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...Reno wasn't alone in being out of character; the decision put plenty of politicians and pressure groups 180 degrees from normal. Oregon senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat, spoke of a victory for state's rights, while the National Right to Life committee complained that the government wasn't providing a safety net. Death With Dignity allowed the first legal suicide in U.S. history back in March. Thanks to the Attorney General, there could soon be plenty more...
...lock in this advantage, Congress is considering something called the Internet Tax Freedom Act. The bill is sponsored by Democratic Senator Ron Wyden and Republican Congressman Chris Cox and backed by President Bill Clinton. Despite its characteristically cyber-self-righteous title, the bill would require only tax neutrality between the Internet and other channels of commerce. And it would only impose a multiyear "moratorium" (the length differs in the House and Senate versions) to prevent "chaos" while the issue is studied by a presidential commission...
Moreover, one of the co-sponsors, Wyden, makes no bones about his hope that the ultimate result will be a tax-free Internet, as the bill's name suggests...
...some impossible burdens," Kessler said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." "This seems to be a step backward." Congressmen, who have to pass legislation to make the proposed settlement law, are also picking at the terms. "We need to toughen this deal," said Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden Monday on ABC's Good Morning America. "There's going to be some major rewriting on this agreement...
...votes in Portland's exclusive section of Dunthorpe, but the working-class and middle-class neighborhoods in the rest of the district are staunchly Democratic. And though he vows to protect Medicare, his platform of budget cuts may rattle the strong senior-citizen vote that helped keep Democrat Ron Wyden in this seat for 15 years...