At the recent Digital Media Conference yesterday in San Francisco, Twitter was used in an interesting way. Behind every panelist was a large screen in which the latest Twitter feeds referencing the conference with a hash tag of DMCW was referenced. As such, the speakers were held accountable for the comments they made and the [...]
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The US Marshals Service has arrested more than 35000 fugitives, including in the Bay Area, in a monthlong operation that involved cooperation by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. Operation FALCON, which stands for Federal and Local …
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Google Inc.'s plan to build a computer operating system confirms what Chief Executive Eric Schmidt has downplayed for years: The Internet giant is challenging Microsoft Corp. in virtually all its businesses. …
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US President Barack Obama said the G8 and its partners have reached a historic consensus on climate change and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Thursday's announcement came at the end of two days of discussions at the G8 summit …
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More House Democrats are claiming that the CIA has been lying to Congress. Nancy Pelosi famously said that in May. Now its Silvestre Reyes and several members of the House Intelligence Committee, which he chairs. …
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WASHINGTON (CNN) — If Sonia Sotomayor fulfills her long-held dream to sit on the Supreme Court, she would have the prestige of joining the highest court in the land, lifetime job security and a public forum as the first Hispanic on that …
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The front entrance view of the Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Ill., after evidence that dozens of graves were dug up and bodies were dumped in a massive pile on the cemetery grounds. A group of Illinois grave diggers were charged …
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Thousands of protesters streamed down avenues of the capital Thursday, chanting "death to the dictator" and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses said. Turning garbage bins into burning …
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