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Democrats: Colleges must police copyright, or else

November 10, 2007 Top congressional Democrats put pressure on colleges and universities to stamp out peer-to-peer piracy or lose financial aid for all their students. TAGS: university, college, Audible Magic, student, Democrat, Napster Inc., P2P, file-sharing, letter, president, entertainment

Attorney general: Bush blocked review of spy program

July 18, 2006 Alberto Gonzales also presses for controversial law that would permit secret court to review NSA spy program. TAGS: Alberto Gonzales, NSA, attorney general, Democrat, surveillance, Patrick Leahy, president, court, authority, lawyer, Bush Administration, Sen.

Democrats allege e-voting problems in Ohio

January 7, 2005 Congress certifies President Bush as winner of election, as handful of Democrats debate e-voting machine irregularities. TAGS: e-voting, Ohio, Democrat, irregularity, objection, election, president

Anger grows over NSA surveillance report

May 12, 2006 Senators promise immediate hearings after report the agency secretly obtained tens of millions of phone records. TAGS: NSA, Edward Markey, Democrat, hearing, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., data mining, surveillance, Sen., Rep., Republican, 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, vote, aide, terrorist attack, attorney general, president, power, law, attack, U.S., leader

President defends secret wiretapping

December 19, 2005 As controversy grows over electronic spying on Americans, Bush asserts that taps will continue. TAGS: hearing, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Sen., president, Democrat, Washington, law, U.S.

Controversial spy bill advances in Senate

September 14, 2006 Civil liberties groups and Democrats argue a new bill would give approval to an unchecked surveillance regime. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, NSA, Democrat, bill, president, Bush Administration, Sen., measure, Republican, power

Republicans tout high-tech agenda

March 1, 2006 Politicians parade a legislative package designed to ensure that America remains a dominant tech industry player. TAGS: Republican, agenda, Democrat, press conference, Rep., incentive, Apple Computer, president, leader, America, broadband

House panel endorses controversial spy bill

September 21, 2006 Republicans push through legislation to rewrite wiretapping law, get blasted by civil-liberties groups and Democrats. TAGS: Ed Black, surveillance, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Republican, Democrat, terrorism, legislation, Rep., bill, president, power

Democrats unveil 'innovation agenda'

November 15, 2005 Delivering high-speed Net access to all Americans within five years is one of several priorities being presented. TAGS: Democrat, supercomputer, broadband, Internet access, telecommunications, U.S., president

Democrats counter Bush on tech

April 5, 2001 Democratic leaders outline their technology agenda for the year, seeking every opportunity to contrast it to that of the Bush administration. TAGS: Tom Daschle, E-Rate, Jay Rockefeller, George W. Bush, Democrat, tax, South Dakota, Sen., broadband, Bush Administration, president, leader, e-mail

Can Howard Stern now relax?

January 24, 2005 It all depends on who President Bush appoints to succeed Michael Powell at the FCC, says CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh. TAGS: Michael Powell, Howard Stern, Republican, Democrat, FCC Commissioner, VoIP, vote, fiber, decision, president, tax

Bush pushes energy regulations, ethanol

January 24, 2007 President's State of the Union address calls for renewable energy and higher fuel standards for cars. But the Iraq war was on everyone's mind. TAGS: Iraq, regulation, proposal, president, nation, address, Democrat, standards, car, U.S.

Report: Florida data suggests e-voting problems

November 19, 2004 Analysis by U.C. Berkeley researchers contends there was link between e-voting machines and a pro-Bush skew in Florida. TAGS: e-voting, county, Florida, vote, analysis, Republican, professor, researcher, president, Democrat, pattern, factor, theory

Senators press for details of NSA spying

February 28, 2006 A prominent Senate Democrat says President Bush seems to think there's "no place" for judicial or congressional oversight. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, NSA, Patrick Leahy, legality, Alberto Gonzales, senator, Democrat, administration, attorney general, Sen., Republican, president, U.S.

Would President Kerry defang the DMCA?

October 25, 2004 CNET News.com Washington watcher Declan McCullagh says the senator's first major departure from Bush hints at bolstering consumer rights over copyrights. TAGS: John Kerry, DMCA, senator, Republican, Democrat, president, law, backup, DVD

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, senator, Wisconsin, law, politician, Democrat, terrorism, conference, Sen., president

Can Bush carry the day?

July 18, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why the president may be on a collision course with his own party over the future of the Patriot Act. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, police, Republican, margin, Democrat, section, president, service provider

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, Democrat, law, president
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