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Is Congress looking at the right VA scandal?: The U.S. Senate is finally getting on the Veterans Administration's VA case. Spurred by a class action suit which is now going to trial, Sen. Patty Murray has demanded the resignation of Dr. Ira Katz, the head of the agency's mental health wing. As...; Tags: Sen., U.S. Congress, Health Care, John McCain, VA, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Telecom immunity bill advances in Senate; Dodd promises filibuster: The battle over telecommunications immunity continued Monday with a Senate vote, 76-10, to advance for a floor vote a bill protecting the companies from lawsuits relating to cooperation with national surveillance efforts. The Times reports that most Democrats voted to move forward, as a bid by...; Tags: Sen., Bill, Immunity, Mr., U.S. Senate, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Federal Government, Networking, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2007-12-17
Ten tech-related YouTube clips you shouldn't miss: From the chimp playing Pac-Man to Jon Stewart's jabs at Sen. Ted Stevens, here's a greatest hits collection of tech videos.; Tags: jab, YouTube, video, Jon Stewart, Sen., YouTube Inc.; Image galleries 2006-07-19
Ten tech-related YouTube clips you shouldn't miss: From the chimp playing Pac-Man to Jon Stewart's jabs at Sen. Ted Stevens, here's a greatest hits collection of tech videos.; Tags: jab, YouTube, video, Jon Stewart, Sen., YouTube Inc.; Image galleries 2006-07-19
Photo: Leahy warns of growing e-surveillance: Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy warns of growing electronic surveillance during a speech at the Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference in Washington.; Tags: Patrick Leahy, Vermont, Sen., Washington, photograph, conference; Image galleries 2006-05-05

Photo: Leahy warns of growing e-surveillance: Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy warns of growing electronic surveillance during a speech at the Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference in Washington.; Tags: Patrick Leahy, Vermont, Sen., Washington, photograph, conference; Image galleries 2006-05-05
Photo: Sen. Clinton advocates energy reform: Sen. Hillary Clinton calls for "strategic energy fund" to boost investment in efficient and nonpolluting alternatives to oil.; Tags: photograph, Hillary Clinton, Sen., investment; Image galleries 2005-10-25
Photo: Sen. Clinton advocates energy reform: Sen. Hillary Clinton calls for "strategic energy fund" to boost investment in efficient and nonpolluting alternatives to oil.; Tags: photograph, Hillary Clinton, Sen., investment; Image galleries 2005-10-25

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At Netroots, relations warming with Obama: The netroots are still pissed over Sen. Barack Obama's vote for the FISA capitulation compromise legislation, but relations are warming up again. At the Netroots Nation conference in Austin, bloggers were lining up to do their part for an Obama victory, the Washington Post reports. Said...; Tags: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Netroot, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-22
FTC opposes online privacy law: Google and Yahoo favor a national online privacy law, the companies' lawyers told the Senate Commerce Committee but the Federal Trade Commission said its plans for industry self-regulation would solve the problem. Not at the hearing: the ISPs whose latest moves into tracking user behavior for better advertising were the...; Tags: Google Inc., Commission, Online Privacy, FTC, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Sales Force Management, Internet, Sales, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-09
Senate, Web ad titans joust over behavioral targeting: A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday picked apart behavioral Web advertising as executives from the likes of Google, NebuAd and Facebook touted their privacy controls and even went as far as noting that ads are good for you. The hearing before the Senate Committee on Senate Committee...; Tags: Google Inc., Web, Advertisement, Privacy, Internet Service Provider, Behavioral Targeting, Service Provider, U.S. Senate, Online Advertising, Internet Service, NebuAd, Privacy Law, Tom, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-09
Insurance vs. coverage in New Jersey and elsewhere: Insurance vs. coverage in New Jersey and elsewhereCorollary to 'Insurance is not the same thing as coverage.'Coverage does not guarantee availability of the covered service.RE: Insurance vs. coverage in New Jersey and elsewherethank you! the whole thing is such a scam, doctors aren't even allowed to offer discounts to their...; Tags: Financial Planning, Linux User, insurance; Discussion threads 2008-07-09
California to drivers: Drop the cell phone, dude: Next week a California law will require the use of hands-free phones and ban cell phones entirely for drivers under 18--but there's a loophole that allows texting while driving. LOS ANGELES--Next week California will try to wrest cell phones from the hands of drivers, telling everyone from movie starlets...; Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Democratic Lawmaker, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Reuters, cell phones, legal, hands-free, text messaging, California; News items 2008-06-27
House approves telecom immunity in 'compromise': Congressional leaders reached a compromise on a telecom immunity bill and the House passed it handily 293-129, AP reports. Compromise hardly seems like the word it, though. Listen to Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.), the lead Republican negotiator, quoted in the Wall Street Journal: ...; Tags: Immunity, Telephony, Government, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-06-20
Public vs. Private? Outspoken Congressman mulls government's investment role in green tech: Public vs. Private? Outspoken Congressman mulls government's investment role in green techKucinch?No offense to anyone's political views, but Kucinch isn't exactly the person to carry the water for any cause. Kucinch is great to excite a certain political faction, but rarely gets anything accomplished that he sets out to...; Tags: Vertical industries, Kucinch, green technology, government, investment role; Discussion threads 2008-06-11
How much will Microsoft's Sandcastle boo-boo hurt?: Microsoft admits it goofed. Posting a project under an open source license without including the code is bad form. The question is how much this might hurt Microsot. In the open source community it's already as popular as George W. Bush at an Obama rally. How much...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-06-09
Viet-era vets support Iraq war PTSD claims: After the Vietnam War it took some veterans decades to get their PTSD acknowledged and treated. (Art by Shaun Mullen of Kikoshouse.) Medication, therapy and even religion can all help, but it's a lifetime condition. The memories last a lifetime. Many Vietnam-era veterans are...; Tags: Veteran, PTSD, VA, Government, Benefits, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-06-06
How healthy is Barack Obama?: We had a lot of fun debating John McCain's health the other day, so it's fair to have the same debate regarding his likely Democratic opponent. Barack Obama is in excellent health, his doctor says. Dr. David L. Scheiner, his primary care doctor, sent out a one-page...; Tags: Aide, Doctor, John McCain, Barack Obama, Obama, Vertical Industries, Food & Beverage, Benefits, Healthcare, Corporate Governance, Enterprise Software, Software, Manufacturing, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-06-03
The value in name patients: The value in name patientsYour assuming of course ....... that the surgery is successfull. What if he dies on the table or within 60 days after? Will people still want to use Duke?Probably won't make any difference unless...Dr. Friedman severely blunders. According to this article:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/02/AR2008060200926.html?hpid=moreheadlinesthis is very...; Tags: Friedman, patient, Kennedy, surgery; Discussion threads 2008-06-02
The value in name patients: In all the coverage of Sen. Edward Kennedy's brain tumor, one fact has gone little remarked. The surgery is taking place at Duke. Not in Massachusetts. In North Carolina. The surgeon is Dr. Allan H. Friedman (right, from Duke University Medical Center). He was...; Tags: Patient, Hospital, Dr., Duke University, Healthcare, Branding, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-06-02