What the elites in Washington are conniving.
By Terrence Dopp Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) — Representative John Lewis, a veteran of the U.S. civil-rights movement, joined New Jersey Democrats criticizing Governor Chris Christie after he said blacks in the 1960s would have preferred referendums on desegregation — a… Read More ›
Top Democrat on House Armed Services Committee vows no further cuts by John Glaser, January 25, 2012 A top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday that the $513 billion defense budget for 2013 cannot be negotiated upwards…. Read More ›
Film Accuses All Muslims of Plotting to Overthrow US by Jason Ditz, January 24, 2012 Last year, the New York Police Dept. was caught in an ugly scandal when the Village Voice reported it showed a 72-minute film titled The… Read More ›
Sheldon Adelson is not running for office – but his cash could swing Tuesday’s Florida primary Paul Harris Abraham Foxman, the amiably chatty director of the Jewish civil rights group, the Anti-Defamation League, has a story to tell about his… Read More ›
Polish citizens take to the streets in protest at ACTA By Jennifer Baker IDG News Service – The European Union signed up to the controversial Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) on Thursday despite widespread opposition, particularly in Poland, where people… Read More ›
(CBS/AP) BENGHAZI, Libya – The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders said Thursday it has suspended its work in prisons in the Libyan city of Misrata because it said detainees are being tortured and denied urgent medical care. Additionally, Amnesty… Read More ›
Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen announced support on Monday C.R. Douglas, Q13 Fox News political analyst SEATTLE—Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen announced on Monday that she would support Senate Bill 6239 to allow same-sex marriage. Haugen, who had previously been undecided, gives… Read More ›
By Zack Whittaker Summary: Only days after the Megaupload website was taken offline by U.S. authorities, similar businesses are scrambling to protect themselves before any action is taken against them. File-sharing site FileSonic has announced that it is has disabled… Read More ›
The indictment the Justice Department obtained this month against MegaUpload, a popular online locker and file-sharing service, includes allegations that company executives personally uploaded and downloaded copyrighted content — a familiar accusation in online piracy cases. But it adds a… Read More ›
By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Opponents of Wisconsin’s Republican Gov. Scott Walker submitted nearly twice as many signatures Tuesday as required to force a recall election, but still face the challenge of transforming public outrage over… Read More ›
Beginning at midnight on January 18th, 2012, Wikipedia blacked out its website in protest to two bills, SOPA and PIPA, while other websites undertook similar actions. The following day, the federal government shut down Megaupload.com, a popular file sharing website,… Read More ›
By Jasmin Melvin WASHINGTON | Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:31pm EST (Reuters) – Lawmakers stopped anti-piracy legislation in its tracks on Friday, delivering a stunning win for Internet companies that staged an unprecedented online protest this week to kill the… Read More ›
Was Takedown a Personal Vendetta Over ‘Mega Song’ Lawsuit? by Jason Ditz, January 19, 2012 In what was either an attempt by the Obama Administration to thumb its nose at Wednesday’s massive public protests against the notion the federal government… Read More ›
By NED POTTER (@NedPotterABC) Jan. 17, 2012 Do not try to look up “Internet Censorship” or “SOPA” or “PIPA” on Wikipedia, the giant online encyclopedia, on Wednesday. SOPA and PIPA are two bills in Congress meant to stop the illegal… Read More ›
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