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Obama Urges FCC to Take Controversial Approach to Net Neutrality
2014-11-10 23:02:10| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Obama recommended that the FCC reclassify broadband as a telecom service rather than an information service.
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Obama urges FCC to adopt strong net neutrality rules, ban internet fast lanes
2014-11-10 18:45:46| Extremetech
President Obama, at long last, has come out in defense of net neutrality. In a short statement (video below), he urges the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt "the strongest possible rules" to protect net neutrality, and to finally reclassify internet providers as common carriers under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. Ultimately, the FCC is an independent agency that Obama can't directly affect -- but presumably Obama is praying that his protestations, plus the 3.7 million other people who have submitted comments over the FCC's net neutrality plans, will be enough to turn the tide.
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NFU Urges Passage of Tax Extenders Package
2014-11-07 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson said today that tax breaks important to family farmers and ranchers need to be extended before the end of the year, and that NFU is looking forward to working with members on both sides of the aisle to solve issues important to family farmers and ranchers.
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Climate econ expert urges "critical" investment shift
2014-11-06 23:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The next 20 years must see a "critical" investment shift from high- to low-carbon energy sources to limit damaging global warming, Nicholas Stern, an authority on the economics of climate change, said Thursday. "The next 20 years are going to be a very special period, they are going to be critical to manage... key investments," the British economist told journalists before appearing as a guest lecturer at a Paris university. "If we make the key investments well... in urbanisation, energy systems...
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AAFA urges attention on "arbitrary" trade barriers
2014-11-03 11:24:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) is urging the Government to address the issue of "egregious and arbitrary" trade restrictions affecting US-branded apparel, footwear, and textiles.
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