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Showing 1-17 of 17 results foundSenators 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.Senators reassure bloggers
March 9, 2005 Senators McCain and Feingold deny that bloggers could be regulated under the campaign finance reform law.Senators: Bloggers may not be true journalists
October 19, 2005 Key politicians say that bloggers' "lack of accountability" means they might not deserve protection under a proposed shield law.Senator: Net neutrality may not happen
March 14, 2006 Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Stevens seems lukewarm to mandatory Net neutrality, and analysts say it's not a good idea.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.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.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.Patriot Act may be renewed without reforms
December 8, 2005 Last-minute deal calls for a vote to renew expiring portions of the law. But six senators could block it on privacy grounds.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.Senators demand more regulations on Net pharmacies
May 16, 2007 Politicians mull forcing ISPs to block "rogue" pharmacies or monitoring customers' Web traffic to block ads.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.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.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.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.Senate panel OKs video game study
March 9, 2006 In step toward future restrictions, legislation would fund major study on effects of video game, Net, TV and cell phone use.Senator warns of Patriot Act alarmists
November 9, 2005 Potential members of a civil liberties board are urged not to spread "disinformation" about the Patriot Act.Week in review: Tech face-lift
June 30, 2006 A massive communications bill is taking shape in the Senate, and it promises to change the shape of the tech world.
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