Patriot Games.

Unable to defeat the Feingold-led filibuster, the Senate GOP instead decide to punt with a six-month extension of the Patriot Act. Dubya originally said he'd veto a three-month stopgap, and the Republicans have been fervently against previous Democratic calls for a temporary extension...but at this point it sounds like the White House and GOP will take what they can get. (Feingold's reaction: It's "a victory for the American people.") Update: Make that a month.