Democrats trying to avoid filibuster of Patriot Act

RAW STORY

With House passage of the USA PATRIOT Act reauthorization conference report expected as early as today, Senate Democrats are mapping out a delicate strategy to block one of President Bush’s top legislative priorities while hoping to avoid the stigma of filibustering homeland security measures, ROLL CALL reports Wednesday... Excerpts:

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A handful of Senate Republicans are already planning to oppose the report over civil liberties concerns, even as leading Democrats are pushing the Senate to put off debate on the bill until next year, while stopping short of calling for a filibuster.