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13 Nov

Bookseller Calls for Seattle to Pass Anti-Patriot Act Resolution

The King County Council of Seattle is presently considering a resolution to oppose any amendments in the USA Patriot Act that it deems to infringe on the constitutional rights of its citizens -- including Patriot Act amendments that allow for invasion of privacy, expanded government surveillance, and denial of due process, as reported by the Seattle Times.

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13 Nov

ABA and NACS Meet in Ohio

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13 Nov

An Urgent Request From ABFFE President Chris Finan

Dear Booksellers,

Congressman Bernie Sanders needs your help today. He is trying to win approval for an amendment that denies funds for conducting searches of bookstore and library records under the USA Patriot Act.

Although Sanders initially failed to get this amendment added to the Justice Department's appropriations bill in July, he was successful in attaching it to another spending measure. He is now trying to make sure that the amendment is included in the final appropriations bill that is negotiated with the Senate.

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12 Nov

In Memory of Bookseller Steve Richards

By Kelly Justice of the Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, Virginia

As I head into this holiday season, I'm doing it without the guidance, support, and expertise of one of the best booksellers with whom I've ever had the privilege of sharing a stool behind a counter. Steve Richards passed away suddenly from a brain infection on October 21, and the bookstore's owners and I and the rest of the crew of the Fountain Bookstore are devastated at this unexpected loss.

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