It is an online political effort by Nicola Grauso, the former owner of Video OnLine, an Internet provider that was the number one Italian ISP before it became a part of Telecom. Cacciotto also reports that the Italian Senate's Web site has a new look. And within two months, all the parties and senators are expected to have a space on the site so they can answer citizen e-mails. Mexican Standoff - Zapatista rebel supporters recently hacked into the Mexican government's Finance Ministry Web site and left messages and pictures of the rebels' revolutionary namesake, Emiliano Zapata, according to Wired. Net to provide information to young people aged 16 to 26.
Net includes programs for job introduction, education, political information and entertainment.
It also allows people to take part in online forums, chats and use e-mail. A Congressional First - Contributing editor Chris Casey writes that U.S. Rep. Asa Hutchinson apparently was the first member to host an online discussion group on his government homepage. Most members would never dream of allowing just anybody to turn their congressional web page into a personal soap box. Internet Tax - Freedom Works , the zippy home page of U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey, features a new poll on Internet taxation and a live graph of the latest results, press secretary Richard Diamond writes. You also can find a RealAudio archived debate between Armey and U.S. Rep. Billy Tauzin on how to reform the tax system.