Internet is new pet issue in Congress; voters lead and lawmakers follow, making the most of a theme

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Matters related to the Internet have become favorite issues for the Congress in Capitol Hill. The legislators are eagerly attacking and passing laws on a range of issues including keeping taxation away from the Internet, helping prosecutors chase pedophiles who use the Internet to stalk children and protecting copyrights of software and movies. The sudden interest of the US Congress in the Internet is prompted by the rapid growth of the usage of the technology by voters. It is estimated that about 23 million people in the US log on the Internet and the number is growing day by day. Also, sales and profits of goods sold and bought online are rapidly increasing. An interesting aspect of the legislators' new interest in cyberspace is that it is becoming non-partisan. For a long time Vice President Al Gore and his Democratic allies had the monopoly on high technology. Now, Republicans are also making inroads into the information highway.

Telecommunications regulations, United States. Congress, Government communications regulation

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Let it be; Ira Magaziner argues for minimal Internet regulation

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Ira Magaziner has come out in favor of a free market Internet, in which the government does not hold a regulatory position. Magaziner was chosen by the Clinton Administration to head a task force to determine what role the government should take in relation to the Internet. While researching his decision, Magaziner spoke with industry and government representatives as well as with interest groups and research centers. Magaziner's conclusions are recorded in a paper entitled 'A Framework for Global Electronic Commerce.' The paper will be the basis for the Clinton Administration's policy for the Internet. Magaziner did not rule out government involvement in several areas on the Internet, including international negotiations for taxation and tariffs, as well as for the protection of intellectual property.

Clinton, Bill, Science and technology policy, Magaziner, Ira C., Internet/Web Overview

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President extends an oil drilling ban along coastlines

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President Bill Clinton said that he was extending a ban on oil drilling for almost all ocean coastlines in the US. The extension will continue for 10 more years. The decision is President Clinton's attempt to take a middle course between environmental groups and oil companies. In addition, several marine sanctuaries were protected from oil exploration by Mr. Clinton. Some of these protected areas are in California, Florida, and Washington state.

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President Bill Clinton announces 10-year extension on a ban on oil drilling off almost all ocean coastlines in the US

United States, Government regulation, Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Public affairs, Crude Petroleum, Legal/Government Regulation, Social Cause Advocacy, Petroleum, Article

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