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Second Amendment Foundation Endorses Call to Review Patriot Act BELLEVUE, Wash., March 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) today endorsed efforts by Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances -- a coalition of organizations and interests that includes the ACLU, tax reformers, medical privacy proponents and gun rights activists -- to have certain sections of the Patriot Act reviewed. The coalition is meeting Tuesday in Washington, D.C. "As a civil rights organization, we are very concerned about sections of the Patriot Act that allow invasions of privacy under the guise of some investigation that may be nothing more...

Bush Urges Renewal of Patriot Act 44 minutes ago White House - AP By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites) on Monday urged Congress to reauthorize the USA Patriot Act, the Justice Department (news - web sites)'s widely criticized anti-terrorism law. AP Photo Reuters Slideshow: President Bush "We must not allow the passage of time or the illusion of safety to weaken our resolve in this new war" on terrorism, Bush said at a swearing-in ceremony for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at the Justice Department. The president also argued that the Senate must...

<p>United States Attorney General John Ashcroft told federal and local officials Monday the USA Patriot Act should be expanded, not softened, even as protesters gathered nearby and the Anchorage Assembly and state Legislature have passed resolutions protesting the national anti-terrorism law.</p>