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Ahmadinejad ready to join talks with US, but insists on rights
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday said he was ready to join nuclear talks...
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Obama, EU plan new era to meet global challenges
Prague - US President Barak Obama and the European Union (EU) leaders wound up a summit in Prague...
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Britain sees increased threat of "dirty bomb" attack
London - The British government Tuesday warned of the increased threat of a nuclear or chemical...
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Trial date set for German student who hurled shoe at Wen Jiabao
London - The trial of a German student accused of hurling a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen...
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Alexandria Is In A Bid To Lure Visitors To Its Former Glories
Alexandria, Egypt - Just mention Alexandria and the name city rekindles the Pharoh era when the...
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US In Year-Long Recession, Top Economic Arbiter Declares
Washington - The United States has been in a recession since December 2007, the country's official...
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Authors Saviano, Rushdie Say Free Speech Under Threat
Stockholm - Freedom of speech is under threat worldwide Italian author Roberto Saviano and British...
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Bush seeks reforms but warns against abandoning free markets
Washington - US President George W Bush on Thursday called for overhauling the "outdated"...
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Pope receives participants at historic talks with Muslims
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI and the Grand Mufti of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Shaykh Mustafa Ceric,...
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Internet Companies And Human Rights Organizations Fight For Freedom Of Speech
In some states, censorship reaches frightening new standards. Just take into consideration the...
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Asia-Europe Leaders to Tackle Finance, Climate Change
Beijing - This week's largest ever gathering of Asian and European leaders was planned to focus on...
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South American Leaders Hail Closer Ties as Bush Seeks Trade
New York - South American leaders gathering at the United Nations this week have been touting their...
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Bush Raises Spectre of Painful Recession without Rescue Plan
Washington - A somber US President George W Bush painted a frightening picture of soaring job...
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US, Europe Must Confront Russian Aggression, Rice Says
Washington - The United States and Europe must "stand up to" Russian aggression and...
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Virginia Anti-Spam Law Declared Invalid
Following the much-publicized case and subsequent release of
“Spam King” Jeremy Jaynes by the...
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Update: Infamous Spammer Found Breach In Constitution
The Virginia Supreme Court declared the state's anti-spam law unconstitutional because of its...
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US Presidential Election Campaign Put on Ice for a Day
On Thursday the day the US
celebrated the seventh anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks was...
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Obama to chart presidential goals on civil rights anniversary
Denver, Colorado - Barack Obama is to accept the Democratic nomination for the presidency in a...
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Obama and McCain tied in presidential race, poll says
Denver, Colorado - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama and his Republican rival John...
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Bush off to Beijing with a Myanmar mission
US President George W Bush departed Bangkok Thursday for Beijing, where he plans to chide China for...
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Protesters Interrupt Bush’s Welcoming Speech
President George W. Bush made his first visit to Monticello
in Charlottesville, Va,
on...
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Child Pornography Law Upheld By US High Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld a 2003 federal law,
making it a crime to promote or...
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Dalai Lama Teaches US Youth Traditions Preservation
The Dalai Lama addressed 8,000 people gathered at the University of Michigan Crisler Arena on...
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Anti-Koran Film Not Banned by Court
A Dutch court declined to ban an anti-Koran film
made by a politician, as requested by a group...
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Bin Laden Threatens EU Countries over Muhammad Cartoon
Osama bin Laden has threatened the Europeans through an
audiotape released Wednesday that he...
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German Chancellor Addresses Israeli Parliament for the First Time
Angela Merkel will become the first German chancellor to
address Israel’s parliament, the...
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Tibetans Organize Anti-China Marches in India and Nepal
Tibetan refugees have carried out
protests in New Delhi and Kathmandu
to mark the 49th...
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Teen’s Web Speech Case Reaches Appeals Court
A teenage girl who used bad language in an Internet blog
regarding the school officials was...
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Former Trooper Fired For KKK Affiliation
On Tuesday attorneys of a trooper from Nebraska who was fired because he joined a
group linked...
