Topic - Senate

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Archives, General news, Finance

Carried Interest Tax: Dead for Now?

VC leaders breathe sigh of relief after Senate passes AMT bill with no private equity provision, but House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel says issue could return in 2008.
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General news, Finance

House OKs AIM-Killer Bill

Senate backing sought for legislation that would let U.S. stock exchanges create rivals to the London Stock Exchange’s junior market.
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Cleantech

Will Oil Money Boost Clean Energy?

The U.S. House to vote on an act that would roll back tax breaks for oil, invest the money in renewables research.
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Cleantech

Cleantech Rises on Dem House

Industry CEOs are ‘disappointed’ that Proposition 87 failed, but encouraged by Democrat wins.
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Internet

US Telecom Bill Is DOA

Net neutrality kills overdue legislation, as new Internet lobby force rises on Capitol Hill.
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Finance

Follow the Hurd

If HP CEO Mark Hurd goes, so will investors.
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Communications, Internet

Net Freedom Forces Spread Out

Net neutrality supporters challenge fence-sitting politicians on their home turf.
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Communications

Verizon, AT&T Win in California

State clears the last obstacles blocking the phone companies’ pay-TV market entry.
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Security, Communications

White House Spy Deal

President Bush and Senate Republicans propose bill with more spying latitude.
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Internet

Senator Blocks Telecom Bill

In a last-ditch effort to write Net neutrality into law, a Democratic leader threatens to undercut legislation.
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Internet

US Senate Mulls Net Tolls

Net neutrality supporters gear up for one final blitz, but it could prove futile.
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General news, Media

France Softens DRM Law

Latest version lets Apple off the hook.
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Internet

US Senate Punts Net Neutrality

Like the House, Senate passes responsibility for controversial issue to the FCC.
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Media, Finance

Music Gets Loud in US Senate

XM and Warner square off as music industry pushes bill to force satellite and Internet radio to pay the piper.
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Media, Internet

French Bill Threatens iTunes

A bill approved by lawmakers could force Apple and others to allow music to be played on competing players.
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Media, Communications

Senator Backs Phone TV Bill

Commerce Committee chairman plans bill to enable telcos to provide TV service.
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General news, Internet

Wikipedia Hit by ‘Vandals’

Online encyclopedia entries on U.S. senators and representatives are being rewritten by Congressional aides.
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Security

Senate Seeks Privacy Answers

Government spying probe is on full boil as a U.S. senator demands information from the administration.
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Media

Senate Passes Digital TV Law

Controversial budget-cutting legislation required Vice President Cheney to break a 50-50 deadlock.
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Communications

Vonage to Spend $50M on 911

The VoIP provider plans to use the money to comply with requirements that customers can be located for 911 calls.
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