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Some House Democrats have urged cable companies to cancel Fox News, Newsmax TV, and One America News Network ahead of a Wednesday hearing on extremism in the press.In 1801, Thomas Jefferson became the third president of the United States. In his Inaugural Address, he urged our fledgling nation to stand strong against those who would restrict the right to free speech. He even described those “who would wish to dissolve this Union” as “monuments of safety with which the error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.” As president, Jefferson was an ardent defender...

The future of do-it-yourself video hardware in the Microsoft Vista generation is in question, as issues have surfaced surrounding two key portions of the high-definition video space. How consumers will have to deal with HDCP, a content protection scheme, and CableCards, a means of transmitting video information into the home, have come to the fore.

<p>The Orange County Forum brought Brian Lamb, president and CEO of C-SPAN (that's Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, if you ever wondered) as its speaker Wednesday, and we were reminded once again of what a remarkable service this network provides.</p> <p>It was heartening to learn that some 28 million people watch C-SPAN at some time during the week, compared to 17 million who watch the fictionalized version of government presented on "West Wing."</p>

Ruling could spur competition among Internet providers ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 6 — A federal appeals court opened the door Monday to additional rules on high-speed Internet access over cable television lines, overturning a Federal Communications Commission decision that competitors say has kept them locked out of the cable systems. IN AN OPINION issued Monday, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said the FCC made a mistake when it classified cable Internet as just an “information service.” The judges, basing their ruling on a decision in an earlier case, said...

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