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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.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.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.Senator predicts 'overdue' changes to privacy
March 10, 2005 Democratic senator whose personal info was lost by Bank of America indicates time is right for reshaping privacy laws.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.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.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.Senators 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 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.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.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.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 fight moves to Senate
December 14, 2005 House of Representatives votes to renew Patriot Act for four years--but passage in Senate this week uncertain.Senators request $5 billion for emergency networks
September 14, 2005 Proposal urges "immediate" funds following disunity of the radio network used by first responders during Hurricane Katrina.Democratic senator wants Net neutrality regulations
May 9, 2006 In repeat partisan split in House, a Democratic senator takes issue with Republican broadband proposal.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.Senator demands info on search engine subpoena
January 25, 2006 Patrick Leahy says he wants to know more about the Justice Department's request for search records.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.Would President Kerry defang the DMCA?
October 25, 2004 CNET News.com Washington watcher Declan McCullagh says the senator's first major departure from Bush hints at bolstering consumer rights over copyrights.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.
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