Posted under Politics on Monday, February 6th, 2012 at 6:50 pm
Reuters - Two weeks after her hospitalization after a reported night of partying, Demi Moore has been placed in celebrity-friendly rehab facility Cirque Lodge in Utah -- and she has some noteworthy company in the form of Charlie Sheen's ex-wife, Brooke Mueller, Radar Online reports.
Posted under Politics on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 4:13 am
AP - With members of Congress convinced their political survival depends on their image, the House is wasting no time in considering a Senate-passed bill that would ban insider trading by lawmakers and thousands of executive branch officials. Stock trades would have to be posted online within 30 days.
Posted under Politics on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 at 9:37 am
Reuters - Co-founders of online U.S. payment service PayPal, now owned by eBay Inc, donated to the Super PAC funding group supporting Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, the group Endorse Liberty disclosed on Tuesday.
Posted under Politics on Monday, January 30th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
AP - President Barack Obama is trying to rebuild the American economy, one job at a time _literally.
Posted under Politics on Monday, January 30th, 2012 at 4:45 am
Daily Caller - Facebook’s new profile format, Facebook Timeline, will be available to all Facebook users in a “few weeks.” Perhaps the most significant mandatory change since the social network’s inception, the new features — which will allow users to look through a person’s old status updates, wall posts and comments with ease — have some users concerned over privacy.
Posted under Politics on Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
Reuters - Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney's lead over rival Newt Gingrich edged up to 12 percentage points in Florida, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results on Sunday, as Romney's front-runner status stabilized and Gingrich continued to slip.
Posted under Politics on Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Reuters - Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney's lead over rival Newt Gingrich edged up to 12 percentage points in Florida, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results on Sunday, as Romney's front-runner status stabilized and Gingrich continued to slip.
Posted under Politics on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Reuters - White House hopeful Mitt Romney widened his lead over rival Newt Gingrich to 11 percentage points in Florida, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results on Saturday, up from 8 points a day earlier, as he cemented his front-runner status in the Republican nomination race.
Posted under Politics on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 4:26 pm
AP - The e-Duck Stamp would become a permanent part of federal law under legislation passed by the House Monday.
Posted under Politics on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 1:30 am
AP - President Barack Obama plans to "hang out" in a video chat room to answer questions about his State of the Union address, part of a White House effort to test new social networking tools and the latest evidence of the growing intersection of social media and politics.
Posted under Politics on Saturday, January 21st, 2012 at 1:10 pm
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | An interesting picture of the 2012 election is painted when you look at the Fox News Candidate Tracker as it the numbers place Ron Paul well ahead of the competition. Readers can "Like" each page through Facebook and the number of "Likes" paints a varied picture from what we have seen thus far in the polls or other "official surveys."
Posted under Politics on Friday, January 20th, 2012 at 3:06 pm
Reuters - President Barack Obama stole the online show on Friday after singing a tune during a campaign fundraiser at New York City's famed Apollo Theater.
Posted under Politics on Friday, January 20th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
Daily Caller - Christianity and sex toys don’t usually end up in the same sentence, but at Book22.com, an online sex toy shop for Christian married couples, faith and bedroom fun are always intertwined.
Posted under Politics on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 at 5:39 pm
Daily Caller - Hell hath no fury like a hacker scorned.
Posted under Politics on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
AP - Five days before a critical vote, senators are abandoning an anti-piracy bill they had supported after an outpouring of online opposition to tinkering with Internet freedoms.
Posted under Politics on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 at 11:06 pm
AP - Online piracy costs U.S. copyright owners and producers billions of dollars every year, but legislation in Congress to block foreign Internet thieves and swindlers has met strong resistance from high-tech companies, spotlighted by Wikipedia's protest blackout Wednesday, warning of a threat to Internet freedom.
Posted under Politics on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
AP - Online piracy costs U.S. copyright owners and producers billions of dollars every year, but legislation in Congress to block foreign Internet thieves and swindlers has met strong resistance from high-tech companies, spotlighted by Wikipedia's protest blackout on Wednesday, warning of a threat to Internet freedom.
