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Patriot Act

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heh heh, sorry TK -- how's this? (still unbolded, but better grammar)
[[Image:Gwbushsigningpatriotact.jpg|thumb|right|300px|President George Bush signing Patriot Act before Bi-Partisan gathering of Members of Congress]]‎
The '''Patriot Act''' -- Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (more commonly known as the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 or simply the '''Patriot Act''') is an antiterrorism bill written in response to the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]]. It was signed into law by President [[George W. Bush]] on October 26th, only 45 days after the terrorist attacks. It was formulated from a package of laws written by President Bush<ref name="CQ" /> and then [[Attorney General]] [[John Ashcroft]]<ref name="CQ" /> and passed with a minimum of debate. The primary purpose of the bill was to provide [[law enforcement]] with the tools it needs to fight the domestic war on terror. The bill expanded the definitions of other crime-fighting bills to include [[terrorist]]s, it provided funds to the [[Justice Department]] for fighting terrorism, and, made broad changes to [[surveillance]] and intelligence procedures.
==Passage of the Act==
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