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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, bill, law, children

Senators threaten new Net porn crackdown

January 20, 2006 At a Senate hearing, politicians suggest a rating system for naughty Web sites and a tax on online sales of pornography. TAGS: porn, senator, Democrat, court, law, tax, Google 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, senator, Patrick Leahy, conference, Democrat, Republican, Bush Administration, bill, law, Washington, threat

Senate won't quiz telecoms about NSA spying

June 6, 2006 Republican senator abandons pledge to call telecom CEOs to testify about surveillance, saying now's not the right time. TAGS: NSA, telecommunications, BellSouth Corp., committee, senator, Republican, Democrat, AT&T Corp., law, vice president

Patriot Act defender touts 'safeguards'

January 10, 2006 Key Bush administration ally says there are plenty of safeguards in a renewal plan. Opponents aren't convinced. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, provision, Republican, Wisconsin, senator, law, politician, conference, Sen., terrorism, Democrat, president

Senator: Expect data privacy and patent law rewrite

December 13, 2006 Patrick Leahy, the new Judiciary Committee head, also promises increased oversight of the warrantless eavesdropping program. TAGS: Patrick Leahy, intellectual property, senator, patent, Democrat, law, chairman

Bush ratchets up Patriot Act pressure

December 21, 2005 President Bush and his allies step up pressure on senators to renew a law with limited reforms that would protect civil liberties. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, renewal, senator, Republican, vote, law, Democrat, president

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, senator, law, AT&T Corp.

Senate rebuffs Bush on Patriot Act

December 16, 2005 Bipartisan vote defies the president and makes pro-civil liberties reforms more likely when Senate returns in January. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, senator, critic, vote, Michigan, extension, law, Democrat, Republican, president

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