Posted under Politics on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 11:37 am
Daily Caller - Opponents of the Stop Online Piracy Act, the bill that threatens to block large swathes of foreign websites for alleged copyright infringement, have complained that Congress has yet to hear their voice.
Posted under Politics on Monday, January 16th, 2012 at 6:32 pm
Daily Caller - Wikipedia announced Monday its intention to participate in a voluntary one day blackout of its services in protest of “anti-piracy” legislation that opponents claim would “break the Internet.”
Posted under Politics on Monday, January 16th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Daily Caller - The highly anticipated Facebook IPO could happen as early as May, according to a Monday report from the Wall Street Journal.
Posted under Politics on Friday, January 13th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
AP - Tests show that even the modified plans of the company LightSquared to start up a national high-speed wireless broadband network would cause harmful interference with GPS signals, federal officials said in a letter released Friday.
Posted under Politics on Friday, January 13th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
AP - The Marine Corps on Friday laid the groundwork for deciding what, if any, disciplinary action will be taken in the case of an Internet video purporting to show Marine snipers urinating on dead bodies in Afghanistan.
Posted under Politics on Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at 4:41 pm
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | First Lady Michelle Obama has created a Twitter account, according to Fox News.
Posted under Politics on Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
AP - Pentagon leaders scrambled Thursday to contain damage from an Internet video purporting to show four Marines urinating on Taliban corpses — an act that appears to violate international laws of warfare and further strains U.S.-Afghan relations.
Posted under Politics on Monday, January 9th, 2012 at 2:53 pm
Daily Caller - Social media analysis leading up to the Iowa caucuses strongly indicated that Texas Rep. Ron Paul was the favored candidate.
Posted under Politics on Monday, January 9th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Daily Caller - Alec Baldwin has an on-again, off-again relationship with Twitter. It’s on again.
Posted under Politics on Sunday, January 8th, 2012 at 11:05 am
Daily Caller - A new Facebook app has revealed that the book “Facebook fans” of former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman are reading the most is Texas Representative Ron Paul’s “The Revolution: A Manifesto.”
Posted under Politics on Friday, January 6th, 2012 at 10:20 am
The Atlantic Wire - Herman Cain reportedly said on MSNBC that he would make an "unconventional" endorsement in the Republican race on Jan. 19, two days before the South Carolina primary. Naturally, that's led to a whole flurry of tweets as news hounds try to outdo one another in calling out just what that means. "Plans to endorse nine candidates," tweeted Bloomberg social media director Dan Fletcher. Maybe it will be Abraham Lincoln," chimed in comedian Todd Barry. Yahoo producer Mike Byhoff predicted it would be for "all the ladies out there." From what we can tell, however, it looks like Kentucky-based writer Phillip M. Bailey won the race to the most obvious quip: "Himself?"
Posted under Politics on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 at 6:43 pm
Daily Caller - Political junkies following the Iowa caucuses on Twitter were greeted by paid advertisements from 2012 presidential candidates Tuesday, including at least one from President Barack Obama.
Posted under Politics on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 at 7:54 am
The Atlantic Wire - The tweet-conscious reporter, as he or she drives around Iowa, encounters fatty food that he/she can't easily find back in Washington or New York. This must be photographed and shared with the world. "Look!" says the food-pic-tweeter. "I have walked among the average voter. I have tasted his fare, and supped of his wisdom."
Posted under Politics on Monday, January 2nd, 2012 at 10:34 am
Daily Caller - According to a recent social media study, GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has the highest “viral reach” among the current GOP presidential candidates on Facebook.
Posted under Politics on Friday, December 30th, 2011 at 10:31 am
The Atlantic Wire - Related: Reddit Forces Paul Ryan to Play Defense on SOPA
Posted under Politics on Thursday, December 29th, 2011 at 10:47 am
The Atlantic Wire - Related: Reasons Not to Upset Reddit
Posted under Politics on Thursday, December 29th, 2011 at 8:29 am
Daily Caller - Texas Rep. Ron Paul has won over two of the music industry’s chart-toppers.
