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Pentagon's Facebook: Do ask, don't tell
The Swampby Julian E. Barnes The burning question in the hallways of the Pentagon today: Will Adm. Michael G. Mullen have to take down his Facebook page? The Pentagon has launched a study of the use of social networking websites designed......Tags: Armed Forces, Computer Networking and Internet, United States, Twitter, Inc., MySpace
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Race relations in America: Status quo
The Swampby Mark Silva Most Americans believe that a solution to the nation's problems in race-relations will eventually be resolved - a level of optimism that is essentially unchanged from a year ago, just before the election of the first African-American......Tags: Polls, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, National or Ethnic Minorities, Social Issues
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Ford Asks Students to Bring Social Media to Sync
KickingTiresWhen it comes to figuring out what???s next for in-car technology, Ford is turning to an outside group: University of Michigan students. The project, American Journey 2.0, will give students unlimited access to a developmental operating system where...Tags: Ford, Automotive Equipment, Services and Shopping, Vehicles, University of Michigan
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Post-Obama race relations: Most hopeful
The Swampby Mark Silva With the election of Barack Obama, the first African American to serve as president, an overwhelming majority of Americans believed that race relations in the United States would improve. Most still do. But only 41 percent of......Tags: Polls, Social Problems, Minority Groups, National or Ethnic Minorities, U.S. Presidential Election (2008)
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Health care: 2010 elections start here
The Swampby Mark Silva With the Senate's 60-39 vote to proceed to debate, after Thanksgiving, on a health-care bill that the president is seeking by year's end, the debate of the 2010 midterm elections has been joined: For the Democrats, in......Tags: Health, Executive Branch, Politics, George Voinovich, Social Issues
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Obama accepts Nobel, seeks 'just peace'
The SwampRead a full text of the president's Nobel Lecture below the fold. See the president's speech here and read the full report from Oslo, updated at the conclusion at 8:20 am EST. (Also see, below the fold, the toast that......Tags: Politics, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions, Nuclear Power
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The party's not over yet
The Swampby Naftali Bendavid Any number of analysts have rushed recently to proclaim the virtual end of the Republican Party. Or at a minimum, many years in the wilderness. "Republicans face crisis," declared the Washington Post recently. A current article in........Tags: Parties and Movements, Parliament, Politics, Wars and Interventions, Republican Party
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Bush to A.F. grads: America's 'obligation'
The Swampby Mark Silva In the president's commencment address today at the U.S. Air Force Academy -- he always includes one service academy in thre three graduation speeches that he delivers each year -- he will talk about how much, and......Tags: National Government, Government, White House
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Social Networking Site Tracks Gas Mileage
KickingTiresFuel-conscious drivers now have an innovative new way to not only calculate and compare their car's mileage to others, but devise ways to raise their own fuel efficiency. Fuelly.com lets you add your car to its system by entering the......Tags: Services and Shopping, Vehicles, Passenger Cars, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Apple iPhone
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Driving Game Offers Twitter Functionality
KickingTiresSure, the Department of Transportation is all over driving distractions in the real world, but what are gamers supposed to do? Activision has introduced Twitter functionality into its upcoming racing game ???Blur??? using Bizarre Creations??? social...Tags: Transportation, Twitter, Inc., Travel, Activision Blizzard, Inc., Gaming
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U.S., county celebrated bicentennials in 1976
"Rediscover America 1976 Bicentennial Celebration, United States of America-Washington County, Maryland, 1776-1976" was the full name of an event that would involve most of the members of the Washington County Historical Society and the community, as a...Tags: Arts, Mack Trucks, Inc., Museums, Auction Service, Statue of Liberty
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Jackie Robinson's Legacy As 'The Greatest'
The Hartford CourantYears ago, sportscaster Howard Cosell was asked to name his all-time favorite athlete. Obviously, the most prominent sports journalist of his era would name the man who made Cosell famous: Ali. Wrong. "That's an easy one,'' Cosell said, spacing...Tags: Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson, Derek Jeter, Racism, 42 (movie)
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