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‘Net Neutrality Amendment’ fails in U.S. House

Saturday, June 10, 2006 On Thursday, Congress turned down the “Net Neutrality Amendment” to the Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act (COPE Act) 269-152. The COPE Act is designed to make it easier for telecommunications companies…

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Chinese government to safeguard old Beijing

Saturday, March 26, 2005 Beijing’s city legislature has approved a bill, one year in the making, to safeguard the historical and cultural heritage of old Beijing. The new 41-article set of regulations will come into effect…

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U.S. classifies record number of documents in 2004

Monday, September 5, 2005 OpenTheGovernment.Org, a coalition of conservative and liberal nonprofit groups, released a 2005 report (PDF, 12 pages) saying that all branches of the U.S. Federal Government are being significantly more secretive, and spending…

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Pacific Islands Forum condemns Fiji takeover

Thursday, April 16, 2009 Toke Talagi, the Pacific Islands Forum chairman and Premier of Niue, has condemned the Fijian president’s decision to abrogate the constitution. “I condemn the actions of the military regime in Fiji to…

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