Patriot Act provokes library privacy debate across Kansas
Civil liberties advocates warn Patriot Act loosens checks on library data while officials say investigations require court orders. Law professor notes looser standards may target library computer records, not merely book checkouts, amid library privacy concerns and limited FBI contact to date.
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Poll finds Americans still fear terror threat two years on
A Knowledge Networks poll for the Program on International Policy Attitudes shows 28 percent feel less safe, 48 percent neither safer nor less safe, and 24 percent more safe since 9/11. About 73 percent fear more attacks, while 64 percent say U.S. Middle East presence raises risk. respondents favor diplomacy and UN help over unilateral actions.
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