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Opponents try to block Patriot Act renewal
Dec 12 2005 7:09PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Opponents of a compromise to renew the Patriot Act launched last-minute efforts to block it Monday, saying Congress needs time to include more protections for civil liberties. But the chief Senate negotiator said more talking won't change the deal.
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Gov't seizes $11 million in knockoff goods
Dec 12 2005 5:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fake Burberry handbags and Nike shoes were among $11.4 million worth of knockoff items seized by federal authorities last month as counterfeiters geared up for the holiday shopping season, officials said Monday.
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TSA defends move to allow sharp tools
Dec 12 2005 5:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Transportation Security Administration defended the agency's decision to allow small scissors and sharp tools onto planes, insisting at a Senate hearing Monday that it will make air travel safer.
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Byrd warns Frist against 'nuclear option'
Dec 12 2005 5:32PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia said Monday he doesn't expect Democrats to filibuster the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, but he still chastised Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist for threatening to stop any such effort through a drastic parliamentary effort that has been dubbed the "nuclear option."
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Prosecutors appeal dismissed DeLay charge
Dec 12 2005 5:26PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Prosecutors asked a judge Monday not to let Rep. Tom DeLay's trial begin while they appeal the dismissal of one of the three campaign-finance charges against the former House majority leader.
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