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US Senate votes to block Patriot Act renewal
www.chinaview.cn 2005-12-17 02:37:17

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- The US Senate, with a vote of 52-47, rejected on Friday a legislation to renew the Patriot Act, the Bush Administration's top anti-terror law, blaming it for infringing too much upon people's rights. Enditem

    

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