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Senators seek Web porn tax

August 1, 2005 Nine Senate Democrats want to levy a 25 percent tax on porn sites' revenue, but legal scholars say the idea violates the First Amendment. TAGS: First Amendment, tax, scholar, Arkansas, senator, Democrat, law, bill, children

Democrats defeat election-law aid for bloggers

November 3, 2005 Proposal would have amended U.S. election laws to immunize bloggers from hundreds of pages of federal regulations. TAGS: Democrat, bill, regulation, blogger, finance, rule, U.S.

Democrats attack new bill over Net neutrality

March 31, 2006 House Democrats push for more regulations on broadband providers, saying Republican-backed bill isn't enough. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Democrat, bill, regulation, Rep., broadband provider, telecommunications, small business, Washington, broadband, video

Democrats to push new Net sex-predator laws

August 3, 2007 House leaders are planning a fresh look at laws aimed at keeping offenders off social-networking sites and heightening child-porn penalties. TAGS: Democrat, Internet service, proposal, bill, law, service provider, MySpace, Internet Service Provider, leader, IM, database

Democrats pledge fight over Net neutrality

April 25, 2006 House Democrats pledge to fight for FCC's right to regulate Internet. Meanwhile, a turf battle. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Democrat, Rep., Edward Markey, Republican, bill, committee, fee, telecommunications, broadband

GOP revives ISP-tracking legislation

February 7, 2007 New "law and order agenda" proposes data retention requirements. Also, owners of racy Web sites would have to post labels or go to prison. TAGS: Internet provider, legislation, Bush Administration, Rep., agenda, telecommunications, Colorado, law, bill, Republican, requirement, Democrat, Internet Service Provider

Senators renew call for .xxx domains

March 17, 2006 Two Democrats propose a bill requiring feds to negotiate with ICANN to revive plans for the virtual red-light district. TAGS: domain, minor, proposal, district, domain name, bill, porn, senator, Democrat

FAQ: How far does the new wiretap law go?

August 6, 2007 Protect America Act signed Sunday temporarily makes it easier for the feds to eavesdrop on calls and e-mail. But what are the privacy impacts? TAGS: NSA, law, vote, Democrat, FAQ, Bush Administration, town, bill, U.S., power, e-mail

House votes to expand electronic spying powers

September 29, 2006 Republican leaders attack Democrats who voted against the measure, accusing them of supporting privacy rights for terrorists. TAGS: surveillance, bill, Republican, Democrat, terrorist attack, aide, vote, president, attorney general, power, attack, law, leader, U.S.

Illinois games restriction bill advances

May 4, 2005 Bill that would allow state officials to impose ratings on games is voted on to state Senate 6 to 2. TAGS: bill, proposal, Illinois, state, games, Democrat

House OKs revamp of patent system

September 7, 2007 Congress takes major step toward changes long sought by big tech companies. But there's no guarantee that proposal will become law. TAGS: bill, vote, technology company, Cisco Systems Inc., Republican, Democrat, Washington, Oracle Corp., law, Microsoft Corp.

Fight looms over Net neutrality in Senate

June 22, 2006 First day of debate on massive communications bill brings no vote on concept, but politicians stake out positions. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, Republican, committee, bill, debate, Democrat, concept, video

Democrat proposes lifting federal ban on Net gambling

April 26, 2007 A prominent House member says it's time to legalize--and regulate--the burgeoning industry. TAGS: ban, legislation, Democrat, bill, Rep., payment, U.S., security

What's behind the video game witch hunt?

June 13, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains who's driving the campaign against politically incorrect video games--and why. TAGS: minor, Richard Posner, video game, Indianapolis, bill, law, Democrat, Illinois, violence, games, America, video

Politicos propose new action on Net neutrality

May 18, 2006 House bill aims to make the concept enforceable under antitrust law, while senators continue to ponder their own action. Musician Moby raises voice for Net neutrality TAGS: Net Neutrality, antitrust, antitrust law, committee, Rick Boucher, Edward Markey, Democrat, proposal, bill, broadband provider, broadband, telecommunications

House backs major shift to electronic IDs

February 11, 2005 Americans wouldn't be able to take airplanes or trains or enter federal buildings without new e-licenses. TAGS: ID card, driver's license, Real ID Act, bill, Republican, airplane, Rep., Social Security, rule, license, state, Democrat

Lawmakers tackle national e-waste problem

May 24, 2005 House Republicans, Democrats join in push for national law as environmental groups sound alarms. TAGS: lawmaker, Maine, legislator, California, Democrat, law, bill, Republican, Washington, state, conference, TV

House rejects immunity for phone companies in spy suits

November 16, 2007 Drawing veto threats from White House, legislators OK spy law rewrite sans lawsuit protection for aids of government spying. TAGS: immunity, warrant, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, legislation, bill, terrorist, Democrat, telecommunications company, law, Bush Administration, telecommunications, U.S.

Net neutrality field in Congress gets crowded

May 19, 2006 Politicians rush to introduce their own versions of broadband regulation; new Democrat-led proposal joins existing ones. TAGS: Byron Dorgan, Net Neutrality, bill, telecommunications, Amazon.com Inc., broadband, Democrat, Republican

NSA telecom immunity still unsettled in Senate

November 16, 2007 Due to procedural oddity, question of whether to shield companies from suits alleging cooperation with the NSA won't be resolved until final floor vote. TAGS: immunity, Patrick Leahy, amendment, NSA, telecommunications, lawsuit, cooperation, telecommunications company, Sen., committee, bill, aide, Democrat, senator, law, AT&T Corp.
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