[IP] Hillary Clinton; and spyware redux
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From: Declan McCullagh <declan@xxxxxxxx>
Date: July 21, 2004 1:11:16 AM EDT
To: politech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Politech] Weekly columns: Hillary Clinton; and spyware redux
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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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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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