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  • Lawmakers pledge federal anti-spam bills

    Federal lawmakers Wednesday promised to introduce legislation this year to attack the problem of spam, with proposals to create a national "do not e-mail" list and apply criminal penalties for repeat offenders.

  • Congress oks anti-spam legislation

    The U.S. Congress on Monday gave final approval to the first federal law regulating spam, which President Bush has indicated he will sign before the end of the year.

  • US lawmakers: It's open season on spam

    Proposals to control the digital deluge in the US include a national "do not e-mail" list and criminal penalties for repeat offenders.

  • US House passes antispam bill

    The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to approve antispam legislation that could end more than six years of failed attempts to create a federal law restricting unsolicited commercial e-mail.

  • Bush v Kerry

    Neither George W. Bush nor John Kerry tends to talk much about technology, but both broke their customary silence last week in speeches the same day.

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