Posted on 09/11/2003 11:33:38 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:07:55 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
President Bush's call for expanded antiterrorism powers, dubbed "Patriot II" by some, got a lukewarm response on Capitol Hill yesterday from both sides of the aisle.
Democrats say the administration is trying to pass the contentious "Patriot II" piecemeal, and Republican lawmakers vocally opposed to expanding the original legislation mostly are mum on the matter.
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