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16 Oct

Sara Paretsky on the USA Patriot Act

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16 Oct

Book Passage to Celebrate Grand Opening of Second Store

"I always said I'd never open a second store," said Book Passage's Elaine Petrocelli, who will be celebrating the grand opening of her second store on October 18. "Never say never," she added. The new Book Passage is located in the historic San Francisco Ferry Building.

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16 Oct

ABFFE Endorses Security and Freedom Ensured Act

On Wednesday, October 15, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) endorsed the Security and Freedom Ensured Act (SAFE) of 2003, which was introduced in the Senate on October 2 by Senators Larry Craig (R-ID) and Richard Durbin (D-IL). The legislation (S. 1709) would amend parts of the USA Patriot Act, including Section 215, which gives law enforcement officials broad authority to demand that libraries or bookstores turn over books, records, papers, and documents.

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16 Oct

Enzi Introduces E-Fairness Bill to Level Playing Field for Main Street Businesses

On Wednesday, October 15, Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY) introduced legislation (S. 1736) in the Senate that would allow states to simplify sales tax, with equal tax treatment between local merchants and remote sellers. The bill, the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Act (SSUTA), would help states begin to recover from years of budgetary shortfalls by collecting revenue lost through catalog and Internet purchases. The bill is co-sponsored by Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND).

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