How Reliable Are the Early Presidential Polls? Released: February 14, 2007: “The flurry of candidate announcements in an open race has spurred media attention to the 2008 presidential contest even earlier in the electoral cycle than usual. But followers of early poll readings on the relative viability of declared candidates should bear in mind some… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2007
Blogs Front And Center in Presidential Fundraising Campaign Efforts
WSJ free feature today: Candidates Find A New Stump In the Blogosphere: “Candidates of both parties are already buying space on search engines, blogs and other Internet sites popular with political junkies and potential donors. With 18 candidates vying for the most open race for the White House in 80 years and front-runners on both… Continue Reading
Hearing Examining the Executive Branch Reform Act of 2007 and the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007
H.R. 985, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007, was introduced by Reps. Waxman, Platts, Van Hollen, and T. Davis on February 12, 2007. Bill Summary: Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 Full Text: Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 Written Testimony of Nick Schwellenbach, Investigator, Project On Government Oversight (POGO) before the House Oversight… Continue Reading
Science.gov 4.0 Has Arrived With New features
Science.gov 4.0 New Features: “Now you can refine your search queries, email your search results and sort your results in a variety of ways using Science.gov Version 4.0. In addition, DeepRank, a more sophisticated ranking algorithm, has been deployed.” “Science.gov is a gateway to over 50 million pages of authoritative selected science information provided… Continue Reading
Remarks by Foreign Relations Cmte. Members on Troop Escalation in Iraq
Follow up to February 12, 2007 posting, House Concurrent Resolution Opposing Deployment of More Troops to Iraq, see today’s transcript of a speech by Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, Member of House Foreign Relations Committee, disapproving of President Bush’s decision to deploy additional troops to Iraq, as well as the text of the statement on this… Continue Reading
Testimony on Passenger Rail Security Before Homeland Security Subcommittee
Passenger Rail Security: Federal Strategy and Enhanced Coordination Needed to Prioritize and Guide Security Efforts, by Cathleen A. Berrick, director, homeland security and justice issues, before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-459T, and Highlights, February 13, 2007. Continue Reading
ABA Urges Congress to Give Federal Judges a Pay Raise
Follow up to a January 1, 2007 postings on the Chief Justice’s Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary, wherein his primary topic was the need for judicial pay raises, see today’s report that the “American Bar Association’s House of Delegates, which sets policy for the organization, voted on February 12 to urge Congress to give… Continue Reading
NASS 2008 Presidential Primaries/Caucuses Calendar
National Association of Secretaries of State press release: Calendar of 2008 State Primaries/Caucuses, last updated February 9, 2007. “This calendar is a working draft based upon state election office reporting. Dates are subject to frequent changes. State dates that are under consideration but not yet finalized list the state in italics. States with an asterisk… Continue Reading
PBS Four-Part Series on the Future of News
PBS.org intro: “Drawing on more than 80 interviews with key figures in the print, broadcast and electronic media, and with unequaled, behind-the-scenes access to some of today’s most important news organizations, FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the challenges facing the mainstream news media, and the media’s reaction, in “News War,” a special four-part series.” 50+… Continue Reading
Belgian Court Rules Against Google in Copyright Case
Follow up to previous postings on a legal dispute between a group of Belgian newspaper sites and Google over removal of copyrighted materials from the search engine index, news today that the court reaffirmed its decision against Google. Google Official Blog: “Here’s a quick summary of the case: Copiepresse represents a number of newspapers in… Continue Reading
New Report Identifies ID Theft Rates By Geographic Area
Findings from a new study by ID Analytics, reported by ComputerWeek, indicate that “….the riskiest states for ID theft are New York, California, Nevada and Arizona, while the safest ones are Wyoming, Vermont, Montana and North Dakota. The riskiest 5-digit zip codes for ID theft — after Floral Park and Faulkton — are Old Bethpage,… Continue Reading
Newspapers Seeking Headlines That Grab Website Readers
From CNET News.com, this article addresses the challenges of writing article headlines for newspaper websites that serve to both increase search rankings and attract readers. Continue Reading
