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...struggle to renew the most controversial provisions of the USA Patriot Act, which was passed after 9/11 and gave law enforcement broad new powers that have since unsettled some on both the left and the right. Congress last month disappointed the White House by giving the provisions only a five-week extension, setting a new expiration date of Feb. 3. And some kind of congressional investigation into the NSA spying program seems certain. Specter, for one, has promised hearings early in the year--a move, sources tell TIME, that the White House is hoping to head off by convincing...
...holidays and opposition to the Patriot Act legislation still strong, the Senate finally passed a six-month extension of the Patriot Act on Dec. 21. A day of frenzied negotiations followed between the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the White House. The final compromise was a five-week extension to allow time for discussion and possible revision of the controversial measures. The senators who blocked the renewal of the Patriot Act legislation in its current form hope to set stricter parameters for FBI information demands and address what they call a lack of meaningful judicial review of the process...
RHEUMATOID RELIEF: CAN IT BE CANNABIS? Sativex, a drug that contains marijuana--or cannabis--extracts, not only lessens the pain of rheumatoid arthritis but also seems to suppress the disease, according to a five-week study of 56 patients in Rheumatology. It was the first controlled trial of the ancient analgesic on that condition...
...even the fieriest tale of romance and betrayal can fizzle if the two lead actors share no chemistry.It is an axiom made flesh by Dominique Serrand’s production of Georges Bizet’s operatic masterpiece “Carmen,” which finished its five-week run at the Loeb Drama Center on Saturday.“Carmen” follows the ill-fated attraction between its titular heroine, a tempestuous femme fatale, and Don José, the Spanish corporal who uproots his life in order to pursue her. Don José forsakes his post?...
...week later the word went out: Kerry had decided against Gutsball. It would take him away from the battleground states when he could least afford it. But that meant August was still going to be a crapshoot, a five-week run through a gauntlet where Bush--or someone acting in his interest--would surely attack Kerry with a well-financed ad campaign. Kerry, meanwhile, would need to sit tight, take the hit and conserve his $75 million for the ad fight after Labor Day. "Opting in was an enormous calculated risk," said an aide. "It meant crossing our fingers...