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Changes to Portland arts tax call for a public vote
2013-07-30 01:32:58| PortlandOnline
The Oregonian Editorial Board, July 28, 2013
Failed Vote Means No End in Sight to NSA's Data Slurping
2013-07-26 00:29:08| TechNewsWorld
A proposal to restrict the NSA's surveillance of Americans' phone calls was defeated by a mere 12 votes in the U.S. House on Wednesday in a battle that drew unusual bipartisan support at a time when partisanship is running at an all-time-high. The amendment to the defense-spending bill sought to restrict the collection of metadata to instances connected to a relevant ongoing investigation.
Finnish Vote Imminent on Crowdsourced Copyright Law
2013-07-25 01:43:39| TechNewsWorld
Lawmakers in Finland will vote on a crowdsourced legislative proposal that, if approved, would change the nation's copyright laws. Last year, Finland's constitution was modified to allow citizens to submit proposals to Parliament, so long as said proposals obtained 50,000 supporters within six months. One of the proposals to garner the requisite support is the "Common Sense in Copyright Act."
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Second delay to Dell buyout vote
2013-07-24 16:16:35| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Dell postpones a shareholder vote over a buyout offer from the company's founder for a second time after the value of the offer is raised slightly.
Michael Dell ups buyout offer; shareholder vote pushed off to Aug. 2
2013-07-24 14:21:12| CNET News.com
Dell announced today that its founder Michael Dell, along with partner Silver Lake, will pay $13.75 per share to bring the company private. [Read more]
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