--- 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. [...] --- 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. [...] --- _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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