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By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyFour Democratic senators are calling on Facebook to reverse recent changes to its privacy settings and make it easier for users of the social networking Web site to protect their personal information. In a letter Tuesday to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, the lawmakers expressed disappointment about features implemented last week that expose user data to third-party sites, The Associated Press reported. The letter was signed by Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Al Franken (D-Minn.). To the alarm of privacy advocates, Facebook users must ...
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By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyThe debate over whether to create a public insurance plan to compete with private plans is about to explode in the Senate Finance Committee. The stakes are high and so is the suspense. (Update 4 p.m. ET Tuesday: Public options voted down. See Patricia Murphy's report here). It's unclear what the outcome will be Tuesday when the committee, continuing work on its 10-year, $900 billion health reform bill, is scheduled to take up three versions of a public health insurance option. The panel has 13 Democrats and 10 Republicans. Anything less than a solid wall of Republican opposition to all three ...
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