The House of Representatives has approved a four-year extension to a ban on Internet taxation (it still has to make it through the Senate). Since 1998, Americans have enjoyed tax-free access to the Internet and its brick-and-mortar-less stores — at least when the latter are based out of state. A plea to the Senate: Please don't reinstate taxes that have yet to exist. Instead, work on rationalizing the nation's insane sales-tax structure. [News.com]