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  SOPA author Lamar Smith wants congressional guidelines to replace peer review for federal science research

  By Tim Carmody on April 29, 2013 01:42 pm + 49 comments

  Texas congressman Lamar Smith, SOPA author and new chair of the US House of Representatives' Continue reading…

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  Senate committee passes ECPA bill to increase email privacy, full floor vote next

  By Carl Franzen on April 25, 2013 11:00 am + 14 comments

  A bipartisan Senate committee just voted unanimously to advance a privacy reform bill that would Continue reading…

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  Artless: budget cuts force Smithsonian to close exhibits at random

  By Carl Franzen on April 24, 2013 10:47 am + 61 comments

  If you’re planning to visit an art museum at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, this Continue reading…

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  FCC-backed bill would subsidize broadband for low-income homes

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 24, 2013 10:26 am + 143 comments

  New federal legislation is looking to modernize an aging government assistance program aimed at Continue reading…

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  After US drone attack, Yemeni journalist tells senators about the terror of targeted strikes

  By Joshua Kopstein on April 24, 2013 09:00 am + 167 comments

  For the first time, a civilian affected by a US drone strike in Yemen has testified before members Continue reading…

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  Senate rejects bipartisan gun control measure for background checks despite broad public support

  By T.C. Sottek on April 17, 2013 05:12 pm + 734 comments

  The US Senate today turned away a bipartisan proposal to expand background checks for the sale of Continue reading…

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  Internal Revenue Service denies searching email without a warrant

  By T.C. Sottek on April 16, 2013 02:20 pm + 16 comments

  Internal IRS employee manuals and memos released by the American Civil Liberties Union last week Continue reading…

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  Lobbying group representing Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft sends letter to Congress in support of CISPA

  By T.C. Sottek on April 13, 2013 06:03 pm + 36 comments

  Amid warnings from the White House and civil liberties groups, a trade association representing Continue reading…

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  CISPA passes committee, will head to the House floor for a vote

  By T.C. Sottek on April 10, 2013 07:16 pm + 32 comments

  In an 18-2 vote behind closed doors, the House Intelligence Committee passed the controversial Cyber Continue reading…

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  Google's privacy director departs after years of controversial practices and legal trouble

  By Carl Franzen on April 1, 2013 05:19 pm + 94 comments

  Google has confirmed to The Verge that lead privacy director Alma Whitten will be leaving the Continue reading…