title: Michael Moynihan (author)
Internet Tax Freedom Act
Lafayette Lane
Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act
Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act
Ron Wyden
Protecting Internet Freedom Act
Weddle Bridge
James A. Redden Federal Courthouse
sentences: Michael Moynihan is an American author and the nephew of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, former Senator (Democrat) from New York.
 He wrote "The Coming American Renaissance", a rebuttal of works by Lester Thurow and others, argued that America possessed a unique set of economic advantages that would propel it to global leadership in the 21st century.
 Moynihan cited technology leadership, in particular, as a driver of economic growth.
 He worked in the Clinton administration as an advisor to Secretaries of the Treasury, Lawrence Summers and Robert Rubin from 1996 to 1999.
 Moynihan was in charge of Internet and electronic commerce policy and was involved with the effort to pass the Internet Tax Freedom Act.
 Moynihan founded the Internet website AlwaysonTV.
The 1998 Internet Tax Freedom Act is a United States law authored by Representative Christopher Cox and Senator Ron Wyden, and signed into law as title XI of Pub.L.
 105–277 on October 21, 1998 by President Bill Clinton in an effort to promote and preserve the commercial, educational, and informational potential of the Internet.
 The law bars federal, state and local governments from taxing Internet access and from imposing discriminatory Internet-only taxes such as bit taxes, bandwidth taxes, and email taxes.
 It also bars multiple taxes on electronic commerce.
Lafayette Lane (November 12, 1842 – November 23, 1896) was a Representative from the U.S. state of Oregon.
 He was the son of Oregon Senator Joseph Lane and an uncle of future Oregon Senator Harry Lane.
The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act ( ) is a bill that would amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the ban on state and local taxation of Internet access and on multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.
The Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act ( , Pub.L.
 114–281 ) "amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA) to state in the congressional findings that the freedom of thought and religion is understood to protect theistic and non-theistic beliefs as well as the right not to profess or practice any religion".
 The bill was named after Frank Wolf, a Republican Congressman for Virginia and staunch supporter of religious freedom, who introduced the original IRFA.
 While both religious and non-religious groups have signaled approval for the amendment, it has received particular attention for specifically protecting non-theists and those who claim no religion at all.
The Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, Pub.L.
 108–435 , is the current U.S. federal law that bans Internet taxes in the United States.
 Signed into law on December 3, 2004, by George W. Bush, it extended until 2007 the then-current moratorium on new and discriminatory taxes on the Internet.
 It also extended the federal prohibition against state and local Internet access taxes until November 2007.
Ronald Lee Wyden (born May 3, 1949) is the senior United States Senator for Oregon, serving since 1996, and a member of the Democratic Party.
 He previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1996.
 He is the current dean of Oregon's Congressional Delegation.
The Protecting Internet Freedom Act was introduced in June 2016 by United States Senator Ted Cruz in order to "prohibit the National Telecommunications and Information Administration from allowing the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions contract to lapse unless specifically authorized to do so by an Act of Congress."
The Weddle Bridge is a 120 ft long wooden covered bridge in Sweet Home, Oregon, United States.
 The bridge originally spanned Thomas Creek near Scio but was replaced by a concrete bridge in 1980 and was scheduled to be destroyed in 1987.
 To save the bridge, local activists staged protests and persuaded former Oregon Senator Mae Yih to help save the bridge.
 The Oregon Legislative Assembly soon approved the Oregon Covered Bridge Program, which helped pay for covered bridge rehabilitation projects statewide.
 The Weddle Bridge was the first to receive grants from the program.
The James A. Redden Federal Courthouse, formerly the United States Post Office and Courthouse, is federal courthouse located in Medford, Oregon, United States.
 Completed in 1916 under the supervision of architect Oscar Wenderoth, it houses the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
 A substantial extension was completed in 1940, under the supervision of architect, Louis A. Simon.
 In September 1996, the United States Senate enacted a bill introduced by Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield to rename the building for long-serving District Court judge James A. Redden.

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 Michael Moynihan is an American author and the nephew of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, former Senator (Democrat) from New York.
 He wrote "The Coming American Renaissance", a rebuttal of works by Lester Thurow and others, argued that America possessed a unique set of economic advantages that would propel it to global leadership in the 21st century.
 Moynihan cited technology leadership, in particular, as a driver of economic growth.
 He worked in the Clinton administration as an advisor to Secretaries of the Treasury, Lawrence Summers and Robert Rubin from 1996 to 1999.
 Moynihan was in charge of Internet and electronic commerce policy and was involved with the effort to pass the Internet Tax Freedom Act.
 Moynihan founded the Internet website AlwaysonTV. 

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 The 1998 Internet Tax Freedom Act is a United States law authored by Representative Christopher Cox and Senator Ron Wyden, and signed into law as title XI of Pub.L.
 105–277 on October 21, 1998 by President Bill Clinton in an effort to promote and preserve the commercial, educational, and informational potential of the Internet.
 The law bars federal, state and local governments from taxing Internet access and from imposing discriminatory Internet-only taxes such as bit taxes, bandwidth taxes, and email taxes.
 It also bars multiple taxes on electronic commerce. 

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 The Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act ( , Pub.L.
 114–281 ) "amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA) to state in the congressional findings that the freedom of thought and religion is understood to protect theistic and non-theistic beliefs as well as the right not to profess or practice any religion".
 The bill was named after Frank Wolf, a Republican Congressman for Virginia and staunch supporter of religious freedom, who introduced the original IRFA.
 While both religious and non-religious groups have signaled approval for the amendment, it has received particular attention for specifically protecting non-theists and those who claim no religion at all. 

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 The Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, Pub.L.
 108–435 , is the current U.S. federal law that bans Internet taxes in the United States.
 Signed into law on December 3, 2004, by George W. Bush, it extended until 2007 the then-current moratorium on new and discriminatory taxes on the Internet.
 It also extended the federal prohibition against state and local Internet access taxes until November 2007. 

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 Ronald Lee Wyden (born May 3, 1949) is the senior United States Senator for Oregon, serving since 1996, and a member of the Democratic Party.
 He previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1996.
 He is the current dean of Oregon's Congressional Delegation. 

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 The Protecting Internet Freedom Act was introduced in June 2016 by United States Senator Ted Cruz in order to "prohibit the National Telecommunications and Information Administration from allowing the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions contract to lapse unless specifically authorized to do so by an Act of Congress." 

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 The Weddle Bridge is a 120 ft long wooden covered bridge in Sweet Home, Oregon, United States.
 The bridge originally spanned Thomas Creek near Scio but was replaced by a concrete bridge in 1980 and was scheduled to be destroyed in 1987.
 To save the bridge, local activists staged protests and persuaded former Oregon Senator Mae Yih to help save the bridge.
 The Oregon Legislative Assembly soon approved the Oregon Covered Bridge Program, which helped pay for covered bridge rehabilitation projects statewide.
 The Weddle Bridge was the first to receive grants from the program. 

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 The James A. Redden Federal Courthouse, formerly the United States Post Office and Courthouse, is federal courthouse located in Medford, Oregon, United States.
 Completed in 1916 under the supervision of architect Oscar Wenderoth, it houses the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
 A substantial extension was completed in 1940, under the supervision of architect, Louis A. Simon.
 In September 1996, the United States Senate enacted a bill introduced by Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield to rename the building for long-serving District Court judge James A. Redden. 

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Answer: Ronald Lee Wyden