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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, Democrat, administration, Sen., Republican, president, U.S.

Senators target Net, phone taxes

June 28, 2006 Senate panel takes aim at Internet, mobile and local phone taxes. But Democrats say they'll oppose a permanent tax moratorium. TAGS: amendment, tax, Byron Dorgan, senator, telecommunications, proposal, Democrat, Sen., Republican, Internet access, cell phone, broadband

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, Democrat, Republican, AT&T Corp., vice president, law

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, patent, senator, Democrat, law, chairman

Senators quiz FBI director on Patriot Act

May 2, 2006 They ask for clarity on the agency's use of secret requests for subscriber information from Internet service providers. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, provision, Sen., senator, request, service provider, Democrat, Internet service, agency, letter, Internet Service Provider, U.S.

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

Senators to abandon '08 e-voting paper trail mandate

July 25, 2007 Democrat behind a bill to ban paperless touch-screen machines says she doesn't expect new rules to take effect until at least 2010. TAGS: e-voting, election, senator, bill, Democrat, scientist, touch screen

Democratic senator wants Net neutrality regulations

May 9, 2006 In repeat partisan split in House, a Democratic senator takes issue with Republican broadband proposal. TAGS: Net Neutrality, regulation, broadband provider, broadband, committee, lobbyist, Republican, Democrat, senator, aide, telecommunications, chairman

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, NSA, amendment, telecommunications, lawsuit, telecommunications company, cooperation, Sen., committee, Democrat, bill, aide, senator, law, Republican

Senators renew call for .xxx domains

March 17, 2006 Two Democrats propose a bill requiring feds to negotiate with ICANN to revive plans for the virtual red-light district. TAGS: domain, proposal, district, minor, domain name, porn, bill, senator, Democrat

Senators won't take away FBI surveillance power

March 21, 2007 Top Democrats and Republicans say they prefer oversight, rather than repealing part of Patriot Act used by FBI for illegal monitoring. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Patrick Leahy, oversight, senator, Sen., agent, power, Democrat, Republican

Net neutrality bill may die this year

September 12, 2006 Net neutrality is holding up a massive Senate communications bill, meaning a final vote could be delayed until 2007. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Republican, committee, vote, aide, mirroring, content provider, communication, Sen., Democrat, senator, chairman

Senate ponders policing of Net neutrality offenses

June 14, 2006 Another committee considers changes to antitrust law that would imperil business models built on "fast lane." TAGS: Net Neutrality, antitrust law, committee, antitrust, Republican, proposal, Internet company, Democrat, senator, chairman, broadband

Senators pledge scrutiny of federal data mining

January 10, 2007 Calling oversight of hundreds of oft-secret programs long overdue, Democrats say they'll reintroduce bills to monitor those projects. TAGS: data mining, Patrick Leahy, oversight, senator, agency, Bush Administration, privacy, bill, Democrat, monitor, database

Senate deals blow to Net neutrality

June 28, 2006 Narrow vote complicates Internet companies' efforts to prompt Congress to enact new regulations. Chart: Congress' broadband battles TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, regulation, telecommunications, Internet company, vote, Democrat, Republican, senator, Verizon Communications, broadband, Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc., video

Senate Democrats badger FCC boss on Net neutrality

February 1, 2007 But the hearing, cut short by votes on the Senate floor, doesn't produce the fireworks some expected from the face-off. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Byron Dorgan, requirement, AT&T Corp., chairman, senator, Democrat, Republican, rule
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