A tentative "deal" has been reached on the Patriot Act reauthorization. The compromise (Conference Report on H.R. 3199, the “USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005”) does not contain even the modest reforms in Senate bill S. 1389. It differs from the pre-Thanksgiving version only in that its sunsets on sections 206, 215, and "lone wolf" have been reduced from 7 years to 4 years. The compromise is unacceptable.

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The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is seriously concerned for the safety of the Afro-Colombian and peasant farmer communities of Yurumanguí River and the Juntas township, following reports from our field staff in the area that a high mountain battalion of 500 troops entered the township of Juntas on November 30, 2005 and are amassing in the region.

CPRC is opposed to the death penalty, and supporters and participants are organizing an effort to offer a "Declaration of Life" stating your opposition to the death penalty and including a request that ..."should I die as a result of a violent crime, I request that the person or persons found guilty of homicide for my killing not be subject to or put in jeopardy of the death penalty under any circumstances, no matter how heinous their crime or how much I may have suffered."

If you are interested in helping to organize this drive, contact Julie Lee at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it '; document.write( '' ); document.write( addy_text10665 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //-->\n This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Sample Declaration