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Obama and Clinton Quarrel in Ohio over NAFTA
The Democratic Party contenders for the presidential nomination - Senators Barack Obama and Hillary...
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Technology
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Traditional media dominate Webby winners, refuting death knell
San Francisco - The internet might not be the death of traditional media after all. Three of the...
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Merkel and Schwarzenegger open CeBIT trade fair
Hanover, Germany - Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and California Governor Arnold...
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Microsoft Updating Their Mobile Services Products
It seems that Microsoft is preparing to deliver new and improved services and products for...
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Windows Mobile Cloud Sync Application Revealed
Two days ago, Microsoft made one little mistake and opened the website getskybox.com a little...
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U.S. Supreme Court Lays COPA Anti-Porn Law To Rest
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the government’s appeal over the Child Online...
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Apple Unveils the New DRM-Free iTunes
Apple made an announcement Tuesday saying that the songs on its notorious iTunes digital music...
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UK Culture Secretary Proposes New Web Rules
In a recent interview, Burnham said he plans to negotiate with the incoming Barack Obama...
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Vlingo’s Take On Google iPhone Speech Recognition Looking Good
Google’s Voice Search application for the iPhone just got a
new rival, and not only that, but...
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Parallels Introduces Desktop 4.0 Virtualization Solution for Mac
Parallels introduced version 4.0 of its virtualization
solution for Mac, addressing more than 1.5...
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Internet Companies and Human Rights Organizations Fight for Freedom of Speech
In some states, censorship reaches frightening new standards. Just take into consideration the...
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KY Gov. Beshear Applauds Court Decision To Block Internet Gambling Sites
Kentucky District Judge Thomas Windgate refused to dismiss
the decision to block 141 Internet...
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‘Anonymous’ Hacker Faces 10 Years In Jail For Scientology Attack
The conflict between the group Anonymous and the Church of
Scientology is a secret to no one, but...
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Until Windows 7, Optimize Your Windows Vista
There will be at least a year or maybe more until we will
get our hands on Windows Vista’s...
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Va. Court Protects Spammer’s “Right” To Send Fraudulent E-mails
Can spammers get away with illegal activities? Sure they can! If you
thought the anti-spam law was...
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MIT Students Raise New Security Concerns
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority sent
out an e-mail to all of its employees, requesting...
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Internet Giants Oppose Censorship, Agree To Code Of Conduct
Internet giants Microsoft, Yahoo and Google announced they
have reached an agreement on a...
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U.S. Technology Giants Develop Voluntary Code of Conduct
Countries that have restrictive Internet
policies, like China, now require a voluntary code of...
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IOC Promised In Vain, China Keeps Web Censorship During Olympics
The Internet censorship remains in place for the Olympics,
despite the International Olympic...
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US Court of Appeals Upholds COPA Injunction
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld Tuesday the decision taken by a lower court...
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Civil Rights Groups Criticize The New York Video Game Labeling Bill
New York Gov. David Peterson signed a new law on Tuesday
that will limiting video game content...
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Apple To Launch Its MobileMe On Wednesday, July 9th
Apple has officially unveiled the launch date of its MobileMe service, announced last month at WWDC...
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CTA’s Decision to Pull GTA IV Ads Challenged in Court
After the Chicago Transit
Authority (CTA) decided to pull all ads promoting Grand Theft auto...
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OK Go, ACLU, CCA Testify In Favor Of Net Neutrality
The Tuesday hearing of the
Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Task Force reunited advocates for...
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Spammers, Watch Out! Virginia Court Upheld Felony Spam Conviction
The Virginia Supreme Court maintained
its position regarding the first conviction for illegal...
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Judge Reconsiders Orders Meant to Disable Wikileaks
A U.S. federal district court judge on Friday reversed two controversial orders meant to disable...
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Microsoft Reaches Out To Students Through Free Developer Tools
Microsoft expressed its full support
for creative students in several countries, such as the...
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eBay Announces Ban on Seller Negative Feedback
eBay has announced last week changes in its feedback system, more precisely the banning of negative...
