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NewsNet 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. - News
Senator blasts Homeland Security's Net efforts
July 28, 2006 Sen. Tom Coburn says government still isn't ready to handle a "cyber Katrina," calls for immediate change. - News
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. - News
On Capitol Hill, Google and Microsoft spar over DoubleClick
September 27, 2007 Senators say both sides made good arguments but don't say whether the proposed $3.1 billion deal should be blocked. - News
National ID plan may have killed immigration bill
June 28, 2007 Privacy advocates say flap over Real ID Act requirements was the last straw for a bill to overhaul immigration laws. - News
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. - News
Lobby bill spares political bloggers
January 19, 2007 Senators strike a section that would have required some "grassroots" lobbying groups to register or face prison time. - News
Senators pledge scrutiny of federal data mining
January 10, 2007 Calling oversight of hundreds of oft-secret programs long overdue, Democrats say they'll reintroduce bills to monitor those projects. - News
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. - News
Feds: Expect more stock option cases
September 6, 2006 SEC officials tell senators they're investigating more than 100 companies, many of them from the technology sector. - News
Senators offer sweeping patent system changes
August 4, 2006 Tech firms rally around bill designed to streamline complex process, but independent inventors are critical. - News
Politicos suggest more Fed spending on nanotech
May 4, 2006 Senators praise nanotech and say they want to spend more tax dollars to help products move from the lab to the marketplace. - News
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. - News
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. - News
Why Net neutrality means more federal regulation
June 27, 2006 U.S. Senator Jim DeMint says the term has become a nebulous catchall for competing public policy issues. - News
Senators renew call for .xxx domains
March 17, 2006 Two Democrats propose a bill requiring feds to negotiate with ICANN to revive plans for the virtual red-light district. - News
Senators question .com price increases
September 20, 2006 At Senate hearing, politicians ask about VeriSign's guaranteed price increases for .com, call for .xxx domain. - News
Lieberman defeat a win for 'Netroots' politics?
August 9, 2006 In taking down the incumbent senator, Ned Lamont relied heavily on Net. A sign of campaigns to come? - News
GOP skepticism over NSA program widens
May 15, 2006 A New Hampshire senator questions whether feds should use resources to assemble vast databases of Americans' phone calls. - News
Democratic senator wants Net neutrality regulations
May 9, 2006 In repeat partisan split in House, a Democratic senator takes issue with Republican broadband proposal.
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