Government groups oppose permanent Net tax ban
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The U.S. Congress shouldn't permanently extend a moratorium on taxes unique to the Internet because the temporary ban keeps Internet providers from abusing the system, a representative of the National Governors Association said Thursday.
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Politicians and trade officials are still pressuring the nation to shut down "illegal" Web sites and to align its intellectual property laws with "international standards."
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Congress acted yesterday to block state and local governments from taxing connections that link consumers to the Internet for the next three years.
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An Australian government plan to filter the Internet Wednesday drew criticism from privacy advocates who said it represented the start of state censorship.
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Federal regulators recommended Tuesday that a newly formed political group cannot accept unlimited contributions from donors if it wants to advocate for or against candidates for federal office.
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ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties in the National Assembly on Friday blocked Constitution Avenue and protested in front of Parliament House against the passage of the bill allowing President General Pervez Musharraf to hold two offices simultaneously.
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Women's business groups across the country are decrying a Small Business Administration plan they say threatens to limit their eligibility for government contracts set aside for disadvantaged companies.
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Japanese opposition leaders and consumer groups this week criticized a tentative agreement to lift a ban on US beef imports, calling it a political gift from Prime Minister
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Lawmakers may vote on Internet tax ban, controversial copyright bills before the end of the year.
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Congress may consider a bill that could send thousands of Internet music and movie downloaders to jail, but the legislation faces opposition from groups that say it would unfairly punish consumers. -washingtonpost.com
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OTTAWA (CP) - An influential Commons committee will advise Finance Minister Ralph Goodale to reject personal income tax cuts in his upcoming budget despite the federal government's substantial surplus, sources told The Canadian Press.
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The British government's plan to issue work permits to 10,000 Bangladeshi, mostly residents in the United Kingdom has drawn flak from watchdog group.
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Congress acted Friday to block state and local governments from taxing connections that link consumers to the Internet for the next three years.
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Unable to extend tax breaks as part of a broad energy bill two months ago, lawmakers are trying to attach some of them to an emergency economic aid package containing rebates for millions of taxpayers.
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and  Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez on Thursday urged the  Senate to make permanent the moratorium on taxes for Internet  access and electronic commerce.
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WASHINGTON) - Lawmakers revived a long-stalled effort Wednesday to block state and local governments from taxing Internet connections, in a last-minute agreement to ban the taxes until 2007.