Posted under Politics on Thursday, December 29th, 2011 at 6:23 am
The Atlantic Wire - Much of their efforts have been cloaked in secrecy: They said that once they arrive at the camp they are under orders not to speak to journalists or make postings on social media sites about their activities in Iowa, a provocative limitation for a movement lubricated by the effective use of the Internet. A half-dozen Paul aides declined to comment or allow a visit to volunteers. “We’re keeping our cards close to our vests,” said Jesse Benton, the national campaign chairman.
Posted under Politics on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 at 12:19 pm
Daily Caller - Twitter provides us with a treasure trove of stupid statements from celebrities, and for that we are thankful.
Posted under Politics on Monday, December 26th, 2011 at 1:04 am
AP - Mitt Romney's wife gushes about his silly side and devotion to their five sons and 16 grandchildren. Rick Santorum's college-age daughter opines online about missing the campus coffee shop and chats with friends about their Friday night plans. Jon Huntsman's daughters generate much-needed buzz for him with a joint Twitter account and online videos, including at least one that went viral.
Posted under Politics on Sunday, December 25th, 2011 at 6:53 am
AP - Mitt Romney's wife gushes about his silly side and devotion to their five sons and 16 grandchildren. Rick Santorum's college-age daughter opines online about missing the campus coffee shop and chats with friends about their Friday night plans. Jon Huntsman's daughters generate much-needed buzz for him with a joint Twitter account and online videos, including at least one that went viral.
Posted under Politics on Saturday, December 24th, 2011 at 3:12 am
AP - President Barack Obama is wishing a Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all Americans in his weekly radio and Internet address, with a special message of thanks to the troops.
Posted under Politics on Saturday, December 24th, 2011 at 3:12 am
AP - President Barack Obama is wishing a Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all Americans in his weekly radio and Internet address, with a special message of thanks to the troops.
Posted under Politics on Friday, December 23rd, 2011 at 8:10 pm
AP - The Obama administration appears to have softened a U.S. ban on Internet gambling.
Posted under Politics on Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 at 12:49 pm
Daily Caller - After the president of the University of Texas College Republicans was forced to resign after tweeting about how tempting it might be to shoot President Barack Obama, her successor drew fire on Monday for a tweet of her own.
Posted under Politics on Thursday, December 15th, 2011 at 5:30 am
AP - When someone is talking to you, your brain is listening, processing and thinking about what's being said — even if you're in the driver's seat trying to concentrate on traffic.
Posted under Politics on Monday, December 12th, 2011 at 10:25 am
Reuters - In the wake of criticism, a Kansas tea party group has removed from its web site home page a comparison of President Obama to a skunk.
Posted under Politics on Monday, December 12th, 2011 at 8:04 am
The Envoy - Responding to the largest protests Russia has seen in two decades, Russia's social-networking president Dmitry Medvedev took to Facebook on Sunday to announce a new public inquiry into the country's disputed parliamentary elections. Critics of Medvedev's ruling party allege that it engaged in widespread voter fraud to win a parliamentary majority in the recent balloting. [...]
Posted under Politics on Thursday, December 8th, 2011 at 3:03 pm
AP - An online advocacy group is urging corporations that market to African-Americans to stop giving money to a conservative organization working for stricter voting laws.
Posted under Politics on Thursday, December 8th, 2011 at 1:55 pm
Reuters - A congressman from Washington state fired three aides on Thursday shortly after learning of their indiscreet tweets that talked of on-the-job drinking and insulted their boss.
Posted under Politics on Thursday, December 8th, 2011 at 10:40 am
AP - An online advocacy group wants corporations that market to African Americans to stop giving money to a conservative organization working for stricter voting laws.
Posted under Politics on Monday, December 5th, 2011 at 8:47 pm
AP - Already mocked by some as "snail mail," first-class U.S. mail will slow even more by next spring under plans by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service to eliminate more than 250 processing centers. Nearly 30,000 workers would be laid off, too, as the post office struggles to respond to a shift to online communication and bill payments.
Posted under Politics on Monday, December 5th, 2011 at 2:20 pm
AP - Already mocked by some as "snail mail," first-class U.S. mail will slow even more by next spring under plans by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service to eliminate more than 250 processing centers. Nearly 30,000 workers would be laid off, too, as the post office struggles to respond to a shift to online communication and bill payments.