World Oct 13

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Mexican Drug Cartels’ New Target: Bloggers

The mutilated bodies of two bloggers were hung from a passenger overpass in the Mexican border town of Nuevo Laredo last month, with a sign attached saying, "This will happen to all Internet busy bodies."…

Nation Jun 01

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Watch
Does the Internet Help or Hurt Democracy?

Does the pervading presence of the Web make people better citizens or does it propagate misinformation and threaten democracy? Paul Solman has a look at the unfolding debate as staged by the University of Virginia's Miller Center for Public Affairs.

Politics Sep 10

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Bloggers, Columnists React to Obama Speech

The word on President Barack Obama's address to Congress from bloggers across the political spectrum was that many thought he did an effective job of communicating his health reform plans -- although he offered relatively few new specifics.