Senate Intelligence Committee 'Mark-Up' of Patriot Act Rescheduled; CRP Calls Booksellers to Action
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's closed session "mark up" of legislation that would re-authorize and further broaden the powers of the USA Patriot Act, including Section 215, scheduled for today, has been postponed until next Thursday, May 26.
On Wednesday, May 18, officials told the New York Times that the Bush administration and Senate Republican leaders are looking to "significantly expand the F.B.I.'s power to demand business records in terror investigations without obtaining approval from a judge."
At this year's BookExpo America (BEA), the National Book Foundation will be raffling a pair of tickets to its 2005 National Book Awards Ceremony to be held on November 16 at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. All BEA attendees are eligible to enter the drawing to win the pair of tickets valued at $1,000 each.