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Rick Perry takes message to New Hampshire voters
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Republican White House hopeful Rick Perry swept through New Hampshire Saturday with a message of smaller government and lower taxes as he tries to revitalize his campaign. The Texas governor’s platform of fiscal conservatism was warmly received by friendly crowds at a town hall, chili fest…
Moore: ‘Occupy Wall St.’ has definitely started ‘the something’
Speaking to Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman, liberal documentary filmmaker Michael Moore had a simple message for everyone who’s been put out by the bad economy in America today. “The majority of Americans are really upset at Wall Street,” Moore said. “Millions of Americans have lost their homes or are…
U.S. meets with Gaddafi representatives: official
US envoys held a rare meeting with representatives of Moamer Kadhafi’s regime over the weekend and urged the Libyan strongman to cede power, a US official said Monday. The one-off meeting on Saturday came a day after the United States and other Western and regional powers recognized the rebel Transitional…
Orlando police take message from Anonymous as threat against mayor
An apparent message from a hacker with protest group “Anonymous” was taken by police as a direct threat against the mayor of Orlando and an investigation has been launched, according to published reports. Police made the announcement after a photo of the mayor’s home was found hanging from a street…
Twitter buys analytics startup BackType
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter announced on Tuesday that it has acquired BackType, a San Francisco-based startup that helps publishers measure the impact of their social media use. Financial details of the transaction were not released. Twitter, in a message on its @TwitterGlobalPR feed, said BackType would “focus on creating tools…
Pope praises Jesus in first Twitter message
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI wrote a message on Twitter on Tuesday praising Jesus and announcing the launch of a new Vatican website in the first “tweet” by a leader of the Roman Catholic Church. “Dear Friends, I just launched www.news.va. Praised be our Lord Jesus Christ! With my…
LulzSec hacker group says Internet rampage over
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Lulz Security hacker group said that it has ended an Internet rampage that included cyberattacks on videogame companies, police, and even a US spy agency website. “For the past 50 days we’ve been disrupting and exposing corporations, governments, often the general population itself, and quite possibly…
Palin says jury duty cut bus tour short
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said on Wednesday she was pausing her “One Nation” bus tour to answer the call of jury duty and denied media reports her much-hyped multi-state jaunt had been cut short. “The next leg of the tour continues when the time comes,” she said…
Rep. Allen West fires intern for pro-gay response to Tracy Morgan rant
Tea party favorite Rep. Allen West (R-FL) has reportedly fired an intern for retweeting a message critical of comedian Tracy Morgan’s recent homophobic rant. A member of the audience who attended Morgan’s stand-up routine in Tennessee recalled on Facebook that the comedian said that if his son came out to…
Weiner exchanged private messages with 17-year-old Delaware girl
Embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) confirmed that he had exchanged at least five private messages with a 17-year-old girl in Delaware this spring, The New York Times reported. Though copies of the messages were not provided, both a Weiner spokeswoman and an anonymous member of the girl’s family said that…
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