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The moment people heard about the introduction of the Main Street Fairness Act, everyone started buzzing (in chronological order – we will endeavor to keep this list updated – Updated: 8/4/2011 @ 08:48 EDT):

1. Article in Politico: Dick Durbin to introduce online sales tax bill
2. Press release by FedTax (supporting): Small Businesses Applaud Senator Durbin and Representative Conyers for Introducing Main Street Fairness Act
3. Article in the Los Angeles Times: Amazon.com sales-tax issue taken up by Congress
4. Press release by the National Retail Federation  (supporting): NRF Says Internet Sales Tax Bill Will Help Preserve Main Street Jobs
5. Article in the National Journal: Durbin Moves to Tax E-Commerce
6. Article in Crain’s Chicago Business: Durbin proposes Internet sales tax
7. Article in TechFlash: Congress to take up Internet sales tax issue plaguing Amazon
8. Press release by the National Taxpayers Union  (opposing): Beware of Fiscal Potholes in Congress’s Latest “Main Street Fairness Act,” Taxpayer Group Warns
9. Statement by Americans for Tax Reform (opposing): Internet Tax Introduced by Democrats Durbin, Conyers
10. Press release by NetChoice (opposing): NetChoice Strongly Opposes ‘Main Street Fairness’ Act From Congressional Democrats
11. Article in The Hill: Durbin introduces online tax bill, has Amazon support
12. Article in Internet Retailer: Federal sales tax bill introduced
13. Press release by the Retail Industry Leaders Association (supporting): Main Street Fairness Act Introduction the First Step Toward Fair Competition
14. Press release by Sears (supporting): Sears Holdings Applauds Senator Durbin’s Introduction of the Main Street Fairness Act
15. Press release by Sen. Durbin: Durbin, Conyers, Welch and Others Introduce Bill to Level the Playing Field for Main Street Retailers
16. Letter from Amazon (supporting): July 29, 2011 Letter from Amazon to Senator Durbin in Support of Main Street Fairness Act
17. Press release by the National Conference of State Legislatures (supporting): NCSL Announces Support for Main Street Fairness Act
18. Article in Politico: Amazon, eBay split over online sales tax bill
19. Article in Reuters: Senator supports online sales tax reform
20. Article in TechFlash: A national e-commerce ‘Amazon tax’ law draws harsh reaction
21. Article in UPI: Amazon capitulates on state taxes
22. Article in Gather:  Congressional Support for Uniform Online Sales Tax
23. Article in Rave News: Congress Looking At Balancing The Online Scales With Main Street Fairness
24. Article in Accounting Today: Congress Introduces Bill to Collect Online Sales Taxes
25. Article in PC Magazine: Democrats Introduce Federal Bill to Collect Online Sales Tax
26. Press release by the International Council of Shopping Centers (supporting): Shopping Center Industry Supports Efforts to Level the Field between Internet and Brick-and-Mortar Retailers
27. Article in DailyTech: Illinois Senator’s Business Tax Bill Gains Supporters, Amazon is Onboard
28. Article in The Orange County Register: Congress jumps into ‘Amazon sales tax’ issue
29. Article in JCK: National Internet Sales Tax Bill Introduced in Congress
30. Statement by FreedomWorks: (opposing): In the Shadow of the Senate: A New Tax Emerges
31. Article in MichiganLive: Sales tax for online retailers? John Conyers sponsors bill to ‘level the playing field’
32. Article in Computer World: Tech groups oppose Internet sales tax bill
33. Article in WebProNews: Main Street Fairness Act Draws Amazon Support, eBay Opposition
34. Article in EcommerceJunkie: Congress Eyes Federal Sales Tax Bill
35. Article in GeekOSystem: Amazon Supports Internet Sales Tax Law
36. Press release by Jewelers of America (supportive): JA Applauds Introduction of ‘Main Street Fairness Act
37. Press release by the ITIF (supportive): Statement on New Internet Sales Tax Legislation S. 1452
38. Article by the Performance Marketing Association: Sen. Durbin Proposes Federal Sales Tax Solution
39. Press release by the Electronic Retailers Association (opposing): New Efforts To Tax and Regulate Electronic Retailers A Bad Idea
40. Article in the National Jewelers Network: Federal Internet sales tax law back on the table
41. Article in IDEX Online: Main Street Fairness Act Introduced, JA ‘Applauds’
42. Article by CompTIA (The IT Industry Association): Main Street Fairness Act Introduced: Requires Interstate Sales Tax Collection
43. Press Release by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (supportive): Statement on New Internet Sales Tax Legislation S. 1452
44. Article in the Technology Liberation Front: Internet Taxes, “Main Street Fairness” & the Origin-Based Alternative
45. Article in OCMetro: Amazon supports Main Street Fairness Act
46. Article in TechZone360: Democrats Propose Bill to Collect SalesTax from Online Retailers
47. Article in the Rapid City Journal: Johnson’s bill would tax sales by online retailers
48. Article by ADOTAS: Associations Rail Against Federal Online Sales Tax Bill
49. Article by ZippyCart: Politicians Push for Nationwide Tax on Ecommerce Solutions
50. Article by Washington Business Journal: A national e-commerce ‘Amazon tax’ law draws harsh reaction
51. Article by NorthJersey.com: Internet sales tax legislation would impact North Jersey businesses
52. Article by FITSnews: Web Tax: This’ll Help (Not)
53. Editorial in The Washington Times: Unplug the Internet tax
54. Editorial in the Denver Post: Online tax bill isn’t so simple
55. Article in Calitics: Amazon’s Long War on Sales Taxes
56. Press release from the National League of Cities (supportive): Main Street Fairness Act Introduced in Congress

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