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MORNING HIGHLIGHTS:

TAXES: The Senate cleared a two-year ban on Internet taxes, and President
Bush is expected to sign the bill.

BROADBAND: House leaders reached an agreement that is expected to move the
Tauzin-Dingell bill to the floor for a vote this year.

ANTITRUST: The Justice Department filed a brief defending the Microsoft deal.

BUSINESS: Antitrust authorities requested details on the proposed
Hewlett-Packard,
Compaq merger.


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