Unpredictable factor

GOP, Democrats banking on Patriot Act as key issue

By Charlie Savage

Globe Staff / March 7, 2004

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WASHINGTON -- Justice Department officials met behind closed doors with congressional staffers last week to argue against a bill that would roll back the USA Patriot Act, insisting that the new surveillance rules rushed through Congress after the 2001 terrorist attacks should raise no fears about compromising civil liberties. (Full Article: 1037 Words)