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Internet 'net neutrality' endorsed by FCC chief

Sep. 21, 2009
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski proposes formalizing rules and adding new mandates that he says would keep online traffic moving freely. The proposals would also cover wireless Internet service. The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission today called for more aggressive action to keep...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch