Topic: Rick Boucher
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I have deep concerns about this agreement, which would effectively permanently extend VeriSign's contract as operator of the dot-com TLD (top level domain), which accounts for about 75 percent of all domain name registrations in the United States
Boucher calls for dot-com investigation Mar 29, 2006
Before the Commerce Department approves a settlement which would grant VeriSign a virtual perpetual monopoly over administration of the dot-com TLD
Boucher calls for dot-com investigation Mar 29, 2006
The Internet has provided a means for gambling operations to evade existing anti-gambling laws
The Web: Wagering on 'March Madness' Mar 15, 2006
Article IV of the settlement states that the 'agreement shall be renewed upon the expiration of the term,' unless VeriSign fundamentally and materially breaches the agreement and fails to cure
ICANN and VeriSign settle over dot-com Mar 01, 2006
The explosive growth of the Internet has provided a means for gambling operations to evade existing anti-gambling laws
Online gambling ban reintroduced Feb 21, 2006
Frederick Carlyle "Rick" Boucher (born August 1, 1946) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing Virginia's 9th congressional District (map).
Boucher is a native of Abingdon, Virginia, where he currently lives. He earned his BA from Roanoke College and his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. He has practiced law on Wall Street in New York and in Virginia. Prior to his election to Congress, he served for seven years as a member of the Senate of Virginia.
Long considered "married to his job", Boucher announced his engagement at age 59 to Amy Hauslohner, an editor of the Galax Gazette in Galax, Virginia. Said Boucher of the engagement "We have decided since I will be 60 in August and she just turned 50 last week, we probably are mature enough to handle marriage." Boucher and Houslohner were married on June 3, 2006.
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