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The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
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2001 United States anti-terrorism law
The USA PATRIOT Act was a landmark Act of the United States Congress, signed into law by President George W. Bush. The formal name of the statute is the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)