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Members of Congress finally introduce serious DMCA reform
Bill allows DRM circumvention for cell phone unlocking and other lawful purposes. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – Barack Obama says Guantanamo Bay prison must close
US President Barack Obama pledges a new push to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, amid a growing prisoner hunger strike there. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
U.S. Lawmaker Proposes New Criteria for Choosing NSF Grants – ScienceInsider
Proposals to end warrantless e-mail searches gain momentum in Congress
House and Senate are both working on bills to enhance online privacy. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
Oppose Cispa if you value any privacy in our digital world – Dan Gillmor – Comment is free
Dan Gillmor: Cyber-security is a real problem, but Congress’ latest Cispa bill tries to solve it by attacking the freedom of the internet Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
CISPA’s 36 New Co-Sponsors Have Raised More Money from Pro-CISPA Interests – MapLight – Money and Politics
Toria / Shutterstock April 17, 2013—On Monday, the same day that IBM flew nearly 200 executives to Washington D.C. to lobby Congress in support of CISPA, 36 members of the House signed onto the bill as new co-sponsors. How much money in campaign contributions have the 36 new sponsors received from interest groups supporting CISPA? Original post on maplight.org Comments on reddit.com
IBM executives head to Washington to press lawmakers on cybersecurity bill
Nearly 200 senior executives will press for the passage of the controversial cybersecurity bill, due for a House vote soon. Nearly 200 senior IBM executives are flying into Washington to press for the passage of a controversial cybersecurity bill that will come up for a vote in the House this week. Original post on hillnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Congress Guts STOCK Act
A stealth attack by Senate leadership on Thursday demolished key provisions of the STOCK Act requiring electronic filing of financial disclosure statements and a new database of the information they contain. Original post on opensecrets.org Comments on reddit.com
Hagel to ask Congress to end commanders’ power to overturn jury verdicts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Monday he would ask Congress to change U.S. military law to eliminate the power of senior commanders to alter courts martial verdicts for major Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Congress’ New CFAA Draft Could Have Put Aaron Swartz in Jail For Decades Longer Than the Original Charges – Electronic Frontier Foundation
Cops: U.S. law should require logs of your text messages – Politics and Law
Silicon Valley firms and privacy groups want Congress to update a 1986-era electronic privacy law. But if a law enforcement idea set to be presented today gets attached, support for the popular proposal would erode. Read this article by Declan McCullagh on CNET News. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
Obama says US must shift cars, trucks off of oil
White House: It’s Time to Legalize Cellphone Unlocking – Ina Fried – Mobile
The White House on Monday came out in full support of the rights of consumers to unlock their cellphones once they have fulfilled the terms of their contract. Original post on allthingsd.com Comments on reddit.com
The CISPA Government Access Loophole – Electronic Frontier Foundation
Aaron Swartz Prosecutors Weighed ‘Guerilla’ Manifesto, Justice Official Tells Congressional Committee
A Justice Department representative told congressional staffers during a recent briefing on the computer fraud prosecution of Internet activist Aaron Swartz that Swartz’s Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Privacy is Non-negotiable: Tell congress to oppose CISPA 2.0
Last year thousands organized to stop CISPA, a cyber-security bill that would obliterate privacy protections and severely undermine Internet freedom. Now it’s been reintroduced. Click here to help defeat CISPA 2.0. Original post on progress.org Comments on reddit.com
Despite Protests, Congress To Bring Back CISPA Exactly As It Was Last Year, While Obama Signs Exec Order
Last week, we told you that CISPA was coming back, and it’s now been confirmed that it is coming back tomorrow and it will be identical to the extremely flawed bill that passed the House last year. You can, of course, understand why the… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
Postal Service to cut Saturday mail to trim costs
From Yahoo! News: WASHINGTON (AP) — The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to disburse packages six days a week, an apparent end-run around an unaccommodating Congress. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
Harvard details suspensions in massive cheating scandal – Metro
More than half of the roughly 125 Harvard students investigated by the college’s disciplinary board in a high-profile cheating scandal last fall were ordered to temporarily withdraw from the school, Harvard College officials announced Friday. In an e-mail to the Harvard community, Michael D. Smith, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, announced that the investigation, which concluded in December, required about half of the students implicated in the case to leave the college for “a period of time.” Original post on bostonglobe.com Comments on reddit.com
Senate passes debt ceiling, no-budget no-pay bill – Seung Min Kim
With little fanfare Thursday, the Senate agreed to suspend the nation’s $16.4 trillion debt ceiling until May 19, postponing the specter of default that threatened the nation as early as February. The vote was 64-34. It now heads to the White House for President Barack Obama’s expected signature. (Also on POLITICO: Debt ceiling fix could… Original post on politico.com Comments on reddit.com
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Pelosi favors use of 14th Amendment to avoid debt-ceiling crisis
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Friday amplified her support for a constitutional solution to the debt-ceiling increase. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Friday amplified her support for a constitutional solution to the debt-ceiling increase. Original post on hillnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Secret and Lies of the Bailout – Politics News
It has been four long winters since the federal government, in the hulking, shaven-skulled, Alien Nation-esque form of then-Treasury Secretary Hank Pa Original post on rollingstone.com Comments on reddit.com
Video: Indian politician attacked for alleged involvement in rape
Police in India have arrested a leader of the ruling Congress party on accusations he raped a woman in a village in the early hours of the morning. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
The worst Congress ever
Americans preparing for this year’s holiday season got a nasty pre-Christmas present from the U Original post on tribune.com Comments on reddit.com
Dem Representative Moves to Block Obama’s Congressional Pay Increase
Read conservative news, blogs and opinion about Congress, debt, Democrats, Government, House, John Barrow, Pay, Republicans and Spending from The Weekly Standard, the must read magazine available in online edition. Original post on rd.com Comments on reddit.com
Fiscal Crisis Impasse Long in the Making
The struggle over how to reach a broad Congressional tax agreement is not just the latest partisan showdown but rather the culmination of two years of escalating fiscal confrontations. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Congressional ethics investigators could soon be silenced
Its job is to flag possible conflicts of interest and even the legality of some lawmakers’ actions. Now, the Office of Congressional Ethics could disappear. Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
Cong’s draft proposes 30 yrs, chemical castration
Cong’s draft proposes 30 yrs, chemical castration – The Congress party is firming up a draft Bill on tackling crimes against women for submission to the Justice Verma Committee. Original post on indianexpress.com Comments on reddit.com