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Yahoo on NSA surveillance: No comment
February 15, 2006 California politician tries to get Yahoo's lawyer to say whether company is cooperating with a domestic spying program.Spyware, data privacy bills reappear in House
February 9, 2007 Congress has tried for years to enact spyware regulations and restrictions on Social Security numbers, with no luck so far.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.Net access tax compromise: A short extension?
July 26, 2007 A temporary extension of the Internet access tax restrictions seems likely, but what about the idea of making the tax ban permanent?Videos: HP under fire at subcommittee hearing
September 28, 2006 U.S. representatives bring the heat, while several people involved in HP scandal plead the Fifth.Taking tech companies to task over China
February 15, 2006 House members on Wednesday condemned Yahoo, Google, Microsoft and other tech companies for kowtowing to Beijing.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.Congressional confusion on Internet privacy
July 5, 2006 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh examines why a Republican supporter of online privacy wants to force Net providers to snoop on what Americans do online.Lawmakers take aim at social-networking sites
May 11, 2006 Proposed law would cordon off access to sites such as MySpace and LiveJournal from schools and libraries.Berners-Lee pushes Congress on 'nondiscriminatory' Web
March 1, 2007 Web father says his invention should never be controlled by a single entity, but declines to endorse a specific Net neutrality bill.'Spy satellite' plan draws fire on Capitol Hill
September 6, 2007 Politicians question privacy implications of proposal that could eventually allow broader sharing of images with state and local police.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.Video games in Congress' crosshairs
June 2, 2006 House committee on consumer protection plans a public hearing to highlight violent and sexually explicit games.Politicos take on YouTube, video's future
May 10, 2007 While awed by technological advances, House panel members worry about copyright practices, and Net neutrality rears its head again.House Democrats take aim at FCC practices
March 14, 2007 Politicians question commissioners' views on topics ranging from the AT&T-BellSouth merger to the NSA spy program and Net neutrality.Say what? Key quotes from HP's congressional hearing
September 28, 2006 A sampling of some of the best zingers--ranging from acerbic barbs to passing the buck--to come from HP testimony.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.Net neutrality advances on Capitol Hill
April 5, 2006 Republican who nixed concerns about Net neutrality mandates bends to pressure from Microsoft, Yahoo.H-1B visas hit roadblock in Congress
March 31, 2006 Senate panel votes to double guest worker visas next year. Prospects look dimmer in the House.Congress targets social-networking sites
June 29, 2006 Lawmakers have been trying to get ISPs to retain data on customers. Now Congress is turning to sites like MySpace. Sponsored matches for "Rep."
