IP: Reefer Madness hits Congress; tech visa proposal

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

Someone seems to have forgotten the "Freedom of the Press" yet again.  I keep wondering why they elected Dianne Feinstein. djf



>From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
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>[I have been spending time out here in SF working with our interns on
>articles. It's been a lot of fun -- here are two of the pieces. Thanks to
>everyone, BTW, who turned out for the politech/cpunx dinner last night.
>Nearly 30 people showed up including some longtime politechnicals who are
>new to the Bay Area area and involved in mysterious clandestine startups.
>Hmm. Some of us went out afterward (at the suggestion of the EFF
>contingent) to the Makeout Room, which contrary to its name is a perfectly
>well-lit place on 22nd st. --Declan]
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>http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/21152.html
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>                      Reefer Madness Hits Congress
>                      by Debbi Gardiner and Declan McCullagh 
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>                      12:15 p.m.  6.Aug.99.PDT
>                      Hide that hookah. Chuck that chillum.
>                      Congress is in session, and weed Web
>                      sites are no longer safe. 
>
>                      A proposed bill that bans Internet
>                      discussions of the use of unapproved
>                      drugs and links to such sites has not just
>                      normally mellow potheads but also
>                      journalist groups in a huff. 
>
>                      [...]
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>http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/21139.html
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>                      Congress Debates Tech Visas
>                      by Lakshmi Chaudhry and Declan McCullagh 
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>                      3:00 a.m.  6.Aug.99.PDT
>                      If there's one thing David Smith doesn't
>                      like, it's new foreign workers. 
>
>                      The top lobbyist for the AFL-CIO told
>                      Congress on Thursday there's no need to
>                      let additional workers into the country --
>                      no matter what Silicon Valley firms say
>                      about a worker shortage. 
>
>                      [...]
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