled back

August 19, 2003, Tom Brune, Newsday, Ashcroft to Make Case for Anti-Terror Tactics

August 16, 2003, Jesse L. Holland, Associated Press, Momentum Growing Against Patriot Act, Government Tries to Shore Up Support

August 15, 2003, Anita Ramasastry, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Curb FBI's Excessive Access

August 11, 2003, Karen Holt, Publishers Weekly, Patriot Act Foes Say Tide Now Turning in Their Direction

August 11, 2003, Matt Neznanski, Ames Tribune, Libertarian Librarians

August 10, 2003, Kathleen Kenna, Toronto Star, Americans Pay Price for Speaking Out

August 6, 2003, Capital News 9, Common Council Receives Freedom Award

August 4, 2003, Matt Larson, In These Times, Strange Bedfellows: What the ACLU and the NRA Have in Common

July 22, 2003, Sara B. Miller, Christian Science Monitor, Patriots divided

July 21, 2003, Guy Taylor, Washington Times, Communities shun Patriot Act

July 21, 2003, Soojung Chang, Michigan Daily, Haddad deported, A2 rallies to his support

July 20, 2003, David Sarasohn, Oregonian, Patriot Act powers send up red flag

July 18, 2003, Infoshop News, The Arrest of Rabih Haddad and Local Law Enforcement

July 15, 2003, Betsy Barnum, CommonDreams, Grassroots Uprising Fights to Protect Rights and Freedoms

July 14, 2003, Debbie Howlette, USA Today, Patriot Act battle is fought locally

July 9, 2003, Jennifer Van Bergen, TruthOut, Bush, Media, and the Bill of Rights

July 8, 2003, Duncan Campbell, The Guardian, Patriot Games

July 6, 2003, Adam Clymer, New York Times, In the Fight for Privacy, States Set Off Sparks

July 5, 2003, Jim Lobe, One World.net, 130 U.S. Communities Saying No to Repression

July 5, 2003, Martha Woodall, Philadelphia Inquirer, Thousands Protest Near Dedication of Center

July 4, 2003, Editorial, St. Petersburg Times, Liberty First

July 3, 2003, Heidi Walters, Las Vegas Mercury, Acts of patriotism: Flagstaff's struggle to define its rights revives democratic roots

June 29, 2003, Neil Mackay, The Sunday Herald (Scotland), Rage. Mistrust. Hatred. Fear. Uncle Sam's Enemies Within

June 14, 2003, Bill Adair, St. Petersburg Times, Graham quiet about his role on Patriot Act

June 13, 2003, Chad Konecky, Townonline.com, There's something happening here

June 12, 2003, Sabine Guez, Editorial, Politis, Ceux qui disent « non » à Bush

June 11, 2003, Opinion, Willamette Week, Rocking the Boat in Mayberry

June 10, 2003, Jennifer Lin, Philadelphia Inquirer, Anti-Patriot Act effort hits Pa.

June 9, 2003, Juan Williams, NPR Morning Edition, Patriot Act Faces Opposition (listen online)

June 8, 2003, Rhonda Stewart, Boston Globe, City debates toll of security on civil rights

May 30, 2003, Nat Hentoff, Village Voice, 100th Civil Liberties Safe Zone! Hawaii Is the First State to Defy Ashcroft

May 30, 2003, Rachel Neuman, AlterNet, Your Rights: Use 'Em or Lose 'Em

May 27, 2003, Elsa Wenzel, PC World, Who's Afraid of the Patriot Act?

May 23, 2003, Kevin Diaz, Star Tribune, Anti-terror Patriot Act prompts grass-roots uprising

May 23, 2003, Dean Schabner, ABC News, Northern Revolt: Alaska Passes Anti-Patriot Act Resolution; Second State to Oppose Feds

May 20, 2003, Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Fox News, Local Communities Refuse to Enforce Patriot Act

May 14, 2003, David Lindorff, CounterPunch, Fighting the PATRIOT Act: Now it's Alaska

May 14, 2003, Alaska Republicans, Alaska House Gathers Behind Patriot Act Resolution

May 14, 2003, Associated Press, Rep. Young Wants Changes in Patriot Act

May 2, 2003, Shannon Brescher, Cornell Daily Sun, FBI Responds to PATRIOT Act Resolution

May 1, 2003, Hawaii News, State takes stand against Patriot Act

April 27, 2003, ABC News, Protesting Patriots

April 25, 2003, NPR On the Media, Civil Liberties Safe Zones (listen online or read transcript)

April 22, 2003, NPR Talk of the Nation, Patriot Act (listen online)

April 21, 2003, Evelyn Nieves, Washington Post, Local Officials Rise Up to Defy The Patriot Act

April 13, 2003, Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, Arcata the Defiant

April 7, 2003, Casey Connor, Scoop Media, First Anti-PATRIOT Ordinance Passed in California

March 31, 2003, Dan Rice, Daily News Miner, Group raises funds to send delegate to Juneau

March 31, 2003, Lauren Bishop, Ithaca Journal, Protestors stress patriotism in dissent

February 21, 2003, Kari Lydersen, AlterNet, Defending the Bill of Rights

January 30, 2003, Toby Henry, Brattleboro Reformer, Rights Bill on 9 Town Ballots

January 12, 2003, USA Today, Cities Balance Safety, Liberty

December 23, 2002, Michael Janofsky, New York Times, Cities Urge Restraint in Fight Against Terror

December 21, 2002, Patrick Armstrong, Brattleboro Reformer, Sanders Works to Repeal Provisions of Patriot Act

December 19, 2002, Julia Scheeres, Wired News, Cities Say No to Federal Snooping

December 17, 2002, Dean Schabner, ABC News, War on Terror Walkouts

December 10, 2002, Nat Hentoff syndicated column, Grassroots Resistance to Ashcroft

December 9, 2002, Nat Hentoff, Washington Times, Ashcroft vs. Civil Liberties

December 8, 2002, Scott Martelle, Los Angeles Times, New Breed of Patriots Speaking Up

December 4, 2002, Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers
Through a Glass Lightly: 10 Hopeful Cracks in the Bush Facade

November 29, 2002, Nat Hentoff, Village Voice
The New American Freedom Fighters: Organizing Against General Ashcroft

November 22, 2002, Nat Hentoff, Village Voice, Resistance Rising! True Patriots Networking

November 18, 2002, Nat Hentoff, Legal Times, page 67+
Opposing Ashcroft's War and "Capitulating" to America's Freedoms

October 16, 2002, Michael Leon, CounterPunch, Citizens Blast Patriot Act. Madison Passes Civil Liberties Resolution

Fall 2002, Nat Hentoff, Free Inquiry magazine, Citizens Resist War on the Bill of Rights

September 9, 2002, Nat Hentoff, Washington Times, The Challenge to Liberty

September 9, 2002, Nat Hentoff syndicated column, Insight, Sept. 11: Will We Stay Free?

July 15, 2002, Nat Hentoff, Legal Times
Coming to Our Defense: Citizens are Joining up to Protect Liberty in War on Terrorism

July 15, 2002, Editorial, Progressive Populist, War Becomes Con Game

July 3, 2002, San Francisco Bay View, Frederick Douglass: A legacy for Our Times

July 2002 by Nat Hentoff, The Progressive, Grassroots Patriots

June 21, 2002, by Nat Hentoff, The Village Voice, The Sons and Daughters of Liberty

June 17, 2002, by Nat Hentoff, The Washington Times, The USA un-Patriotic Act