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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, NSA, amendment, telecommunications, lawsuit, cooperation, committee, Sen., telecommunications company, Democrat, aide, bill, senator, law, Republican

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, Bush Administration, Republican, Democrat, technology company, law, Washington, Cisco Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Republicans propose last-minute spy bill

November 16, 2006 Key Senate Republican frames it as chance for more "resources" and oversight for Bush administration spy program. TAGS: bill, Republican, Bush Administration, NSA, law, chairman, section, U.S., president

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

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, Alberto Gonzales, legislation, Bush Administration, Rep., agenda, Republican, Colorado, law, Democrat, attorney general, bill, proposal, telecommunications, requirement, Internet Service Provider

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: prison, pretexting, penalty, bill, Democrat, Republican, record, law

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, Democrat, Republican, provision, bill, content provider, eBay Inc., attorney, attorney general, law, California, spokesman, New York, broadband

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, warrant, Richard Posner, NSA, Republican, chairman, Democrat, bill, law, president

Bill would stiffen penalties for crimes posted online

January 26, 2007 Congressional Republican wants to force states to boost sentences for criminals who post images or videos of their violent crimes on the Internet. TAGS: crime, First Amendment, sentence, penalty, bill, police, speech, MySpace, law, state, Republican, New York, person, video

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, John Sununu, opposition, senator, Republican, Democrat, Patrick Leahy, conference, Bush Administration, bill, threat, law, Washington
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