Man gets out of jail with one-word blog
Interesting story from CNN: "With a one-word cell phone message, James Karl Buck, a University of California-Berkeley grad student, told friends of his arrest. Within seconds, colleagues in the U.S. and blogger-friends in Egypt were alerted, leading to his eventual...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 27, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News
Fast Start for Soft Money Groups in 2008 Election
New report from the Campaign Finance Institute: "Soft money groups in the 2008 election are off to a strong start. Federally-focused 527 political organizations raised money in 2007 at a faster clip than in the comparable off year before the...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 27, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Think Tank Reports
You Choose '08 YouTube Channel Launched by Google and C-Span
From the Google Blog: Our You Choose '08 platform now features content from candidates, news organizations, and voters, and we've made it easier than ever to see where the candidates stand on each of the major issues in this election....
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Law Librarian Blog - April 27, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Web Communications
SOP at Abu Ghraib?
Errol Morris' new documentary, Standard Operating Procedure, was released on April 25th [Errol Morris website | Sony film site]. The accompanying book will be released on May 18th (co-authored by Philip Gourevitch)[Amazon]. In the film, Morris examines the origin of...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 27, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: New Publications
