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House votes to block enforcement of light bulb rules
Nation NowA spending bill aimed at preventing a federal government shutdown would block enforcement of new energy-efficiency rules for light bulbs, letting old-style incandescent bulbs stay around a bit longer. The provision was a high priority of congressional... -
Ban the BCS championship? Texas congressman says yes
Nation NowTexas Rep. Joe Barton introduced a law to ban the BSC championship game and replace it with a playoff system to determine college football's national champion.... -
Sports Legend Revealed: Did the Governor of Colorado lose Pikes Peak in a football bet?
The Fabulous ForumFOOTBALL LEGEND: The Governor of Colorado lost Pikes Peak to Texas in a football bet. Bets between politicians are a common tradition in the world of professional sports. Just this past year, before the Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series...... -
Waxman's last-minute Net neutrality bill hits a GOP wall
L.A. Times Tech BlogLooks like the Net neutrality ball is back in the Federal Communications Commission's court. A draft proposal by Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.) to give the FCC temporary authority to enforce limited neutrality protections... -
The Morning Fix: Capitol Hill rocked! MGM files for bankruptcy. Tyler Perry's big gamble.
Company TownAfter the coffee. Before figuring out what it all means. The Skinny: What the election means for media. The Giants may be celebrating but Fox probably isn't chugging the champagne. Tyler Perry gets serious ... again. Meet the new bosses....... -
Google's data collection may get new Congress' attention
L.A. Times Tech BlogGoogle may face increased scrutiny from Republican lawmakers in the next Congress. The Internet search giant's data collection practices have already gotten the attention of Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.), the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce... -
Google being investigated by the FCC for wireless data collection
L.A. Times Tech BlogThe Federal Communications Commission is probing whether Google broke federal laws when its street-mapping service collected consumers' personal information from unsecured wireless networks. The agency is the latest in a long line of federal and state... -
Rep. Barton criticizes FCC Commissioner Copps over speech on media
Company TownRep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), an influential member of the House Commerce Committee, is upset with Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps over a speech the regulator gave last week at Columbia University's School of Journalism and an interview... -
Key lawmakers press Facebook on privacy concerns about user phone numbers and addresses [Updated]
L.A. Times Tech BlogReps. Joe Barton (R-Texas) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.), major congressional players on privacy issues, wrote to Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday expressing concerns about the social networking site's plans to share user addresses... -
Brand X Files: Even GOP furious with Joe Barton. Bollywood Hitler romance. Adam Lambert's new look
Brand XShould he stay or should he go? Even Republicans furious at Rep. Joe Barton for his apology to BP: Public relations liability Barton is a nightmare for the GOP. Unless the top Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee is removed from his starring... -
Gulf oil spill: 'We would not have drilled the way they did,' ExxonMobil says
GreenspaceOil-industry executives scrambled Tuesday to stave off a congressional push to limit new offshore drilling and to impose new regulations and higher taxes on their industry in the wake of the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The...... -
Gulf oil spill: Partisan politics over $20-billion escrow fund
GreenspaceEven at a congressional hearing where a big oil company has already been targeted as the principal villain, partisan politics between Republicans and Democrats was never far from the surface. Though castigating BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward and his...
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