- Tue Apr 29 2008 Critics slam 'GTA IV' without test drive
Politicians and organizations seek to cut off Grand Theft Auto IV even before its midnight Tuesday release.
- Tue Dec 25 2007 Year in review: Quiet year for tech on Capitol Hill
A Democratic-controlled Congress neglects what tech firms have been pushing for years--and even Net neutrality doesn't get attention.
- Fri Feb 18 2005 ChoicePoint data theft widens to 145,000 people
Database break-in affects far more consumers than originally acknowledged. Factor in 750 cases of identity theft.
- Wed Jun 11 2003 Senators push FTC spam proposal
At a Commerce subcommittee hearing, politicians express frustration over spam and cite porn on peer-to-peer networks as another target for the Federal Trade Commission.
- Thu Oct 12 2000 Candidates not tapping the Net for advertising
A broad look at political advertising on the Web suggests that only a few dollars are finding their way to campaign promotions.
- Mon Aug 2 2004 John Kerry's real tech agenda
CNET News.com's Washington watcher, Declan McCullagh, examines what Kerry was doing and saying about tech before he announced his bid for the White House.
- Thu Nov 18 2004 Congress approves supercomputing bill
Following report of security inadequacies, Congress passes bill for $165 million in new supercomputing funds.
- Fri Oct 29 2004 The bets are in--Bush to win
Gamblers overwhelmingly back Bush at online betting site Betfair, which has a record of picking winners.
- Thu Nov 9 2006 What the Democrats' win means for tech
This week's election gives the Democrats control of at least one chamber of Congress. What does it mean for Net neutrality and digital copyright?
- Tue May 23 2006 Politicos ponder patent system changes
Congress talks about fixing patent system, but with conflicting interests, path to new legislation could be slow going.




