[Politech] Weekly columns: Hillary Clinton; and spyware redux

From: Declan McCullagh (declan@private)
Date: Tue Jul 20 2004 - 22:11:16 PDT


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http://news.com.com/2010-1028-5273059.html

Deconstructing the spyware face-off
July 19, 2004, 4:00 AM PT
By Declan McCullagh

Until very recently, technology firms have enjoyed the rare ability to 
get their way on Capitol Hill.

Thanks to skillful lobbying and bipartisan political schmoozing, 
America's high-technology industry can point to a handsome number of 
legislative victories, like the R&D tax credit, more H-1B visas, 
restrictions on Internet access taxes, free trade with China, and curbs 
on lawsuits arising from the Year 2000 computer bug.

Now this enviable winning streak may be ending. Even the combined might 
of Microsoft and some of Silicon Valley's largest corporations wasn't 
enough to derail a spyware bill that's hurtling through the U.S. House 
of Representatives at an unusual speed and is now awaiting a floor vote.
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http://news.com.com/Hillary+Clinton's+Silicon+Valley+overtures/2010-1028_3-5264021.html

Hillary Clinton's Silicon Valley overtures
July 12, 2004, 4:00 AM PT
By Declan McCullagh

Hillary Clinton may be one of the newest politicians in the Senate, but 
it hasn't stopped her from taking an increasingly prominent role on 
technology topics.

The New York Democrat, who was elected in 2000 with 55 percent of the 
vote, introduced a verified voting bill last December that drew applause 
from computer scientists. Then, in the last few weeks, Clinton 
introduced five separate bills that together describe how she thinks 
America should encourage the implementation of high-speed Internet 
connections.

Ever since Clinton was elected, she's maintained unusually close ties 
with technology companies--a rarity for a freshman senator who is a 
member of no relevant committees, has a poor record of enacting 
legislation, and would normally have little to offer Silicon Valley firms.
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