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Rockefeller: Bill won't shut down the Internet

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) stepped up to the plate this week to make it clear that his bill to secure federal IT systems does not give the president the authority to shut down the Internet. A

President's power to shut down Internet up in air

There are plenty of people inside and outside of government upset about legislation that would give President Obama the power to shut down the Internet under emergency situations. But the idea sounds