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September 30, 2008 : Inouye-Sponsored Broadband Data Legislation Recieves Congressional Approval
Washington, D.C.

Legislation sponsored by U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye to improve broadband infrastructure and eventually increase its use by Americans cleared its final congressional hurdle today, and now moves to the White House for the President to sign into law.

The measure, S. 1492, the Broadband Data Improvement Act, was passed by the Senate today. The House gave its approval yesterday, Monday, September 29, 2008.

September 19, 2008 : Charges Against Journalists at RNC Dropped
St. Paul, Minnesota

Local authorities in St. Paul announced today that they will not prosecute journalists who were arrested on misdemeanor charges during Republic National Convention earlier this month.

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September 16, 2008 : Inouye Calls for Immediate Passage of S.1492, the Broadband Data Improvement Act
Washington, D.C.

Commerce Committee Chariman Daniel K. Inouye ( D-Hawaii) delivered the following statement at today's hearing on why broadband matter.

"In our hearing today we explore why broadband matters. Broadband matters because broadband communications have become the great economic engine of our time. Broadband deployment drives opportunities for business, education, and helathcare. It provides widespread access to information that can change the way we communicate with one another and improve the quality of our lives."

September 05, 2008 : Delivery of 60,000 Letters Demanding St. Paul Drop Charges Against Journalists
St. Paul, Minnesota

Police have been rounding up, detaining and arresting journalists througout the week at the National Republican Convention. But tens of thousands of people accross then nation have responded with demands to protect free speech.

September 04, 2008 : Honolulu Community-Media Council (HCMC) Condemns Harrasment and Arrests of Journalists By St. Paul Police At The Republica National Convetion!

Police in St. Paul arrested several journalists, including Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and an AP photographer as they were covering protests of the Republican National Convention.

The 2005 shooting death of a Reuters journalist in the midst of a firefight in Baghdad was justified because U.S. soldiers believed the camera protruding from an unmarked car was a rocket propelled grenade, the Pentagon's internal watchdog has concluded.

In an 82-page report, the Defense Department's inspector general also said that Reuters safety practices contributed to the death of sound technician Waleed Khaled, and the wounding of cameraman Haider Kadhem.

Photo:Akram Saleh, Getty Images

Men carry the casket of Reuters soundman Waleed Khaled in Baghdad, Iraq, on Aug. 29, 2005, a day after he was shot dead by U.S. forces there. Cameraman Haider Kadhem was wounded. The Pentagon ruled that the military was justified because Kadhem's camera looked like a weapon.

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