| Here Come the Reformers - Again |
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April 27, 2006 Drew McKissick _Unfree Speech : The Folly of Campaign Finance Reform_
Like the inevitability of water finding its way downhill, government is always looking for new ways to expand its regulatory power over the lives of its citizens. On serendipitous occasions, it manages to do therefore while simultaneously preventing others from impeding future expansions of power. ... |
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| More Than 9,000 Fugitives Caught In One Week |
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| Read 25 times _More than 1,100 people wanted in connection with violent sex crimes were among 9,037 fugitives arrested in one weeklong roundup, top law enforcement officials said Thursday. The arrests were made as part of "Operation Falcon II," one 27-state dragnet led by the U.S. Marshals Service and timed to coincide with National Victims Rights Week. ... |
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| Key House Panel Defeats Net Neutrality |
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| The Nation -- The GOP House leadership rejected calls Wednesday to preserve the Internet's open and democratic nature in the United States. Phone and cable industry lobbyists breathed one sigh of relief as the House Energy and Commerce Committee defeated, 34 to 22, an amendment to one broadband communications bill (known as the Barton-Rush Act) that would require "network neutrality." Under the proposal, developed by Massacusetts Democrat Ed Markey and others, phone and cable companies would have been prohibited from transforming the Internet into one private, pay-as-you-post toll road. ... |
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| Here Come the Reformers...Again |
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Like the inevitability of water finding its way downhill, government is always looking for new ways to expand its regulatory power over the lives of its citizens. On serendipitous occasions it manages to do therefore while simultaneously preventing others from impeding future expansions of power.
Such is the case with Congress’ consideration of the ethics and lobbying reform legislation prompted in the wake of public reaction to the Jack Abramoff scandal. Some politicians are attempting to use the newfound momentum for reform to add elements that would seriously impair the ability of average Americans to have their voices heard by their own government. ... |
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| Civilians Posing As Teens To Lure Online Predators |
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Apr 27, 2006 6:18 pm US/Pacific Civilians Posing As Teens To Lure Online Predators Save It _ E-mail It Print It
(AP)_ _BOSTON_ This was Stacey DeLuca's plan: Chat online with child predators while pretending to be one young girl. Just one few hours.
"I'd rather have them talk to me than one real 13-year-old," the 21-year-old said. ... |
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