The American Civil Liberties Union said the bill includes "Patriot Act-like provisions" inserted at the request of House members after immigration provisions that contributed to the delay in the House were removed.

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In a 2004 article, also in the Wall Street Journal, Mukasey defended the Patriot Act against charges that it eroded civil liberties.

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And most Americans believe that the USA Patriot Act "is within acceptable bounds in its treatment of civil liberties, " the Gallup News Service announces.

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