8013 - friday five, ganked form eryx_uk again!

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1. What's your favorite radio station?

Well, internet radio... Country fried hot rod is pretty fun.I'm also currently jamming to X-entertainment's Christmas Mix

2. How would you describe the format?

Rockabilly,  Hillbilly, & 50's stuff, and the othe ris Some great holiday-themed stuff. PeeWee Herman and Charo, Pogues, and more.

3. Do you think satellite radio will become commonplace, like subscribing to cable TV?

I suspect so, but it will probably have a much more limited appeal.

4. Have you thought about buying a satellite radio subscription?

Yes, but I've also thought about having inflatable hair that you can tie like balloon animals. That doesn't mean I want it.

5. When is the last time you said goodbye?

To Newt this morning, before AM launch. Well, I actually said "Later, Tater," but I meant goodbye.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1413471&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

WASHINGTON Dec 16, 2005 — The Senate on Friday rejected attempts to reauthorize several provisions of the USA Patriot Act as infringing too much on Americans' privacy and liberty, dealing a huge defeat to the Bush administration and Republican leaders.

In a crucial vote early Friday, the bill's Senate supporters were not able to get the 60 votes needed to overcome a threatened filibuster by Sens. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Larry Craig, R-Idaho, and their allies. The final vote was 52-47.

President Bush, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Republicans congressional leaders had lobbied fiercely to make most of the expiring Patriot Act provisions permanent, and add new safeguards and expiration dates to the two most controversial parts: roving wiretaps and secret warrants for books, records and other items from businesses, hospitals and organizations such as libraries.


Senate Rejects Extension of Patriot Act
Unmanned Border Planes Can Require a Crew of 20
Bush's Senior Roundtable

Feingold, Craig and other critics said that wasn't enough, and have called for the law to be extended in its present form so they can continue to try and add more civil liberties safeguards. But Bush, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and House Speaker Dennis Hastert have said they won't accept a short-term extension of the law.

If a compromise is not reached, the 16 Patriot Act provisions expire on Dec. 31.

Frist changed his vote at the last moment after seeing the critics would win. He decided to vote with the prevailing side so he could call for a new vote at any time. He immediately objected to an offer of a short term extension from Democrats, saying the House won't approve it and the president won't sign it.

"We have more to fear from terrorism than we do from this Patriot Act," Frist warned.

If the Patriot Act provisions expire, Republicans say they will place the blame on Democrats in next year's midterm elections. "In the war on terror, we cannot afford to be without these vital tools for a single moment," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said. "The time for Democrats to stop standing in the way has come."

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But the Patriot Act's critics got a boost from a New York Times report saying Bush authorized the National Security Agency to monitor the international phone calls and international e-mails of hundreds perhaps thousands of people inside the United States. Previously, the NSA typically limited its domestic surveillance to foreign embassies and missions and obtained court orders for such investigations.

"I don't want to hear again from the attorney general or anyone on this floor that this government has shown it can be trusted to use the power we give it with restraint and care," said Feingold, the only senator to vote against the Patriot Act in 2001.


Senate Rejects Extension of Patriot Act
Unmanned Border Planes Can Require a Crew of 20
Bush's Senior Roundtable

"It is time to have some checks and balances in this country," shouted Sen. Patrick Leahy, ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee. "We are more American for doing that."