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Net Neutrality vote fails in the Senate
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John Moe
Nov 11, 2011
As we've said before, this was more like political homesteading than legitimate policy making but Senate Republicans got their vote on blocking the...
The Marketplace Fairness Act: not the newest program in the Marketplace portfolio.
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John Moe
Nov 10, 2011
It's a bipartisan bill introduced yesterday by Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill), Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn), and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo). The Senators say...
Fans of symbolism excited for net neutrality vote
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John Moe
Nov 8, 2011
It's happening in the Senate on Thursday and before we go any further, let me assure you that it means nothing substantive in the short term. The...
Google goes to Washington
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John Moe
Sep 19, 2011
On Wednesday, Google chairman Eric Schmidt will testify before a Senate antitrust panel. Notably, Yelp will also be there and will likely yelp...
Elizabeth Warren to run for Senate
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Kai Ryssdal
Sep 13, 2011
This final note today. Elizabeth Warren's sick and tired and she's not going to take it anymore. So she's going to run for the Senate. She's hopi...
Senator doesn't want AT&T - T-Mobile merger to happen
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John Moe
Jul 21, 2011
Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) sent a STRONGLY WORDED LETTER to the FCC and the Department of Justice Wednesday urging the agencies to block the merger...
Washington to consider cramming
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John Moe
Jul 12, 2011
Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on "cramming," that's when phone companies charge you for things you didn't authorize...
For public good, not for profit.
LulzSec hacks the US Senate
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John Moe
Jun 14, 2011
It apparently happened over the weekend and was revealed late yesterday. Senate staffers say that it was a fairly low level attack on the public...
D-block bill gains momentum after 10 years
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John Moe
Jun 9, 2011
Lawmakers are hoping to make some changes to how emergency responders can communicate before the 10th anniversary of September 11th. Wednesday,...
Wyden puts the brakes on the Protect IP Act* again
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John Moe
May 27, 2011
Sen. Patrick Leahy's (D-Vt.) efforts to put the clamp down on websites that peddle counterfeit goods and pirated content just passed through the...