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Politicos prep for another health care showdown

May 19, 2009 President Obama's ambitious plan could serve as a rallying cry for the same groups that killed the Clinton health initiative 16 years ago. TAGS: health care, health, Republican, president

FCC tips to Republican majority

May 30, 2006 U.S. Senate unanimously confirms President Bush's latest pick for the Federal Communications Commission. TAGS: Republican, president

Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal

April 5, 2006 House Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal backed by Democrats and companies including Google and Microsoft. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, Republican, Democrat, proposal, Rep., broadband provider, vote, telecommunications, Amazon.com Inc., broadband, Google Inc., video, Microsoft Corp.

FCC chairman earns second term

November 17, 2006 The U.S. Senate unanimously confirms Republican Kevin Martin for five more years at the agency's helm. TAGS: chairman, Republican

Bush to tap telecoms lawyer for FCC vacancy

February 3, 2006 Robert McDowell has been a vice president for Comptel, an organization that lobbies for smaller telecommunications companies. TAGS: telecommunications, lawyer, Republican, commission

Republicans try for four more years

September 4, 2008 We bring you all the latest news from the Republican National Convention as the party takes its bid for the presidency to Minneapolis. TAGS: Republican National Convention, Republican, margin, convention, Declan McCullagh, CBS Broadcasting Inc., coverage, font, CEO, HP

FCC approves AT&T-BellSouth merger

December 29, 2006 After months of partisan deadlock, the Federal Communications Commission approves the merger valued at roughly $86 billion. TAGS: merger, AT&T Corp., commissioner, BellSouth Corp., Net Neutrality, commission, condition, Republican, broadband, U.S.

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. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Republican, public relations, lobbyist, Washington, Google Inc., business model, Democrat, Rep., Texas, Internet Service Provider

Patriot Act critics propose temporary extension

December 13, 2005 As expiration date looms, Democrats and three Republicans oppose an expansion and support a brief renewal. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Patrick Leahy, Republican, John Sununu, Democrat, Michigan, expansion, law, Sen., extension, conference

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, bill, politician, Democrat, police, senator, Sen., chairman, letter, HP

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. TAGS: Internet provider, legislation, Bush Administration, Rep., agenda, Colorado, telecommunications, bill, Republican, law, requirement, Democrat, Internet Service Provider

Week in review: The spying game

February 10, 2006 Attorney general didn't reveal much about controversial eavesdropping program, but White House gave details. TAGS: NSA, Skype, Republican, data mining, Week in review, privacy, telecommunications company, Intel

Ron Paul: The Internet's favorite candidate

August 6, 2007 The libertarian-leaning Republican may not receive as much media coverage as better-known presidential candidates, but he enjoys a commanding lead on the Internet. TAGS: Ron Paul, candidate, Republican, vote, Barack Obama, popularity, war, Iran, tax, Iraq

Missing: Politicians who take clear stand on tech

April 27, 2007 Republicans and Democrats tout their tech agendas, but remain silent on key topics like privacy, censorship and Net neutrality. TAGS: agenda, Net Neutrality, Republican, H-1B, Microsoft TechNet, Democrat, America, Adobe PDF, spyware, Google Inc.

House votes yes on Net-gambling crackdown

July 11, 2006 Republicans win approval of controversial bill, calling online gambling a "scourge," warning of wireless betting. TAGS: offshore, Jack Abramoff, Republican, vote, bill, Democrat, restriction, election, Internet service, service provider, Internet Service Provider

Fight looms over Net neutrality in Senate

June 22, 2006 First day of debate on massive communications bill brings no vote on concept, but politicians stake out positions. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Republican, amendment, committee, bill, debate, Democrat, concept, video

Senators want to nix 1898 telecom tax

June 30, 2005 The Spanish-American War is over. So, Republican senators ask, why does a tax created to finance the war effort still exist? TAGS: tax, luxury, senator, Republican, telecommunications, Sen., bill, DSL

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, FCC Commissioner, Michael Powell, VoIP, Democrat, vote, fiber, decision, tax, president

Chat rooms could face expulsion

July 27, 2006 The House overwhelmingly OKs a bill that could shut MySpace, Amazon and other Web giants out of schools and libraries. TAGS: MySpace, social networking, chat room, margin, profile, bill, Republican, Amazon.com Inc., library, school

Congress may make ISPs snoop on you

May 16, 2006 Proposed law targets bloggers, search engines, and Web sites that might "facilitate" access to unlawful pornography. TAGS: data mining, legislation, Republican, Bush Administration, law, proposal, Internet Service Provider, service provider, spokesman, search engine
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