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Current Conditions v2 (WTVO – WQRF Rockford)

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:34:06 +0000

(Washington, DC) — A federal judge has ordered the release of a young inmate at the Guantanamo Bay prison, but the Justice Department is still trying to build a criminal case against him.

Wexler lawyer says lawmaker targeted by extortion plot (Sun-Sentinel)

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:20:36 +0000

Alleged extortionist from Ghana threatened to turn over congressman’s Social Security number to theves. Other members of Congress also said to be targeted. U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler was threatened by an alleged extortionist in Ghana who got hold of his Social Security number and threatened to turn it over to identity thieves, the congressman’s attorney said today.

Washington College of Law Professor Jonathan Baker Named Chief Economist at FCC (Washington College of Law)

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:51:28 +0000

WASHINGTON, DC, July 30, 2009 – American University Washington College of Law Professor Jonathan Baker has been named chief economist at the Federal Communications Commission. He will join the FCC’s Office of Strategic Planning.

Current Conditions v2 (WTVO – WQRF Rockford)

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:49:06 +0000

(Washington, DC) — The Obama administration is heading off a confrontation with the federal courts and has agreed to release an Afghan prisoner from the terrorist prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.

Tweeting the Budget: Loose Lips Daily – City Desk – Washington City Paper (Washington City Paper)

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:29:11 +0000

Morning all. It was a Tweet-off yesterday on the fifth floor of the John A. Wilson Building! LL vs. Mark Segraves ! Who could best capture the raw excitement of the three-hour D.C. Council budget summit?

Big Content: ludicrous to expect DRMed music to work forever (Ars Technica)

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:11:40 +0000

When Wal-Mart announced in 2008 that it was pulling down the DRM servers behind its (nearly unused) online music store, the Internet suffered a collective aneurysm of outrage, eventually forcing the retail giant to run the servers for another year. Buying DRMed content, then having that content neutered a few months later, seemed to most consumers not to be fair. But that’s not quite how Big …

How Firms Wooed a U.S. Agency With Billions to Invest (New York Times)

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:35:29 +0000

Charles E. F. Millard, head of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, is under investigation for inappropriate contacts with Wall Street firms seeking to obtain lucrative contracts.

How Firms Wooed a U.S. Agency With Billions to Invest (New York Times)

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:07:41 +0000

As a New York money manager and investment banker at four Wall Street firms, Charles E. F. Millard never reached superstar status.

US-based rights groups to protest Arroyo’s meet with Obama (GMA News)

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:03:46 +0000

US-based peace advocates and human rights group are set to stage protest actions in Washington DC to denounce the meeting of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo with US President Barack Obama.

Obama responds to local teen’s letter (Middletown Journal)

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:13:22 +0000

Brandon Sawyer wasn’t expecting much when he penned his request and sent it straight to the top. But seven months after writing to President Barack Obama, the 13-year-old Middletown boy got a response – complete with the president’s seal and signature. Brandon was at his aunt’s house Saturday, July 25, when his grandmother called and told him to get home right away; he had mail from the White …