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Bush threatens veto if telecoms don't get immunity: President Bush warned two House committees that he would veto any intelligence bill that failed to give full immunity to telecom companies who cooperate with intelligence agencies. The House Judiciary and Intelligence committees approved bills that would require the government to get court orders before it could conduct blanket surveillance...; Tags: Democrat, U.S. Congress, Immunity, Bush, Government, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Vertical Industries, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, ZDNet Government; Blog posts 2007-10-10
States' rebellion against Real ID grows: A battle royal between the states and the federal Department of Homeland Security is gathering steam. The revolt is over the Real ID Act, which would require states to issue new high-tech drivers licenses but provides no funds for the expensive makeover. The revolt started in Maine, but about a...; Tags: Government technology, Homeland security, State &, Local Govt, REAL ID; Blog posts 2007-02-06
Blackberry causes pileup on freeway; WA ready to take action: Coming on the heels of reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Washington states lawmakers have turned their focus away from a ban on using a cellphone while driving to the apparently more dangerous activity of making it illegal for drivers to text on the open road. Younger drivers ...; Tags: RIM BlackBerry, cell phone; Blog posts 2007-01-29
Maine rejects Real ID - in a nonbinding resolution: The federal Real ID Act is widely maligned by states as an unfunded mandate that requires states to spend millions to create new drivers licenses that can be linked to a national database. Today, the Maine Legislature said "thanks but no thanks" to the requirement, passing a non-binding resolution...; Tags: Government technology, State &, Local Govt, Privacy; Blog posts 2007-01-25
High-tech workers lobby for green cards: High-tech workers lobby for green cardsI'm getting tired of foreign people buying our Congress & SenateI'm also getting tired of my Congress & Senate getting bought period.PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FINANCING NOW ! It's the only way to keep additional money & special interests out of the system.Btw, Representative John Boehner...; Tags: Representative John Boehner, High-tech worker, Center for Public Integrity; Discussion threads 2006-04-26