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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: NSA, Patrick Leahy, attorney general, Democrat, court, president, lawyer, Sen., authority, Bush Administration

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, measure, Bush Administration, Sen., Republican, power

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, irregularity, Democrat, 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, hearing, Democrat, BellSouth Corp., Rep., surveillance, Sen., data mining, AT&T Corp., president, Republican

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, technology company, telecommunications, broadband, Internet access, president, U.S.

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

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: agenda, Republican, Democrat, press conference, Rep., incentive, leader, president, America, broadband, Apple Computer

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: Audible Magic, university, student, college, Democrat, Napster Inc., P2P, president, file-sharing, letter

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: regulation, proposal, Iraq, nation, president, standards, Democrat, car, U.S.

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: surveillance, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Republican, Democrat, legislation, Rep., bill, terrorism, president, power

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: Howard Stern, Republican, Michael Powell, FCC Commissioner, VoIP, Democrat, vote, fiber, decision, tax, president

Gonzales calls for mandatory Web labeling law

April 21, 2006 Attorney general says sexually explicit sites must be labeled or their operators risk jail time. TAGS: Bush Administration, Lycos Inc., operator, crime, law, Internet service, Democrat, service provider, search engine, president, Internet Service Provider, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Verizon: Net neutrality concerns are 'hypothetical'

May 4, 2006 Lobbyist dismisses concerns about favoring some Web sites over others, saying no new laws are needed. TAGS: Net Neutrality, concern, Verizon Communications, law, concept, Republican, Democrat, Amazon.com Inc., broadband, president, Google Inc.

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: Patrick Leahy, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, NSA, Orrin Hatch, legality, senator, administration, Sen., Democrat, Republican, president, U.S.

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, Republican, police, margin, president, section, Democrat, service provider

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, conference, terrorism, Democrat, Sen., president

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

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, Michigan, vote, extension, law, Democrat, Republican, president

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