>It has taken over 4 years, but sanity has returned.
>
>"The US Senate has rejected an attempt to reauthorise several sections of the main US anti-terror law."
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4536418.stm

It's not quite as simple as that. The Senate didn't have the votes to end discussion on the bill and force a vote. Not sure what'll happen next.

Tamar