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Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal
April 5, 2006
House Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal backed by Democrats and companies including Google and Microsoft.
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Democrats pledge fight over Net neutrality
April 25, 2006
House Democrats pledge to fight for FCC's right to regulate Internet. Meanwhile, a turf battle.
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GOP revives ISP-tracking legislation
February 7, 2007
New "law and order agenda" proposes data retention requirements. Also, owners of racy Web sites would have to post labels or go to prison.
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Politicians squabble over digital-TV funds
March 28, 2007
Democrats urge spending more on converter boxes to keep older sets working after 2009, but Republicans say funding is sufficient.
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House backs major shift to electronic IDs
February 11, 2005
Americans wouldn't be able to take airplanes or trains or enter federal buildings without new e-licenses.
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House begins debate on Net neutrality rules
June 8, 2006
The debate kicks off in the House of Representatives, with Democrats saying it's "shameful" not to impose Net neutrality regulations.
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Republicans tout high-tech agenda
March 1, 2006
Politicians parade a legislative package designed to ensure that America remains a dominant tech industry player.
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Google does K Street
March 30, 2006
Campaign reform advocate David Donnelly says the company can't win the battle over Net neutrality with an insider strategy.
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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.
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Democrats seize control of House, Senate
November 8, 2006
Minority party now can claim an enviable majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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Net neutrality advances on Capitol Hill
April 5, 2006
Republican who nixed concerns about Net neutrality mandates bends to pressure from Microsoft, Yahoo.
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What the Democrats' win means for tech
November 9, 2006
This week's election gives the Democrats control of at least one chamber of Congress. What does it mean for Net neutrality and digital copyright?
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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.
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Congress mulls slew of Net sex rules
June 27, 2006
A hearing on protecting children yields a dozen proposed laws including Web blocking, surveillance and "search and destroy bots."
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MySpace may face legislative crackdown
July 11, 2006
As November election nears, Republicans say new laws are needed to protect kids from gangs, sex predators on the Net.
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Democrats lose House vote on Net neutrality
April 26, 2006
In vote largely along party lines, Democratic politicians lose effort to have FCC regulate "neutrality" on the Net.
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Gonzales urges speedy vote on Patriot Act
December 14, 2005
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Republicans step up campaign calling for four-year renewal of the controversial law.
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Reforming the Net campaign reformers
September 26, 2005
Political speech took a heavy blow from McCain-Feingold. News.com's Declan McCullagh says Congress should lighten up.
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AT&T-BellSouth vote raises new concerns
December 6, 2006
Democrats and others question the FCC chief's request to allow an official with a conflict of interest to break an expected tie vote.
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Bill puts cops first in data leak notification
May 11, 2006
Anyone who holds personal data would be forced to report security breaches to law enforcement before telling affected consumers.
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