Posts Tagged ‘Politics’

Alter: All Umbrage All the Time | Newsweek Voices - Jonathan Alter | Newsweek.com

Thursday, August 7th, 2008
In Jonathan Alter’s latest Newsweek column he talks about the rise of the bloggermedia and how the standards of traditional media have been tossed out the window. Now this is true in some respect. There are a lot of bloggers out there that spread rumors that aren’t true. Everything about the Web is double-edged. [...]

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Political graffiti - Digg

Sunday, July 27th, 2008
Political graffiti Originally uploaded by ngawangchodron This is a play on the cartoon Pinky and the Brain that originally was part of the Animaniacs cartoon show. What’s scary is that this is how the rest of the world sees our country. The fact that our neighbors to the North (and around the World) think that this [...]

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Berliners welcome Obama as they did JFK | csmonitor.com

Thursday, July 24th, 2008
It’s amazing, Obama like JFK is breath of fresh air. Kennedy, when he ran for president and eventually won, was one of the youngest presidents ever and he was the first Catholic. Obama, if elected, will also be one of the youngest and the first Black man to be president. On his world tour, Obama’s [...]

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NYTimes: Florida and Michigan May See Delegates Halved

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Hillary just give up and go home. Obama has won and now you’re just hurting the democratic party by not letting Obama go after McCain. By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE Published: May 29, 2008 An analysis by lawyers for the Democratic Party says party rules call for Florida and Michigan to lose at least half their delegate strength [...]

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EFF.org:FBI Withdraws Unconstitutional National Security Letter After ACLU and EFF Challenge

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
May 7th, 2008 Gag Order Lifted on Internet Archive, Allowing Founder to Speak Out for First Time San Francisco - The FBI has withdrawn an unconstitutional national security letter (NSL) issued to the Internet Archive after a legal challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). As the result of a [...]

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Washington Post: FBI Backs Off From Secret Order for Data After Lawsuit (from the Internet Archive)

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
By Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 8, 2008; D01 The FBI has withdrawn a secret administrative order seeking the name, address and online activity of a patron of the Internet Archive after the San Francisco-based digital library filed suit to block the action. It is one of only three known instances in which the FBI has [...]

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AP: White House denies story about attacking Iran

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
This is scary! We need to stop Bush! By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer Perino said the “president of the United States should never take options off the table, but our preference and our actions for dealing with this matter remain through peaceful diplomatic means. Nothing has changed in that regard.” The White House on Tuesday denied a [...]

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Thomas L. Friedman Column May 4th

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Great article from Thomas L. Friedman of the NYTimes. Who Will Tell the People? By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN   Published: May 4, 2008 Traveling the country these past five months while writing a book, I’ve had my own opportunity to take the pulse, far from the campaign crowds. My own totally unscientific polling has left me feeling that if [...]

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