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Bookstores join to fight Patriot Act
A local bookstore owner is hoping that a national petition drive will encourage lawmakers to amend a section of the USA Patriot Act that allows the FBI to view… More
Take action to amend 215’s abuses
Lost in the current furor over missing National Guard duty and misread intelligence was President Bush's demand last month that Congress extend the U.S.A. Patriot Act.That package of antiterrorism… More
A Day and a Deed for Gorgeous
I hate to break in on your Washington's Birthday celebration, especially if you've just gotten to the cherry pie part. But among the many problems of squishing the birthdays… More
U.S. Embargo Extended to Editing Articles
WASHINGTON—For U.S. publishers, changing so much as a comma in an author's work can be more than a delicate process. It can be criminal—punishable by fines of up to… More
Book Groups Seek Privacy
Three book organizations kicked off a national signature drive yesterday to amend a federal law that allows the FBI to inspect library and bookstore records surreptitiously. More
Petition drive against Patriot Act
Backed by 40 organizations representing libraries across the country and 81 publishing and distribution companies, including Barnes and Noble, Borders, Random House, Simon and Schuster and International Publishers, the… More
Patriot Act petition
Groups seeking to amend Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act launched a campaign today to obtain one million signatures in support of legislation that would protect the privacy… More
‘Doing Time’
We've seen it all already, and it has been real enough, the cellblock riots, the black majority, what goes on inside prison walls. We've heard the clang of the… More
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