The House approved a similar bill last week, but the differences must now be ironed out in a final bill submitted to President Bush before the current law runs out on November 1. But more importantly, the House bill narrows the ban, apparently allowing taxes on e-mail services unless they are provided as part of Internet service. A memo by the Congressional Research Service found that under the House bill, "if an Internet user utilized one provider to connect to the Internet and another...

Dawn Creekmore successfully guided her bill to allow Arkansans to "freeze" their credit reports to thwart identity theft through the Legislature this year, only to have Gov. Bill Halter's campaign to put a state lottery proposal on the 2008 ballot announced Tuesday it has hired a national firm to help gather the signatures necessary to get the measure before voters next year. Mike Beebe declared two Arkansas counties state disaster areas Friday due to damage from storms that struck the...

Because of this, it's always refreshing to see a liberal news organization sit down and notice something that's left-biased such as the Boston Globe did recently when it correctly observed that ABC's "View" is skewed against conservatives and religious people. Because of this, it's always refreshing to see a liberal news organization sit down and notice something that's left-biased such as the Boston Globe did recently when it correctly observed that ABC's "View" is skewed against...

Nick Spoliar, of Landsbanki, expects Lok to exceed last year's pricing increases, and believes that enquiries remain good, with new space coming on stream. Yi-Dan Wang, research analyst at Deutsche Bank, said that investors would be focusing on S&N's knee, Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) and non-BHR sales in the US, given the move announced by management to rebalance selling of these products now that BHR is more established. The deal has yet to secure regulatory and shareholder approval...

Likewise, if you know you'll need to make a rush to the restroom at intermission, an aisle seat will help you get there faster and avoid those long lines. If you suspect a show contains opportunities for direct audience-performer interaction -- being recruited to go on stage and "assist" the performers -- and that sounds like a form of torture for you, choose a seat in the center of a row at least two-thirds of the way back. If you suspect a show contains opportunities for direct...