Jan
21
Information on Haiti Is Getting Siloed
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From Chris Csikszentmihalyi, Director of the M.I.T. Center for Future CivicMedia: an important note to techies who are concerned with thesituation in Haiti. In the response to the earthquake in Haiti, manyorganizations have created sites where people could find one another,or least information about their loved ones. This excellent idea hasbeen undermined by its success: [...]
Jan
21
Leno, O’Brian, & Haiti
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[From Cagle at MSNBC]
Jan
21
Supreme Court rolls back campaign spending limits
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[From Washington Post] Supreme Court rules 5-4 to ease restrictions on spending by corporations and unions in political campaigns. By MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has ruled that corporations may spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, easing decades-old limits on their participation in federal campaigns. [...]
Jan
21
JOHN EDWARDS ADMITS HE IS THE FATHER OF HIS FORMER MISTRESS’S DAUGHTER
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WASHINGTON–Former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) fathered a daughter during the 2008 presidential campaign and after denials, admitted on Thursday the child was his and he lied about it. NBC News Lisa Myers has the scoop in an interview with Edwards longtime political advisor Harrison Hickman and in a written statement from Edwards, who did not [...]
Jan
20
NO H8 Campaign : Redefining Republican
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[From NO H8 Campaign] January 20th, 2010 In the year since we’ve started the NOH Campaign, we’ve often been surprised at some of the different individuals who have approached us showing their support. Few, though, have surprised us more than Cindy McCain – the wife of Senator John McCain and mother to vocal marriage equality [...]





