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MySpace to host college campus presidential town halls

May 10, 2007 Social-networking site to enable users at home to watch a Webcast, send instant-message questions to candidates. TAGS: Sen., MySpace, News Corp., candidate, Governor, Webcast, town, Rep., event, IM, TV

Week in pictures: The boob 'series of tubes'

July 22, 2006 A Sen. Ted Stevens techno remix video and an all-electric sports were some of this week's highlights. TAGS: Sen., Pac-Man, margin, photograph, video

Sen. Clinton: Feds must help parents on video games

June 7, 2006 Hillary Clinton, a longtime critic of video games, calls on the government to do more to find out how electronic media may harm kids. TAGS: video game, Sen., Hillary Clinton, parent, children, media, games, president, video, TV

Broadband bill hews to laissez-faire line

December 19, 2005 Republican senator's proposal aims to block overzealous government regulation of broadband, other communications. TAGS: telecommunications, Sen., BellSouth Corp., proposal, bill, regulation, broadband, AT&T Corp., Republican

FAQ: NSA's data mining explained

May 12, 2006 As political concern grows over the National Security Agency's data-mining project, CNET News.com answers some questions. TAGS: NSA, data mining, telephone call, BellSouth Corp., FAQ, call, AT&T Corp., Sen., conversation, cell phone, database, U.S.

Net neutrality fans rally in 25 cities

August 31, 2006 With Congress returning to D.C. next week, grassroots coalition hopes to build momentum for Senate vote this fall. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Olympia Snowe, Sen., coalition, momentum, senator, Vermont, Republican, communication, city

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

Congress rethinks the Real ID Act

May 8, 2007 More and more states bristle at the digital ID card rules, but opponents still face an uphill battle. TAGS: Real ID Act, Patrick Leahy, ID card, homeland security, Wisconsin, Idaho, Montana, Sen., state, bank

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, amendment, NSA, telecommunications, lawsuit, cooperation, telecommunications company, Sen., committee, bill, Democrat, aide, law, senator, AT&T Corp.

Senator plans Net taxes but no Net neutrality

April 25, 2006 Republican proposal would levy new taxes to pay for broadband services, but skips the thorny question of Net neutrality. TAGS: Net Neutrality, proposal, tax, broadband service, telecommunications, Sen., committee, broadband provider, broadband, Republican, senator, chairman, Verizon Communications, video

In presidential race, who's getting techies' money?

April 23, 2007 Index offers a peek at which top fund-raisers appear to be doing well with the tech crowd so far. TAGS: Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, employer, occupation, Sen., Republican, attorney, Democrat

Senator to propose surveillance of illegal images

February 7, 2007 Proposal from Sen. John McCain would force Internet providers to report illegal images, even "cartoons." TAGS: Sen., penalty, cartoon, John McCain, Internet Service Provider, proposal, compliance, senator, center, image, Internet service, service provider, Adobe PDF, database

Senators aim to ease up on Net, phone taxes

January 5, 2007 One bill would make a ban on levies on Net access permanent, while others would sweep away remaining taxes on local phone service. TAGS: tax, telephone service, ban, Sen., broadband, bill, president, telecommunications, senator, Internet access, DSL

Senators adopt Web labeling requirement

June 28, 2006 Senate committee says that sexually explicit Web sites must be labeled as such--or their operators will go to jail. TAGS: amendment, proposal, senator, Dallas, Republican, Sen., children, requirement

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, Sen., provision, request, service provider, senator, Internet service, Democrat, letter, agency, Internet Service Provider, U.S.

Senators can't agree on municipal broadband rules

February 15, 2006 Amid multiple proposals, politicians can't agree on whether municipalities offering broadband service should be applauded. TAGS: municipality, broadband, Sen., politician, proposal, Philadelphia, sector, EarthLink Inc., Republican, senator, government, state

Politicos divided on need for 'Net neutrality' mandate

February 7, 2006 Some say Congress must act now to prevent the creation of a "two-tiered" Internet. Others are reluctant to pass laws in what they call the absence of a visible problem. TAGS: broadband company, Net Neutrality, Byron Dorgan, broadband, Sen., telecommunications, broadband provider, Democrat, Google Inc.

Senators voice alarm over terrorist Net presence

May 3, 2007 Homeland Security committee members air concerns about increasing mobilization of groups like al-Qaida on Web, call for response. TAGS: al-Qaida, Joseph Lieberman, terrorist, Sen., homeland security, mirroring, senator, attack, leader

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, senator, oversight, Sen., agent, power, Republican, Democrat

Americans relying more on Net for political news

January 19, 2007 Use of the Internet as a primary source of political news has doubled since 2002, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center. TAGS: Pew Internet & American Life Project, Sen., broadband, blog, podcast, video, e-mail
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