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Obama's Play for the Tech Vote

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He wants a CTO. The CTO’s mandate would be quite different from the Cybersecurity czar appointed under the Bush Administration. Bush’s czar helped defend against cyberattacks. Obama’s CTO, by contrast, would ensure government officials holds open meetings, broadcast live webcasts of those meetings, and use blogging software, wikis and open comments to communicate policies with […]

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Can We Get Our Money Back, Then?

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Programs that focus exclusively on abstinence have not been shown to affect teenager sexual behavior, although they are eligible for tens of millions of dollars in federal grants, according to a study released by a nonpartisan group that seeks to reduce teen pregnancies. Next on ABC News: America’s Bombing Campaign Not Producing Desired Goodwill Among […]

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Crybaby – Cookie Treats Constitute "subconscious campaigning"

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Only (and I do mean only) in West Michigan. A loser [ed. /snicker] in Wyoming’s City Council race plans to file a complaint with the Kent County clerk’s office over a box of cookies.Roger Haynes is accusing former state Representative Joanne Voorhees of subconscious campaigning by leaving cookies at an elementary school. He claims the […]

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Local Election Results – Chelsea City Council and More Booze in W. Mich.

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Looks like the locals are ready for some change. After leading the city into lawsuits over the water system and raising  taxes, this little ‘burb got to vote yesterday. And it looks like the message is clear: it’s time for a change. 2 of 3 incumbents lost their bids to first time opponents, and the […]

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GMail IMAP still MIA

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Google announced GMail IMAP support on 10/24 at 6am. That was a little over 5.5 days ago. Not to sound ungrateful, but you can’t announce a huge feature like that and then, you know, not deliver it. The announcing blog post even uses the beautifully indeterminate “couple of days” timeframe which, depending on your regional […]