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The locks are off
Posted by Shemuses from Globe and Mail
The locks are off. The Globe Insider subscription program has retired, and much of the content that required paid access has become free to all globeandmail.com visitors. Every Globe columnist, daily horoscopes, crosswords, Sudoku puzzles and a suite of news-tracking tools are now free. Margaret Wente, Christie Blatchford, Jeffrey Simpson and the rest of The Globe's best-known columnists can join the fray and add their talented voices to the freewheeling conversations of the Internet era.
Where Clinton's campaign went wrong
Posted by Shemuses from Globe and Mail
"I'm in. And I'm in to win." Except she was late. Hillary Clinton launched her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination via the Internet on a January Saturday in 2007, with a statement and a webcast, that found her seated on a sofa in a room that people with enough money call "comfortable." "I'm not just starting a campaign, though," she maintained. "I'm beginning a conversation with you, with America … and while I can't visit everyone's living room, I can try."
Halliburton Charged with Selling Nuclear Technologies to Iran
Posted by theangryindian from Projectcensored
According to journalist Jason Leopold, sources at former Cheney company Halliburton allege that, as recently as January of 2005, Halliburton sold key components for a nuclear reactor to an Iranian oil development company. Leopold says his Halliburton sources have intimate knowledge of the business dealings of both Halliburton and Oriental Oil Kish, one of Iran's largest private oil companies.
Woman Indicted in MySpace Suicide Case
Posted by Shemuses from New York Times
In a highly unusual use of a federal law generally employed in computer fraud cases, a federal grand jury here on Thursday indicted a Missouri woman accused of using a phony online identity to trick and taunt a 13-year-old girl, who committed suicide in response to the cyberbaiting.
Next president should launch the Digital New Deal
Posted by Shemuses
When more than 3 million voters under age 30 turned out for recent caucuses and primaries, they staked a claim as a major force shaping this historic presidential election. Because so many leave college with, on average, $20,000 in debt during a recession economy and are entering a job market with fewer opportunities to earn a decent living, energized young Americans are yearning to help solve America's problems, address the mounting issues of income disparity, and contribute to the health and well-being of their communities.
Black Accountability Project: DNC Color Divide
Posted by theangryindian from Angryindian.blogspot
"AAPP says: Karen Brooks of The Dallas Morning News is reporting on the problems involving the selection of Democratic National Convention bloggers. Check out the link to her article below. Ms. Brooks provides a great overview on the issues involving the Democratic Party and how they are treating black bloggers. I know Native Americans and the Angry Indian must be wondering why Native Americans seem to be excluded by the DNC as well."
Senate Moves Forward on Orwellian Bill
Posted by theangryindian from globalresearch
n the wake of Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Susan Collins\\\\\\\' (R-ME) alarmist report, "Violent Islamist Extremism, the Internet, and the Homegrown Terrorism Threat," the Senate may be moving towards passage of the Orwellian "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007" (S. 1959).
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