June 16, 2005

House votes to curb Patriot Act, defies Bush

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday defied President Bush 
by approving a measure making it harder for federal agents to secretly gather information on 
people's library reading habits and bookstore purchases. The House voted 238-187 to scale 
back the government's powers to conduct secret investigations that were authorized by the 
Patriot Act, a post-Sept. 11 anti-terrorism law.

SOURCE: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/16/AR2005061600291_2.html