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- ‘We didn’t mean to track you’ says Facebook as social network giant admits to ‘bugs’ in new privacy row
- Tea Party Group Casts National Debt as a Household Budget
- Tea Party Groups Divided in Nebraska Senate Race
- Sen. Marco Rubio writing memoir
- $200K Per Job? Timothy Geithner Says White House Jobs Plan Is Still a Bargain
- Univ. of NH backtracks on energy drink sales ban
- Rep. Ron Paul: The country is ripe for revolution
- ‘Raise My Taxes,’ Town-Hall Participant Tells Obama
- Health reform lawsuit appears headed for Supreme Court
| Posted: 28 Sep 2011 06:31 AM PDT By DANIEL BATES, Mail Online Facebook has admitted that it has been watching the web pages its members visit – even when they have logged out. In its latest privacy blunder, the social networking site was forced to confirm that it has been constantly tracking its 750million users, even when they are using other sites. The social networking giant says the huge privacy breach was simply a mistake – that software automatically downloaded to users’ computers when they logged in to Facebook ‘inadvertently’ sent information to the company, whether or not they were logged in at the time. Most would assume that Facebook stops monitoring them after they leave its site, but technology bloggers discovered this was not the case. In fact, data has been regularly sent back to the social network's servers – data that could be worth billions when creating ‘targeted’ advertising based on the sites users visit. The website's practices were exposed by Australian technology blogger Nik Cubrilovic and have provoked a furious response across the internet. To read more, visit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2042573/Facebook-privacy-issues-Social-network-watching-youre-logged-out.html |
| Tea Party Group Casts National Debt as a Household Budget Posted: 28 Sep 2011 06:27 AM PDT By Perry Chiaramonte, FOXNews.com America’s ever-growing debt crisis is in the trillions — more than $14 trillion, give or take a few billion. That’s a lot of zeros, numbers so large they’re sure to make Americans numb when trying to get their arms around what it means to them. But what would the federal debt crisis look like if you set it up as a household budget? A heck of a lot simpler, according to new figures from one Tea Party group, which estimates the government “household” spends nearly twice as much as it takes in every year, has a credit card bill nearly seven times annual income and cuts back less than 2 percent of that spending in an effort to control the debt. “We had discussed about how any citizen needs to understand what the proposed cuts mean,” said Laurie Newsom, president of the Gainesville, Fla., Tea Party. “One of our members had figured it out and put it in terms of a household budget. If you ran a household with these numbers, you would see that it’s simply not enough.” To read more, visit: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/27/tea-party-group-casts-national-debt-as-household-budget/ |
| Tea Party Groups Divided in Nebraska Senate Race Posted: 28 Sep 2011 06:24 AM PDT By Caitlin Huey-Burns, Real Clear Politics Two national Tea Party groups are split in their Nebraska Senate primary preferences as the GOP targets incumbent Ben Nelson, a key part of its effort to win control of the upper chamber. FreedomWorks threw its support behind underdog Republican candidate and state Treasurer Don Stenberg (pictured) over establishment pick and state Attorney General Jon Bruning on Tuesday. Back in May, the Tea Party Express, an organization that played an influential but divisive role in last cycle's Senate primaries, endorsed Bruning, the race's nominal front-runner. But with neither candidate able to claim the mantle of the grass-roots movement, how influential will these endorsements truly be? "Certainly these national endorsements can help to grow support and a fundraising base outside Nebraska," says Jordan McGrain, executive director of the Nebraska Republican Party. "The Tea Party groups in the state are obviously very independent, and my guess is that all the major candidates in the primary will have Tea Party support of some kind." What’s not clear is whether Tea Party backing will have as much impact in the Cornhusker State as has been the case elsewhere. "I'm not convinced the Tea Party in Nebraska is something that's absolutely crucial for the Republican candidate to win the endorsement of," says Mike Wagner, a political science professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. "I think they're an active group, a motivated group, but I don't think they've demonstrated they are the kingmakers in American politics." To read more, visit: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/09/27/tea_party_groups_divided_in_nebraska_senate_race.html |
| Sen. Marco Rubio writing memoir Posted: 27 Sep 2011 09:00 AM PDT NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican and tea party favorite, says he’s writing a memoir. The 40-year-old Rubio told The Associated Press on Monday that he wants to tell his story and articulate his policies. He expects to meet with publishers over the next few weeks. He will be represented by Washington attorney Robert Barnett, whose clients include President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush. Rubio has often been cited as a potential vice presidential candidate for 2012, but he says the book is not a step toward seeking national office. To read more, visit: http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/09/27/business-us-books-rubio_8702688.html |
| $200K Per Job? Timothy Geithner Says White House Jobs Plan Is Still a Bargain Posted: 27 Sep 2011 08:56 AM PDT
