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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, law, Democrat, Republican, bill, state, Washington, conference, TV

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, Rep., Bush Administration, agenda, Colorado, telecommunications, Republican, bill, law, requirement, Democrat, Internet Service Provider

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

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, Republican, Democrat, Washington, Oracle Corp., law, Cisco Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp.

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, town, Bush Administration, bill, U.S., power, e-mail

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

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, terrorist attack, Democrat, vote, aide, president, attorney general, power, attack, law, U.S., leader

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, proposal, Internet service, law, bill, service provider, MySpace, Internet Service Provider, leader, IM, database

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, telecommunications company, Democrat, terrorist, Bush Administration, law, telecommunications, U.S.

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, telecommunications company, cooperation, Sen., committee, bill, aide, Democrat, law, senator, AT&T Corp.

Wiretap laws face new static

October 10, 2007 A bill in the House focuses on the touchy issue of immunity for ISPs and phone companies that aid the feds in spying. TAGS: immunity, telecommunications, telecommunications company, NSA, lawsuit, bill, law, Bush Administration, AT&T Corp., Democrat, San Francisco, Internet Service Provider

State governments push for Net neutrality laws

June 26, 2006 Attorneys general in New York and California say they'd like a federal law prohibiting network operators from offering a "fast lane" on the Internet. TAGS: Eliot Spitzer, Net Neutrality, Bill Lockyer, provision, bill, content provider, Republican, Democrat, attorney general, attorney, California, spokesman, law, New York, broadband, eBay Inc.

Patriot Act renewal draws filibuster threat

December 8, 2005 Plan backed by White House for minimal changes and four-year renewal draws opposition in the Senate. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, renewal, opposition, Patrick Leahy, senator, Democrat, conference, Republican, Bush Administration, bill, Washington, law, threat

Phone-record scam bills cleared for final votes

March 2, 2006 Senate and House panels approve pair of bills aimed at putting phone-record thieves in prison. TAGS: pretexting, prison, penalty, bill, record, Democrat, law, Republican

Can video iPod lead to DMCA reform?

January 23, 2006 The Digital Millennium Copyright Act needs some serious repairs. CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh wonders whether the video iPod will do the trick. TAGS: DMCA, Apple video iPod, Rick Boucher, lobbyist, Rep., Democrat, bill, law, Apple Computer, DVD, researcher, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod, video

Spy law changes divide House panel

July 19, 2006 Democrats, Republicans can't agree on whether to rewrite law governing foreign surveillance to address NSA program. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Richard Posner, warrant, NSA, Republican, chairman, law, bill, Democrat, president

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