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Media Influence on the 2008 Election

The below video has been circulating around the internet for the past few days. Although I don’t fully agree with its message, I thought I would share it because I think that media bias is something that needs addressing. An unbiased documentary by an established source on how the media handled this election [...]

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A Lot To Live Up To

2008 has been a remarkable year. Not only has this year been a new chapter in my life for many reasons, but it’s been a milestone in American politics.
The last 8 years have been… uh, well, you were there. I can see these times being referred to as the “Bush Years” in history [...]

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Apple vs Big Apple

Another big trademark issue this week:
The Big Apple has a new logo, and Apple says: Drop dead.
At issue is the emblem for New York City’s GreeNYC campaign, which has started to appear around the city on bus shelters, hybrid gasoline-electric taxicabs and even Whole Foods shopping bags.
The GreeNYC logo shows a stylized apple with a [...]

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Owning Color

So last week Deutsche Telekom, owners of the global T-Mobile brand, sent Engadget a late birthday present: a hand-delivered letter direct from their German legal department requesting the prompt discontinuation of the use of the color magenta on Engadget Mobile. Yep, seriously. Read more…
T-Mobile, old buddy. Listen, you gotta pick your fights. UPS Brown? I [...]

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Prosecuting Americans for Voting

I thought this was very interesting. A bit scary, actually.
Thursday, March 20, 2008 - Plain Dealer Reporter -
The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections has launched an investigation that could lead to criminal charges against voters who maliciously switched parties for the March 4 presidential primary.
Elections workers will look for evidence that voters [...]

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