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Google's Mayer Testifies on Future of Journalism

Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Search and User Experience at Google is testifying on Capitol Hill today before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.

Senate Rules Committee OKs Vote Publishing Via XML

The Senate Rules Committee decided today to make US Senator roll-call votes available in XML format. The change is part of a growing effort to make government more transparent. After much petition and long after the House of Representatives had done so, a feed showing all votes from individual Senators is now available. Previously, only how the Senate voted as a group was easily accessible, and only through unanimous agreement could one easily decipher how his or her representative voted.

Internet Radio Is Saved By Congress

There is new hope for Pandora and other webcasters, but any deal is far from done.

Scrutinize Google, DoubleClick, Says Congress

DC lawmakers want the Federal Trade Commission to do more than rubber-stamp Google's $3.1 billion DoubleClick acquisition.

Senate Considers Better Spidering As Law

Federal agencies may have the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) helping guide their efforts to make web information more accessible to search engines.

Community Broadband Act To Reach Senate

The bipartisan Community Broadband Act, supported by some well-known US senators, was passed out the Senate Commerce Committee today and will proceed to the full Senate for a vote.

Senate: No Internet Tax For Seven Years

The moratorium on taxing Internet access will continue for another seven years, as the Senate reached a compromise days before the existing ban expired.

Shield Law Passes House

The U.S. House of Representatives today voted on and passed a journalist shield bill which also covers bloggers. While still a long way from a law, this is an important step in the process toward becoming a law.

Shop.org Lobbies Senate Over Internet Taxes

Shop.org has been lobbying members of the U.S. Senate on behalf of online retailers to support a permanent extension of the ban against multiple taxes on ecommerce. The Senate Commerce Committee will consider a permanent Internet tax moratorium in an Executive Session.

Google, Microsoft Testify About DoubleClick

This is the Internet age. We don't have to wait for general counsels to drop their bon mots before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee, because they are already posted online.