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Senate bill powers up state online sales taxes (Reuters)

Reuters – State governments would be able to collect online sales taxes under a bill due to be introduced in the Senate on Wednesday, said sources familiar with the bill.

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Democrats hold seats in Wisconsin recall elections (Reuters)

Reuters – Robert Wirch and Jim Holperin, two of the 14 Wisconsin state senators who left the state in an attempt to prevent passage of an anti-union measure, won their recall elections Tuesday, according to the WisPolitics.com web site.

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House to end page program after nearly 200 years (AP)

AP – After nearly 200 years, the House page program that allowed high school students to serve as messengers and learn about Congress is ending, rendered obsolete by the Internet and email in cost-cutting times.

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Clinton slams Turkey on media freedom (AFP)

AFP – The United States is concerned about media freedom and free speech in Turkey amid the arrest of dozens of journalists and Internet restrictions, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday.

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New State Law Makes Posting Distressing Images a Crime (Mashable)

Mashable – Tennessee residents: Come July 1, 2011, the state may punish you with jail time or fines should you “transmit or display an image” online — social networks such as Facebook and Twitter included — that has the possibility to “frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress” to anyone who sees it.

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