Read more Senate Commerce Committee stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15612/senate-commerce-committee.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:33:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65068/hello-senators-greedy-cell-phone-biz-needs-attention.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's nice to see Congress looking out for the cell phone customer with hearings on carrier exclusivity, but there's plenty of dubious practices in the business they should look into before they worry about getting us all Verizon iPhones, David Pogue writes in the New York Times. Texting fees. These...http://www.newser.com/story/65068/hello-senators-greedy-cell-phone-biz-needs-attention.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 7:04:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37618/mccain-fumbles-for-right-tone-on-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain struck his latest discordant note on Monday when he described the economy's fundamentals as "strong" even as the financial system shuddered under hammer blows. McCain swiftly backpedaled, calling America's workers its fundamentals, but the issue highlights the candidate's struggle to overcome Democratic charges that he's out of touch...http://www.newser.com/story/37618/mccain-fumbles-for-right-tone-on-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Sep 2008 5:35:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37589/mac-fathered-blackberry-staffer-claims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama’s campaign was quick to mock a staffer’s claim today that John McCain helped create the BlackBerry, the Hill reports. An aide suggested that the Republican’s service on the Senate Commerce Committee, which concerns itself with telecommunications, qualified him as a father of the ubiquitous device—recalling Al Gore’s...http://www.newser.com/story/37589/mac-fathered-blackberry-staffer-claims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Sep 2008 13:09:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22712/saint-john-still-tainted-by-senate-murk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith John McCain the presumptive Republican nominee, Democrats are rushing to expose chinks in the Arizona senator's saintly armor, Michael Scherer reports in Time . Though McCain talks tough about special interests, he has often appeared to have done their bidding. He once, for example, wrote a letter on behalf of...http://www.newser.com/story/22712/saint-john-still-tainted-by-senate-murk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Mar 2008 12:12:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/10159/web-radio-takes-fight-to-senate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInternet radio hangs in the balance, webcasters say, but the Senate Commerce Committee, which holds radio hearings today, can save it by reviving bills setting royalty rates for online broadcasters as low as satellite radio's. Legislators introduced the bills this spring, the Post explains, when the Copyright Royalty Board jacked...http://www.newser.com/story/10159/web-radio-takes-fight-to-senate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Oct 2007 12:39:35 CDT