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner didn’t dispute a Harvard economist’s estimate that each job in the White House’s jobs plan would cost $200,000, but said the pricetag is the wrong way to measure the bill’s worth. And he also pointed out, in an interview today with ABC News’ David Muir, that there is no other option on the table for getting the economy moving and putting more people back to work. “You’ve got to think about the costs of the alternatives,” Geithner said when asked about Harvard economist Martin Feldstein’s calculation that each job created by President Obama’s American Jobs Act would cost taxpayers about $200,000. “If government does nothing, it does nothing now because they’re scared by politics or they want to debate what’s perfect, then there will be fewer Americans back to work, the economy will be weaker,” he said. “We can borrow money for 10 years as the government of the United States because people have confidence in this country at less than 2 percent,” he said. “The responsible path now is to take advantage of the unique position we’re in as a country. People have a lot of confidence in us. Let’s take advantage of that now to do things that help growth in the short-term.” To read more, visit: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/geithner-good-chance-jobs-act-pass/story?id=14609951 |
| Univ. of NH backtracks on energy drink sales ban Posted: 27 Sep 2011 08:53 AM PDT
CONCORD, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire has backtracked on its just-announced plan to stop selling energy drinks on campus, saying it needs more time to study the idea and gather input from students. Citing health and safety concerns, the university said Monday morning it would remove Full Throttle, Red Bull, Moxie Energy and NOS from vending machines and its seven dining halls, cafes and convenience stores starting in January. But in a statement Monday night, university President Mark Huddleston said conflicting reports about the caffeine and sugar content of some of the drinks, as well as negative student reaction, prompted him to call for a delay. “I want to be sure we respect our students’ ability to make informed choices about what they consume,” he said. To read more, visit: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_UNH_ENERGY_DRINKS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-09-26-19-16-49 |
| Rep. Ron Paul: The country is ripe for revolution Posted: 27 Sep 2011 08:50 AM PDT
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul rallied a sold- out crowd of more than 1800 of his most ardent under-thirty-year-old supporters in New York City Monday night. Tickets to the event cost $20-25. It was originally scheduled to take place at the famed Webster Hall’s Marlin Room, but, the event had to be moved to a room twice as large at the last minute due to an overwhelming response. The final setting was in the Grand Ballroom, which has hosted celebrities to the scale of Mick Jagger and Madonna. “We are seeing a level of enthusiasm for Ron Paul that can be compared with President Obama in 2008″, said Eric Brakey, Media Coordinator for NYC Liberty HQ, the grassroots organization hosting the rally for the candidate. “Congressman Paul’s youth support is different now than it was during his last presidential campaign. It’s more organized and it’s picking up steam and continues to grow”. As the longtime congressman from Texas stepped onto the stage, the crowd screamed with enthusiasm. The audience’s biggest reaction came when he spoke about ending the Federal Reserve. “The country has changed in the last four years, but my message hasn’t changed” Paul said. “The country is ripe for a true revolution”. Paul, who’s making his third bid for the White House, devoted the final moments of his speech to President Obama. “Obama thinks he is going to spend a billion dollars on his [re-election] campaign”, but “when truth prevails you don’t need a billion dollars”. To read more, visit: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/27/rep-ron-paul-the-country-is-ripe-for-revolution/ |
| ‘Raise My Taxes,’ Town-Hall Participant Tells Obama Posted: 27 Sep 2011 08:48 AM PDT By Theresa Poulson | National Journal At a town-hall meeting hosted by LinkedIn on Monday, President Obama got a softball question from a Silicon Valley resident who enjoys willful unemployment due to the success of an unnamed start-up search engine that “did pretty well.” To see the video, visit: http://nationaljournal.com/-raise-my-taxes-town-hall-participant-tells-obama-video-20110926 |
| Health reform lawsuit appears headed for Supreme Court Posted: 27 Sep 2011 08:46 AM PDT By JENNIFER HABERKORN | Politico The Obama administration chose not to ask the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to re-hear a pivotal health reform case Monday, signaling that it's going to ask the Supreme Court to decide whether President Barack Obama's health reform law is constitutional. The move puts the Supreme Court in the difficult position of having to decide whether to take the highly politically charged case in the middle of the presidential election. The Justice Department is expected to ask the court to overturn an August decision by a panel of three judges in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals that found the law's requirement to buy insurance is unconstitutional. The suit was brought by 26 states, the National Federation of Independent Business, and several individuals. Since the ruling, the Justice Department had until Monday to ask the entire 11th Circuit to review the case. Administration lawyers didn't file the paperwork by the 5 p.m. deadline, so the ruling would stand unless the Justice Department asks the Supreme Court to step in. The petition isn't due until November, and the administration could get an extension. Opponents of the law had expected the government to ask for the so-called en banc hearing to delay a ruling by the Supreme Court. To read more, visit: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/64475.html |
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