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In letters to lawmakers, Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft say they've agreed on a set of principles on what to do when governments demand information about users, or block access to Web sites.

The code is for U.S. Internet companies that do business in China and other places where governments interfere with the media.

In February, lawmakers passed a $168 billion program to juice the economy. And some say it's time to do it again.

While Congress is struggling to address plummeting home values and mortgage meltdowns, some members of Congress are facing another kind of housing crisis: Questions have been raised recently about the fairness of what they pay for their own digs.

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Top US and European bankers will appear before US lawmakers later over claims they promote tax fraud.

Lawmakers are considering lifting the 27-year ban on offshore drilling along much of the nation's coastline. Though the ban's supporters have said drilling would drive tourists away, some say that current production platforms off the coast of Alabama are benign fixtures.

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Following last week's bulldozer rampage in Jerusalem, some Israeli politicians want to pass laws that penalize families of people who launch attacks.

While some Jewish lawmakers say it's necessary for Israel to toughen laws, critics say the proposals are about revenge.

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