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• US senators again push for online sales tax

  Nine lawmakers reintroduce a bill requiring large Internet retailers to collect out-of-state sales tax

• Study: Internet sales tax would cost consumers billions

  Legislation allowing cross-border Internet sales tax collections would cost US shoppers $24 billion in 2015, an antitax group says

• FBI director defends phone surveillance program

  Senators question the FBI's collection of U.S. phone records

• Senate delays vote on Internet sales tax until May

  The new schedule for the bill comes after a week of the Senate in standstill

• US senate passes Internet sales tax proposal

  The nonbinding proposal is the first step toward allowing states to collect sales tax from e-commerce sellers

• Senators add Internet sales tax amendment to budget resolution

  Supporters say the amendment would remove the disadvantage that brick-and-mortar retailers face