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I will also continue to strongly oppose any reauthorization of the Patriot Act that does not protect the rights and freedoms of law-abiding Americans with no connection to terrorism.

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Russ Feingold
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: March 2
Former U.S. Senate Member
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Janesville
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