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Senate takes step away from Real ID

June 28, 2007 Opponents of controversial law win vote in the Senate on Wednesday to restrict uses of the forthcoming digital ID cards, signaling the political winds may have shifted. TAGS: Real ID Act, immigration, amendment, Montana, ID card, vote, driver's license, state, card

Compulsory ID cards for U.K. citizens

February 14, 2006 All will be required to register within five years. Critics warn U.K. is "sleepwalking towards a surveillance state." TAGS: ID card, amendment, passport, citizen, U.K., vote, government

Senate deals blow to Net neutrality

June 28, 2006 Narrow vote complicates Internet companies' efforts to prompt Congress to enact new regulations. Chart: Congress' broadband battles TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, regulation, vote, Democrat, Amazon.com Inc., Internet company, telecommunications, Republican, senator, Verizon Communications, broadband, bill, traffic, Google Inc., video

Net neutrality: Meet the winner

June 12, 2006 Verizon's chief Washington lobbyist, Thomas Tauke, has the political muscle to turn his company's wishes into law. TAGS: Net Neutrality, vote, bill, amendment, committee, lobbyist, telecommunications, Verizon Communications, Washington

Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal

April 5, 2006 House Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal backed by Democrats and companies including Google and Microsoft. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, Republican, Democrat, Rep., proposal, Amazon.com Inc., vote, broadband provider, telecommunications, broadband, Google Inc., video, Microsoft Corp.

House plans vote on Net neutrality

June 7, 2006 Democrats lost a vote on Net neutrality in a committee. Now they're trying again in a House floor vote this week. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, eBay Inc., Democrat, vote, telecommunications, regulation, margin, telecommunications company

EU approves software patent changes

May 18, 2004 Officials vote for controversial changes to a draft directive, meaning that Europe is now likely to see widespread patenting of software programs. TAGS: directive, amendment, software patent, European Union, vote, draft, proposal, Europe, spokesman, open source

House begins debate on Net neutrality rules

June 8, 2006 The debate kicks off in the House of Representatives, with Democrats saying it's "shameful" not to impose Net neutrality regulations. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, Rep., Democrat, Republican, eBay Inc., regulation, vote, telecommunications, bill, rule, Texas, leadership, Adobe PDF, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc.

House rejects Net neutrality rules

June 9, 2006 House of Representatives sides with broadband providers like Verizon and AT&T over Internet companies. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, broadband provider, Republican, Amazon.com Inc., vote, Democrat, Internet company, Internet-site, broadband, Verizon Communications, telecommunications, AT&T Corp., Google Inc.

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