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Support for Internet Bill Wanes as Protests Spread

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Jonathan Weisman - Jan. 18 (News Report) - Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, announced he would no longer back the anti-Internet piracy legislation he had co-sponsored. Senator John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, quickly followed suit.

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Web Piracy Bills Invite a Protracted Battle

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Jenna Wortham, Somini Sengupta - Jan. 16 (News Report) - The Obama administration’s statement of opposition to antipiracy legislation let the technology industry claim a victory, but few in Silicon Valley or Hollywood consider the battle over.

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Tucson's ethnic-studies program violates Arizona law, judge rules

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Los Angeles Times - By Stephen Ceasar - Dec. 28 (News Report) - The ruling affirms a decision by the state schools superintendent and could end classes on Mexican American heritage.

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44 - Politics and policy in Obama's Washington.

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Matt DeLong - Oct. 02 (News Report) - Speaking at an event hosted by a prominent gay advocacy group, President Obama on Saturday night chastised the his GOP presidential rivals for failing to speak up when some members of the audience at a debate last month booed a gay soldier.

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Calif. video game ban struck down by Supreme Court

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

San Francisco Chronicle - By Bob Egelko - Jun. 28 (News) - California's attempt to ban sales of violent video games to minors violates the constitutional guarantee of free expression, which allows young people access to creative works such as books, films and onscreen simulations about even the most extreme brutality, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.

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Protest video stirs reaction from White House

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

San Francisco Chronicle - By Carolyn Lockhead - Apr. 29 (News Report) - Protest video stirs reaction from White House

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Eric Holder accused of neglecting porn fight

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Politico - By Josh Gerstein - Apr. 17 (News) - To the list of social issues such as abortion once thought to be off the 2011 political agenda and now making a comeback, add a hot-button one from the days of Reagan-era Attorney General Ed Meese — pornography.

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Just ordinary people all smiles, but no gods - Kansas City Star

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Kansas City Star - By Yonat Shimron - Apr. 06 (News Report) - Taking a cue from the gay rights movement, some atheists are coming out of their own closets with a new billboard campaign that attempts to project a friendly, wholesome image of a group long stigmatized for its unconventional beliefs. Plastered on billboards in Raleigh, Durham, Pittsboro and Smithfield, N.C., are the smiling faces of real atheists and agnostics, accompanied by pithy statements such as "I'm saved from religion" and "Another happy, humanist family."

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Libya declares-cease fire after U.N. approves intervention

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Liz Sly, Karen DeYoung, Colum Lynch - Mar. 18 (News Report) - The Libyan government declared a cease-fire Friday in its battle against rebels seeking to oust longtime leader Moammar Gaddafi, saying it was acting to protect civilians in the wake of a U.N. Security Council resolution that opened the door to military action.

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Despite openness pledge, President Obama pursues leakers

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Politico - By Josh Gerstein - Mar. 07 (News Report) - The Obama administration, which famously pledged to be the most transparent in American history, is pursuing an unexpectedly aggressive legal offensive against federal workers who leak secret information to expose wrongdoing, highlight national security threats or pursue a personal agenda.

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Report on China's 'Jasmine Revolution'? Not if you want your visa.

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Christian Science Monitor - By Peter Ford - Mar. 04 (News Report) - China's crackdown on foreign journalists inside the country is part of a series of harsh measures seeking to ensure that popular movements aimed at overthrowing autocratic regimes in the Middle East do not spread to China.

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Supreme Court Rules For Military Funeral Protesters

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - Mar. 03 (News) - Some may think their words are hateful but Wednesday the highest court in the land decided a Kansas church has every right to protest US soldiers' funerals.

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Justices Rule for Protesters at Military Funerals

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Adam Liptak - Mar. 02 (News) - The First Amendment protects hateful protests at military funerals, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in an 8-1 decision.

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Democrats call for an investigation of Hunton & Williams

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:34:28 -0800

Washington Post - By Dan Eggen - Feb. 28 (News Report) - A group of House Democrats is calling on Republican leaders to investigate a prominent Washington law firm and three federal technology contractors, who have been shown in hacked e-mails discussing a "disinformation campaign" against foes of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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Gaddafi's hold on Libya weakens

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Aljazeera - Feb. 21 (News) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has appeared on state television to signal his defiance in the face of a mounting revolt against his 41-year rule. "I am in Tripoli and not in Venezuela. Do not believe the channels belonging to stray dogs," Gaddafi told Libyan state TV, which said he was speaking outside his house on Tuesday Live Blog Reports on Monday said Gaddafi had fled to Venezuela. Gaddafi, in his first televised appearance since protests to topple him started last week, was holding an umbrella in the rain and leaning out of a van. "I wanted to say something to the youths at the Green Square (in Tripoli) and stay up late with them but it started raining. Thank God, it's a good thing," Gaddafi said in a 22-second appearance.

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Libya protests spread and intensify

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Aljazeera - Feb. 21 (News) - More than 60 people reported dead in the capital, as anti-government demonstrations escalate across the country.

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WikiLeaks crippled by ex-associates, sources say

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Mark Hosenball - Feb. 10 (News Report) - WikiLeaks' ability to receive new leaks has been crippled after a disaffected programer unplugged a component which guaranteed anonymity to would-be leakers, activists and journalists who have worked with the site say.

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Internet returns to Egypt

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Financial Times - By Tim Bradshaw - Feb. 02 (News) - Internet services returned to Egypt on Wednesday morning, with even previously blocked sites such as Twitter available. The move comes as the Egyptian army encouraged protesters against Hosni Mubarak’s regime to return to normal life.

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The uncivil left

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Jennifer Rubin - Jan. 31 (News Analysis) - Showing no concern for the new civility push that followed the Arizona massacre, a group of leftist activists from groups including Code Pink, Common Cause and jewel of liberal think tanks, the Center for American Progress, turned into a loud mob complete with Nazi imagery outside a conservative gathering in Rancho Mirage, California.

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Wary of Egypt Unrest, China Censors Web

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Edward Wong, David Barboza - Jan. 31 (News Report) - Sina.com and Netease.com — two of the nation’s biggest online portals — blocked keyword searches of the word “Egypt,” though the mass protests were being discussed on some Internet chat rooms on Monday. The use of “Egypt” has also been blocked on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter. Censoring the Internet is not the only approach.

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Fresh protests erupt in Egypt

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Aljazeera - Jan. 28 (News Report) - Protests have erupted in cities across Egypt, with demonstrators demanding an end to Hosni Mubarak's presidency. Tens of thousands took to the streets following Friday midday prayers. State TV said a curfew will be imposed from 6pm to 7am local time.

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Protests in Egypt: The scent of jasmine spreads

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Economist - Jan. 28 (News) - As protests erupt in Egypt, Arab leaders everywhere should take heed

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U.S. can't link accused Army private to Assange

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

MSNBC - By Jim Miklaszewski - Jan. 25 (News Report) - U.S. military officials tell NBC News that investigators have been unable to make any direct connection between a jailed army private suspected with leaking secret documents and Julian Assange, founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks.

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'The people rose up': Tunisians drive out leader

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

MSNBC - By Michelle Kosinski - Jan. 15 (News Report) - After weeks of violent protests, Tunisia was thrust into a state of emergency on Friday as President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali was forced to flee the country. NBC's Michelle Kosinski takes a look at the role social media may have played in fanning the flames of unrest.

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Arizona shooting: Bill OK'd to create buffer for funerals

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Arizona Republic - By Alia Beard Rau, Mary Jo Pitzl - Jan. 12 (News) - The quick work is in response to the Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas, whose supporters say they will picket at the Tucson funerals, which begin Thursday.

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