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Temporary Copies: A TPP Provision Disconnected from the Reality of the Modern Computer www.eff.org 38 TWEETS
EFF has been among several groups following the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the threatening ramifications it would have for the future of the open Internet, access to knowledge, and innovation. Based on what we know from the leaked intellectual pr
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/07/temporary-copies-another-way-tpp-profoundly-disconnected
In electric atmosphere, Medea Benjamin takes over the president's speech mondoweiss.net 32 TWEETS
Peter Voskamp reports from Obama's speech yesterday: Medea Benjamin’s tactics during Obama's drone speech yesterday provided a riveting exchange, with Obama saying, That woman is worth paying attention to. And the exchange could not have come at a better
Obama To Limit Drone Strikes, Renew Effort To Close Guantanamo www.npr.org 7 TWEETS
Obama outlines a second-term policy shift to limit the scope of CIA drone strikes, while he renews a pledge to close down the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Still Waiting for Obama's SBA Chief Nominee | Entrepreneur.com www.entrepreneur.com 297 TWEETS
The White House has yet to select a replacement for Karen Mills, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Come Clean: Groups Demand Transparency from Attorney General Eric Holder | Free Press www.freepress.net 29 TWEETS
A day after President Obama ordered Attorney General Eric Holder to review the Justice Department’s guidelines regarding interactions with the press, Free Press and a diverse coalition of civil liberties, digital rights and open government group
www.freepress.net/blog/2013/05/24/come-clean-groups-demand-transparency-attorney-general-eric-holder
UK: Man arrested for making "racist or anti-religious" Facebook comments www.jihadwatch.org 29 TWEETS
Weblog about jihad theology and ideology, correcting popular misconceptions about Islam." >
Tomgram: Engelhardt, The Biggest Criminal Enterprise in History | TomDispatch www.tomdispatch.com 74 TWEETS
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www.tomdispatch.com/post/175703/tomgram%3A_engelhardt%2C_the_biggest_criminal_enterprise_in_history/
Beck: What If Obama Admin. Isn’t Lying About the Scandals? | Video | TheBlaze.com www.theblaze.com 3 TWEETS
On his Thursday night television program, Glenn Beck took a different approach to the scandals currently facing the Obama administration: let's take our leaders at their word. Few on the right believe the administration's ever-changing stories regarding
www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/05/23/beck-what-if-obama-admin-isnt-lying-about-the-scandals/
John Goodman - A two-tiered health care system is the future in the USA. townhall.com 24 TWEETS
I believe we are moving toward two different health systems. Which tier do you think you will be in?
townhall.com/columnists/johncgoodman/2013/05/25/coming-a-twotiered-health-care-system-n1605860
Republican rips Obama for meeting with illegal immigrants, icing out officer union | Fox News fxn.ws 3 TWEETS
A top Republican lawmaker blasted President Obama after he held an Oval Office meeting this week with illegal immigrants, despite having ignored recent requests for a sit-down from the union representing immigration officers.
Tesla service center in Raleigh portends NC showroom | Technology | NewsObserver.com www.newsobserver.com 19 TWEETS
With more than 140 cars to be sold in North Carolina by year’s end, electric car maker Tesla quietly opened a service center in Raleigh in January to cater to local customers. Tesla’s NC strategy could be derailed by state legislation that would prohibit
www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/22/2911320/tesla-service-center-in-raleigh.html
Sore ’losers’: GOP Bitter About Tesla's Success maddowblog.msnbc.com 17 TWEETS
After all the Republican complaints last year about the Obama administration's loan to Tesla Motors, I was eager to hear how GOP officials would respond to the news that the auto manufacturer is paying off its taxpayer loans nine years earlier than expect
maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/05/24/18470020-sore-losers#.UZ-TuPf4XhQ.reddit
Hate Guantánamo Bay and drone strikes? Blame the American people, too www.eclectablog.com 14 TWEETS
Why it's harder to end a war than begin one. This week we found out that President Obama's policies on drone strikes are tighter than libertarian, anti-drone hero Rand Paul. We also heard a president of the United States make a nuanced, adult and -- to
www.eclectablog.com/2013/05/hate-guantanamo-bay-and-drone-strikes-blame-the-american-people-too.html
