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The DOJ would like your credit card information... and for you to shut up

by Alex Salta Nov 20 2009, 12:33 AM It can be a thin line between legitimate concerns over the government's role in questions of privacy and free speech, and overheated hallucinations of Big Brother monitoring everything we read and discuss. A recent subpoena issued by the Department of Justice seems to drift out of the realm of the former and into the murkier waters of the ...

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iPhone app lets you take bloodthirsty revenge on bankers

by Alex Salta Nov 17 2009, 07:34 AM Violent video games have long been a favorite sacrificial lamb for everyone from parents concerned with their children's delicate sensibilities to politicians concerned with getting some good face time. CGI-generated carnage has been blamed for everything from the short attention spans of today's youth to some of the more horrific ...

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Florida man learns 911 is not a chat line

by Alex Salta Nov 13 2009, 02:50 PM We've all been where Joshua Basso was on the evening of November 11. A quiet Wednesday night at home, sick of talking trash on Xbox Live, nothing good on Spike-TV, some warmed over Velveeta cooling in the kitchen... what's a swingin' bachelor to do? Then the revelation strikes like a bolt of lightning: "Hey, I know a great way to ...

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State to spy on doctors' handwashing habits

by Alex Salta Nov 10 2009, 12:46 AM There are very few certainties in life, but sometimes you just know one when you see it. One of those things that everyone in the world should be able to agree on, regardless of personal philosophies or beliefs, is that it's a good thing for medical professionals to keep their hands clean at work. The folks in the Maryland statehouse seem to ...

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Dallas police enforce all laws... even ones that don't exist

by Alex Salta Nov 02 2009, 12:05 AM Anyone who has ever gotten behind the wheel most likely knows what it's like to run into a slightly overzealous police officer with an itchy ticket-writing finger. Many times the vehicular infractions are serious enough that the driver really has no room to argue; missteps such as excessive speeding and DWI are not to be taken lightly. Other ...

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Sarah Palin is going to friend you whether you like it or not

by Alex Salta Oct 26 2009, 02:25 AM During hard economic times it seems everyone is doing their best to network, keep that resume updated, and be on the lookout for coveted job opportunities. The job market is flooded with everyone from recent college graduates, to longtime professionals who found themselves on the wrong end of downsizing, to former Vice Presidential candidates. ...

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Federal government dealing with dirty money ... literally

by Alex Salta Oct 13 2009, 10:37 AM When talking about the federal government's dealing with cold hard cash, a common lament amongst those who are more fiscally conservative is the tried and true "where does all the money go anyway?" A recent story in the Washington Post asks that same question, not of bloated budgets and federal entitlements however, but rather of ...

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Washington: Land of the Czars

by Alex Salta Oct 08 2009, 12:13 AM For most people the word "czar" conjures up images of that Russian history class you dropped after three weeks during sophomore year of college. To some Capitol Hill lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, the term "czar" — and the perceptions attached to it — are beginning to raise serious questions about the separation of ...

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North Carolina fights STDs with gift cards

by Alex Salta Sep 29 2009, 12:28 AM Ah, syphilis. Long known as the scourge of amorous sailors and Al Capone, the venereal disease is more often a punchline than a serious health concern these days, a remnant of a pre-AIDS world. Lately it is thought of — if it's even thought of at all — as nothing more than a treatable STD, more revolting than deadly. In North Carolina, ...

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Conflicts of Interior?

by Alex Salta Sep 21 2009, 12:07 AM For the better part of the last several years, critics of the Bush administration have clamored for justice for what they see as that White House's long list of abuses of power. So far, it has been a futile exercise, with no Bush-era cabinet official finding himself or herself on the receiving end of a federal indictment. That may soon be ...

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