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Apple blocks cheaper UK iPod sales   more similar news »
Grey skies loom over 'grey' iPods

Apple is threatening legal action against 11 UK e-tailers unless they stop selling iPods imported from outside the UK.…

Fri Apr 25, 2008
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ROFLCon: It's Not Easy Being Memes   more similar news »
Launching a viral bombshell is simpler than ever, but building an internet empire takes good old-fashioned hard work. The net's biggest microcelebrities gather in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to talk shop.

Fri Apr 25, 2008
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Is 'Deadliest Catch' a Model of Safety?   more similar news »
Officials say other U.S. fishing industries are more deadly than Alaska's.
Fri Apr 25, 2008
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Harvard Poll: Young Voters Favor Obama   more similar news »
According to a new Harvard Institute of Politics poll, young voters "overwhelmingly prefer" Sen. Barack Obama to Sen. Hillary Clinton, 70% to 30%.

"A big turnout among young voters could be critical for either Democrat, especially in states where McCain can attract older, conservative Democrats and conservative-leaning independent voters."

Complete survey results are available.

Fri Apr 25, 2008
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Thompson Says No to Veep   more similar news »
Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN) said he would not accept an offer from Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to be his running mate, The Hill reports.

Said Thompson: "That's not what I want. Well...and I don't think that call [from McCain] would ever happen. I think John needs somebody else. I would advise him if he asked me that he needs someone else, of a different profile. The presidency is the only job in town that's worth going through what you got to go through to get it, including the vice presidency...."

Fri Apr 25, 2008
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Clinton Spends Heavily in North Carolina   more similar news »
Sen. Hillary Clinton "is widely expected to lose North Carolina's Democratic presidential primary on May 6, but that isn't stopping her campaign from spending millions of dollars on advertising and holding rallies in dozens of communities throughout the state," the Wall Street Journal reports.

"Clinton wants to avoid the kind of blowout loss to Sen. Barack Obama she suffered in South Carolina in January. She is trying to demonstrate the breadth of her support to Democratic elected officials and other superdelegates who will sway the decision on the party's nomination."

Fri Apr 25, 2008
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Indianapolis Star Poll: Obama Holds Small Lead in Indiana   more similar news »
Sen. Barack Obama holds a narrow lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton in Indiana, 41% to 38%, according to a new Indianapolis Star-WTHR poll.

The poll's margin of error of +/- 4.2 points, so the race is technically a statistical dead heat.

"That's especially true because 21 percent of the respondents remain unsure of how they'll vote -- a high number of undecided voters for an election less than two weeks away."

Fri Apr 25, 2008
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Obama Will Not Change Strategy   more similar news »
Despite losing some momentum to Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama's aides told The Poltico, "that Obama would keep doing what he's been doing: campaigning with the aim of running up big margins on friendly turf and limiting his losses where Clinton is strong."

"And they said to expect no tweaks to his campaign style of speeches full of hope and attacks on Washington's status quo, expensive field and television campaigns, and direct mail attacks on Clinton's trustworthiness and policies. They also stressed the importance of the largest remaining state, North Carolina, as a test of both candidates."

Fri Apr 25, 2008
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P2P site cries traffic shaping foul at Canuck ISP   more similar news »
A question of resets

Vuze wants to know if other ISPs are calling the same plays as Comcast.…

Fri Apr 25, 2008
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Securing cyberspace against war, terror and red tape   more similar news »
DHS's Greg Garcia in the hot seat

Interview In September 2006, the US Secretary of Homeland Security appointed Greg Garcia assistant secretary for cybersecurity and telecommunications. With oversight for the National Cyber Security Division, the Office of Emergency Communications and the National Communications System, he is the federal government's point man for securing the nation's internet and telecommunications' systems against attacks from terrorists or countries that may target the US.…

Fri Apr 25, 2008
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