Day: October 3, 2006

Horse slaughter ban clears House

Horse slaughter ban clears House For more info click on above link Congress came a step closer to banning the slaughter of horses for human consumption when the House passed the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503) Sept. 7 by a vote of 263-146. But with the current 109th Congress drawing to a close, the chances of the Senate passing its version of the slaughter ban during an election year and before the legislative session ends in December were scant. Should the Senate version fail to come up for a vote, the legislation will have to

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FDA to allow more drugs for nonfood minor species

FDA to allow more drugs for nonfood minor species For more info click on above link The Food and Drug Administration is proposing regulations to implement the “Index of Legally Marketed Unapproved New Animal Drugs for Minor Species” under the 2004 Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act. The index would make more drugs legally available to veterinarians for the treatment of nonfood minor species. The market for these drugs is so small that insufficient economic incentives exist to motivate sponsors to develop data to support approvals.

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Regulated stop payment for online bets? – CNET News.com

Regulated stop payment for online bets? | CNET News.com For more info click on above link The costs of policing a new U.S. Internet gambling ban for banks and credit card companies will be determined by regulators in the coming months, industry officials said Monday. Government officials are expected to propose a “coding and blocking” system that will identify and stop payment to gambling sites, experts said. Many banks and credit card companies already voluntarily block Internet gambling transactions using such a system.

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Pretexting hearing turns to wireless execs – CNET News.com

Pretexting hearing turns to wireless execs | CNET News.com For more info click on above link WASHINGTON–Politicians on Friday shifted their crusade against “pretexting” for personal phone records from Hewlett-Packard leaders to major wireless carrier representatives, and signaled again their intention to pass new laws outlawing the practice. Although they still hope to pass additional legislation that would expressly outlaw obtaining phone records through impersonation or other fraudulent means, members of a U.S. House of Representatives oversight and investigations panel said Congress ultimately has limited ability to curb the shady spying technique. Phone companies must also step

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House votes to expand electronic spying powers | CNET News.com

House votes to expand electronic spying powers | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Amid serious misgivings from opponents, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would expand the government’s electronic spying powers in terrorism investigations. The Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act passed late Thursday by a 232 to 191 vote, with 177 Democrats voting against it and 18 siding with the Republican majority on the vote. As well as being challenged by most Democrats, the bill had drawn opposition from a handful of Republicans and civil liberties groups.

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Congress approves Net gambling ban | CNET News.com

Congress approves Net gambling ban | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Most forms of Internet gambling would be banned under a bill that received final U.S. congressional approval early Saturday. The House of Representatives and Senate approved the measure and sent it to President George W. Bush to sign into law.

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EU welcomes autonomy plan for Net governance – CNET News.com

EU welcomes autonomy plan for Net governance | CNET News.com For more info click on above link The European Commission welcomed on Monday U.S. government moves to make the company that manages Internet domain names independent by 2009, but said it would monitor the process carefully. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which controls addresses including “.com” and country domain names such as “.cn” for China, now reports to the U.S. Commerce Department. On Friday, the Commerce Department said it would retain oversight for three more years, renewing an agreement that was scheduled to

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U.S. joins European cybercrime convention – CNET News.com

U.S. joins European cybercrime convention | CNET News.com For more info click on above link The U.S. government has embraced European legislation meant to help the global fight against cybercrime. The Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime calls on countries to coordinate international law to investigate and prosecute online criminal activity. The convention has now been signed by 43 EU member states and 15 other parties, including the U.S. It will come into U.S. law on Jan. 1.

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