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HP scandal reviving pretexting legislation

September 15, 2006 After their initial interest subsided, politicians are turning their attention back to dealing with those who access others' phone records. TAGS: pretexting, hp scandal, Republican, politician, bill, Democrat, police, Sen., senator, chairman, letter, HP

Politicians press for antispyware law yet again

March 15, 2007 Both parties say they hope the third time's the charm for a bill that overwhelmingly passed the House twice already. TAGS: bill, legislation, anti-spyware, politician, Rep., spyware

House panel OKs global rules for U.S. Net firms

June 22, 2006 Bill is reponse to reports that tech companies have been tailoring offerings to China's censorship regime. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., China, politician, rule, bill, Internet service, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., U.S., Microsoft Corp.

House panel approves legal shield for bloggers

August 1, 2007 Over objections from the Bush administration, a divided House committee approves bill allowing people doing journalism for "financial gain" to keep sources confidential. TAGS: Rick Boucher, bill, Bush Administration, blogger, shield, politician, blog, Rep., definition

Congress takes new stab at patent system overhaul

April 18, 2007 Key politicians vow to pass bill that's drawing rave reviews from high-tech firms but resistance from other quarters. TAGS: bill, high-technology company, patent, politician, litigation, Sen., Rep., intellectual property, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Politicians call for e-voting paper trails by '08 election

February 7, 2007 Troubled by irregularities, they say it's urgent to enact federal laws requiring voter-verifiable records of ballots cast. TAGS: e-voting, Rush Holt, ballot, election, bill, politician, audit, Sen., Republican, Democrat

Net neutrality fight returns to Senate

June 13, 2006 Fans and foes jockey for position at a final hearing before a mammoth bill goes up for a preliminary vote next week. TAGS: Net Neutrality, bill, politician, Republican, Amazon.com Inc., Sen., Democrat, broadband, video

FBI spy powers face new Capitol Hill scrutiny

July 26, 2007 Bureau's chief tries to blunt concerns about misuse of secret requests for phone and e-mail logs, as politicians propose reining in the practice. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Capitol Hill, politician, bill, letter, Rep., concern, practice, agency, agent, e-mail

Tech asks departing Republicans for favors

November 14, 2006 Tech lobbyists are mounting a last-minute campaign to press the waning days of a Republican Congress for action. TAGS: H1-B visa, R&D, Republican, lobbyist, politician, proposal, bill, tax, session, Washington, Democrat
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