>From a conversation I had yesterday with Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va), National Republican Congressional Committee chairman. The GOP is using encryption policy as a way to bash Democrats who blindly back the administration. --Declan http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/20641.html House GOP leaders still haven't allowed a vote on a bill to liberalize -- but not remove -- restrictions on the overseas shipments of encryption products... Davis predicted that Congress' inaction will end. "You'll see [a vote] before the August recess," he said. "You'll see it pass the House this year before the August recess. "The Democratic leadership is terrible on the issues. That's the point we're trying to make. There are some very good Democrats but their leadership does the wrong thing."