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June 27, 2008 House Subcommittee Approves Legislation To Encourage Nationwide ...

who introduced the bill along with committee ranking member Joe Barton (R-Texas), said he hopes for final approval in the fall ( CongressDaily , 6/25). ...

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Source: Medical News Today (press release), UK


June 27, 2008 Bush's Environmental Wager on Climate Change Will Burn the Rest of Us

Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) voiced frustration about the debate in general. While he disagreed with Stern's findings, he thanked him for putting the discussion ...

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Source: BuzzFlash, IL


June 27, 2008 Charter Communication calls-off its subscriber tracking operation ...

Company received a letter from two US Congressmen - Edward J Markey, chairman, House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Internet, and Joe Barton, ...

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Source: ITProPortal, UK


June 27, 2008 Blogging the Product Safety Bill Conference

And Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) has four grandchildren and a toddler named Jack--a fact he stated yesterday, which briefly sent the gears in my brain turning. ...

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Source: Washington Post, United States


June 26, 2008 Biz Buzz: Charter halts ‘spy’ operations

Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, and Rep. Joe Barton, RTexas, ranking member of the ...

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Source: San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA


June 26, 2008 Charter Delays Plan for Targeted Web Ads

and Rep. Joe Barton (R., Texas). Both congressmen urged the company to drop its plan. Charter's decision is the latest complication for cable operators as ...

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Source: Wall Street Journal


June 26, 2008 Specialty hospital lobby grows on Hill

... Chairman Joe Barton (R), are strong allies for physician hospitals, and among those lobbying on the issue was former Connecticut Republican Rep. ...

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Source: Politico, DC


June 26, 2008 House Subcommittee Approves Legislation To Encourage Nationwide ...

who introduced the bill along with committee ranking member Joe Barton (R-Texas), said he hopes for final approval in the fall ( CongressDaily , 6/25).

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Source: Kaiser network.org, DC


June 26, 2008 Congress Reaches Agreement on Parts of Consumer Safety Bill

Many Democrat conferees want rules similar to the EU ban included in the legislation, while some Republicans, most notably Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), ...

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Source: Consumer Affairs


June 26, 2008 ISPs still considering tracking Web use

Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, wrote to Charter asking it to put the test on hold to give time for discussions. ...

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Source: The Associated Press


June 26, 2008 Congress buries tribal casino plan

Eighteen members of the Energy and Commerce Committee voted with Dingell, their chairman, including ranking member Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) and Reps. ...

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Source: Kansas City Star, MO


June 26, 2008 A Stern talking to

"I still think that you can have an honest debate about the science," said Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas). Barton also tried to make the case that Stern is ...

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Source: Grist Magazine, WA


June 25, 2008 Charter: NebuAd Deal Raises Concerns

and Joe Barton (R-Texas), recently asked Charter CEO Neil Smit to hold off on implementing the deal pending an investigation. Digital rights groups and net ...

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Source: MediaPost Publications, New York


June 25, 2008 Charter suspends NebuAd data-pimping experiment

Democratic Representative Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Representative Joe Barton, a Republican from Texas, wrote Charter President Neil Smit and asked ...

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Source: Register, UK


June 25, 2008 GOP Lawmakers, Health Care Officials Raise Concerns With Proposed ...

Energy and Commerce Committee ranking member Joe Barton (R-Texas) said that the bill's emphasis on race and ethnicity might overshadow the issue of income ...

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Source: Kaiser network.org, DC


June 25, 2008 Charter's Trials of NebuAd Halted

RalphTheWonderLlama writes "The trials of NebuAd by Charter Communications were halted after it gained the attention of Congressmen Ed Markey and Joe Barton ...

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Source: Slashdot


June 25, 2008 Charter Stops Tracking Internet Users

and Joe Barton (R-Texas) asked Charter to wait for Congress to review the tracking technology. Responding to concerns by Congress and privacy advocates, ...

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Source: Sci-Tech Today


June 25, 2008 Charter Suspends Targeted Ad Program

Along with Markey, Texas Republican Rep. Joe Barton had met with Charter to reconsider the program. Privacy advocates believe selling Internet surfing ...

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Source: AHN


June 25, 2008 Charter Drops NebuAd Plans

Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Joe Barton, R-Tex. Last week, Free Press and Public Knowledge issued a report accusing NebuAd of monitoring, intercepting and ...

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Source: eWeek,  NY


June 25, 2008 Charter drops Web tracking plans

Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, wrote to Neil Smit, Charter's president and chief executive officer, soon after the plan was announced ...

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Source: The Associated Press


June 25, 2008 Dingell loses battle with Conyers on gambling bill

Eighteen members of the Energy and Commerce Committee voted with Dingell, their chairman, including ranking member Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) and Reps. ...

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Source: The Hill, DC


June 25, 2008 Privacy provisions threaten health IT bill

Pallone said he had negotiated the consent provision with Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. ...

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Source: Government Health IT, VA


June 25, 2008 ISPs still considering tracking Web use

Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, wrote to Charter asking it to put the test on hold to give time for discussions. ...

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Source: The Associated Press


June 25, 2008 Charter drops Web tracking plans

Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, wrote to Neil Smit, Charter's president and chief executive officer, soon after the plan was announced ...

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Source: The Associated Press


June 25, 2008 Health IT bill advances in House subcommittee

One day after House Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell and ranking member Joe Barton introduced the bill, subcommittee members approved the $575 ...

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Source: Nextgov, DC


June 25, 2008 Charter shares fall after cancelling program

Most recently, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal asked Charter to drop the plan. Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, ...

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Source: CNNMoney.com


June 24, 2008 Speculators Driving Up Oil Prices

US Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, a ranking member of the committee, said speculators are not the cause for high energy prices. The culprit, rather, is a global ...

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Source: RedOrbit, TX


June 24, 2008 Charter Suspends Plan To Sell Customer Data to Advertisers

Rep. Edward J. Markey, the Massachusetts Democrat who chairs the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, ...

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Source: New York Times, United States


June 24, 2008 House Medicare bill gets veto-proof majority

Shortly before the vote began, Energy and Commerce Committee ranking member Joe Barton (R-Texas) predicted that Democrats had little chance of winning over ...

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Source: The Hill, DC


June 24, 2008 High Costs, Courtesy of Congress

... of would-be budget cutters, including officials in Bill Clinton’s administration and promarket Republicans like Representative Joe Barton of Texas. ...

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Source: New York Times, United States


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