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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

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

Senators demand more regulations on Net pharmacies

May 16, 2007 Politicians mull forcing ISPs to block "rogue" pharmacies or monitoring customers' Web traffic to block ads. TAGS: pharmacy, Patrick Leahy, federal law, drug, regulation, doctor, senator, legislation, attorney general, law, bill, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, service provider, 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, cooperation, telecommunications company, Sen., committee, aide, bill, Democrat, senator, law, AT&T Corp.

Senator: Net neutrality may not happen

March 14, 2006 Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Stevens seems lukewarm to mandatory Net neutrality, and analysts say it's not a good idea. TAGS: Net Neutrality, network provider, committee, principle, senator, Wall Street, bill, Amazon.com Inc., telecommunications, satellite, law, Cisco Systems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., idea, Google Inc.

Senate panel OKs video game study

March 9, 2006 In step toward future restrictions, legislation would fund major study on effects of video game, Net, TV and cell phone use. TAGS: Lieberman Software Corp, minor, video game, legislation, bill, law, senator, violence, games, media, video, cell phone, TV

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