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A Data-Mining Inauguration App, and a 3D printed Smartphone Case
Jan 21, 2013
A new app from the Presidential Inauguration Committee seems like a handy tool for people visiting Washington, D.C. to watch President Obama take his second (public) Oath of Office. But critics say the app is data-mining for political purposes.
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Flow of political money may continue in Massachusetts
Dec 17, 2012
With U.S. Sen. John Kerry on the short list to become Secretary of State, Massachusetts could be in line for its third U.S. Senate election in just more than two years. It's meant big bucks spent in advertising.
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Moving to Canada? Better get a lawyer
Oct 24, 2012
The old political punchline about moving to Canada if an election goes the wrong way is more than a joke to some -- and a lot harder to pull off than most people suspect.
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You can get fired for talking politics at work
Oct 22, 2012
Depending on where you live, and what kind of company you work for, your boss can tell you who they want you to vote for. And they can fire you if you don't.
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Why we still can't vote online, and why that may be a good thing
Oct 15, 2012
We can support candidates with a text, participate in polls, even register to vote online, but we still can't vote that way -- which might be good news.
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A new digital music battle, and online gaming as political liability
Oct 7, 2012
A Maine state senate candidate gets attacked for her online gaming activities, and a startup that wants to help you sell your used MP3s goes to court against a big entertainment company.
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How tech is changing the debate
Oct 3, 2012
Most people watching the first big presidential debate will do so on television, but for a fast-increasing number, it's far from the only primary source.
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Lasting legacy of Occupy Wall Street remains unclear
Sep 14, 2012
Social movements come and go -- will Occupy Wall Street be one that lasts? Or has it already dissipated? Also, listen to letters that Occupiers wrote to financial institutions.
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Is the Federal Reserve above politics?
Sep 13, 2012
Cries of politics haunt past election-year decisions on monetary policy.
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Americans split on who they think will win the election
Aug 30, 2012
Do the Republican and Democratic conventions have an impact on Election Day?
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