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BECTA Shuns Vista and Office 2007
The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA) said in a report that is does...
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Apple and ThinkSecret.com Reached Settlement
Apple and Nicholas M. Ciarelli,
the young man behind the popular Apple rumors web site...
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Yahoo Claims It Followed The Law In China Rights Case
Yesterday Yahoo has asked a US federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit
in which the Internet company...
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Specials
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US Supreme Court upholds government ban on profanity
Washington - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the government has the right to fine...
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Court Rules Against Age Limit On Video Game Sales
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that the law banning the sale or rental of violent video...
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Supreme Court Kills Child-Porn Law
On Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court decided not to change a ruling that stated...
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UK Wants English-Language Web Sites with Film-Like Ratings
Great Britain’s Secretary for culture said that he plans to work with United States President...
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Supreme Court To Rule On FCC’s Ban On “Fleeting Expletives”
Tuesday, a
case concerning indecent speech during radio and television broadcasts was
heard by...
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Fleeting Expletives Brought Before The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court discussed on Tuesday the problem of dirty
words on television and, while...
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Supreme Court Hears Case about Dirty Talk on TV
Tuesday, the
Supreme Court heard a case concerning the use of indecent speech on live
television...
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FCC Vs. F-Word in Supreme Court
Justices of the Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday to mull a 30-year-old indecency law in...
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Disturbing Sarah Palin Effigy Finally Removed
Chad Michael Morrisette is now famous as the West Hollywood resident to have decorated his house...
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Halloween Effigies of Palin and McCain Get Unexpected Attention
The West Hollywood
homeowner who decorated his house with effigies of Republicans Sarah Palin...
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Sarah Palin, John McCain Halloween Effigies in West Hollywood
An effigy of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah
Palin hanging by a noose as part of the...
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Pamuk criticizes blockage of YouTube access in Turkey
Frankfurt - Orhan Pamuk, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature, criticized Turkey on...
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Supreme Court Ready For Drugs, Cigarettes and Bad Language Review
The U.S. Supreme Court enters its third term on Monday,
October 6, and the calendar has a series...
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Spammer Walks Free as Virginia Anti-Spam Law Is Declared Unconstitutional
Jeremy
Jaynes, described as a notorious American spammer, had his nine year prison
sentence...
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Virginia Supreme Court Struck Down Anti-Spam Law
The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday decided that the state's anti-spam law is unconstitutional....
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New Unexpected Turn In AOL Spam Case
The Virginia Supreme Court took an unexpected decision and overturned yesterday American AOL...
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“Fair Use” Is Not To Be Ignored By Copyright Owners
A California
judge, Jeremy Fogel, ruled that content owners must consider “fair use”...
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MIT Students Still Not In The Clear
The debates regarding the three Massachusetts Institute of Technology
students who released the...
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MIT Students Await Trial
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority is expected to
request in court today for an extension of...
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Country Star John Rich Supports McCain With Concert
John Rich, one half of the duo “Big and Rich,” staged a
concert for Republican presidential...
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Grammy-Winning Legendary Comic George Carlin Dies at 71
Four-time Grammy winner comedian George Carlin died at 71 in Los Angeles. He passed away on Sunday...
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Oprah’s Inspirational Speech at Stanford University
Stanford
University’s graduates will
remember June 15, 2008 for the rest of their lives as their...
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NY Attorney Breaks Ground Against Child Porn
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo managed to strike a deal with Verizon Inc., Time Warner...
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Microsoft Is Into Hyundai And Kia
Microsoft Corp. announced a worldwide deal with Hyundai
Motor Co. and Kia Motors. The...
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Dutch Anti-Islam Film Receives Full-Blown Criticism
The anti-Islam film posted by a Dutch politician on the Internet has been met with heavy criticism...
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Settlement Reached in Central Park Great Lawn Suit
A three-year lawsuit was settled Tuesday when New York City agreed to extend the use of Central...
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Google’s Bid for FCC's 700MHz Spectrum Still Possible
Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt confirmed the company’s intention to pursue its interests in the upcoming...
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