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<title>Apple shares executives' opening statements from US Senate testimony</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/21/documents.apples.defense.against.accusations.of.tax.dodging/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn3.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1354810586_timcookcloseup.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has posted the opening statements two of its executives -- CEO Tim Cook (PDF) -- and CFO Peter Oppenheimer (PDF) -- made during their testimony in front of the US Senate earlier today.  The documents don't reveal anything new, but do constitute a record of Apple's stance during the Senate hearing.  "We pay all of the taxes we owe -- every single dollar. We not only comply with the laws, b...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cook pushes for US IP law changes during Senate testimony</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/21/complains.about.speed.of.court.system/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355964173_TIME-Cook-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[In a brief sidetrack during his Senate testimony today, Apple CEO Tim Cook voiced his opinion on US intellectual property law.  Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) asked Cook about the IP benefits of running a company in the US versus other countries, but appears to have been surprised when Cook took a critical tone.  "I actually think that we require much more work on IP in this country," he said....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 20:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Senators Levin, McCain accuse Apple of exploiting offshore tax havens</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/20/apple.to.be.used.as.example.of.corporate.tax.avoidance.in.us/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1369091641_carllevin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[In the wake of Apple's published testimony, US Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and John McCain (R-AZ) have released their own joint statement on the work of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.  "Apple Inc. has used a complex web of offshore entities -- including three foreign subsidiaries the company claims are not tax resident in any nation -- to avoid paying billions of dollars in ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple publishes official testimony ahead of Cook Senate appearance</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/20/pushes.agenda.friendly.to.repatriating.foreign.cash/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn3.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1366834572_applelogo-ombre.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A day ahead of CEO Tim Cook's planned appearance in front of the US Senate, Apple has published its official testimony (PDF) for the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.  In the document, the company lobbies for corporate tax reform, specifically arguing that the government should be "revenue neutral, eliminate all corporate tax expenditures, lower corporate income tax rates; and imple...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple CEO expected to show at Senate hearing on offshore tax issues</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/15/apple.other.companies.accused.of.trying.to.avoid.tax.share/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1367375074_Apple-Cook-D11-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple will be the focus of a US Senate hearing next Tuesday, Politico says it has learned.  The company's CEO, Tim Cook, is expected to testify in front of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation regarding offshore tax practices.  Other witnesses are also expected to speak, such as representatives from the Treasury Department and the IRS....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 22:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple pulls 'at least one' app from China App Store for banned books</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/04/company.complies.with.government.censorship/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1358980239_applelogo-rain.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has pulled "at least one" app from the Chinese App Store for containing books banned by the Chinese government, the Financial Times reports.  Although the name of the app hasn't been identified, it is said to have provided access to 10 books, include three by political activist Wang Lixiong, whose works are mostly illegal in the country.  The banned books in the app discuss Tibet, the future...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FAA may relax in-flight device rules by end of 2013</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/25/prohibitions.against.phones.likely.to.stay.in.place/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362768252_nophones-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The US Federal Aviation Administration is hoping to announce looser restrictions on in-flight use of portable electronics by the end of 2013, according to sources for the New York Times.  The people belong to an industry working group set up by the FAA, and add that the latter is specifically considering allowing reading devices during takeoff and landing, including tablets and e-readers.  Devices...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US Senators introduce bill to allow phone unlocking</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/12/adds.to.political.support.for/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1363107463_alfranken-new.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A group of US Senators, including Al Franken and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, have introduced a bill that would restore rights to unlock phones after a contract has expired.  Called the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, the legislation would undo a Library of Congress ruling from last year which stripped unlocking protections from the Digital Millennium Copyrigh...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple challenges Defense of Marriage Act in new statement</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/28/says.workers.cant.be.treated.equally.with.law.in.place/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362084211_lesbianhands.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The US Defense of Marriage Act "hurts legally married same-sex couples and prevents companies from treating all employees as equals," Apple spokesman Steve Dowling tells AllThingsD.  "Apple strongly supports marriage equality and we hope the Supreme Court will declare the law unconstitutional."  The quote comes in response to questions about Apple's participation in legal measures against DoM...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google grows, Apple reduces US lobbying cash in 2012</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/18/major.tech.companies.wield.influence.on.american.government/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn4.macnn.com/news/1108/corruption.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google increased the amount it spent on lobbying the US government 90 percent year-over-year in 2012, according to data compiled by Fortune.  The company ended up spending $18.22 million, easily beating out any other American technology firm.  Microsoft, in fact, came in second place with $8.09 million, despite likewise increasing its spending.  Other major tech businesses that funneled more money...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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