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An international conference on maternal health that will feature HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Melinda Gates as speakers, has also tapped euthanasia advocate Peter Singer and late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart to train family planning supporters. C-FAM, an international pro-family organization,

(AP) NBA owners reject Sacramento Kings move to SeattleBy SCHUYLER DIXONAP Sports WriterDALLASNBA owners voted Wednesday to reject the Sacramento Kings’ proposed move to Seattle, the latest in a long line of cities that have tried to land the franchise.

Lobbyists, interests groups, and corporations are attempting to influence President Barack Obama by purchasing commercials on ESPN, the 24-hour sports channel Obama reportedly watches religiously. In a Politico report, media strategists said “they offer up the all-sports network as an

(AFP) – US Internet giant Google is preparing changes to its dominant search system to satisfy EU anti-trust authorities, the Financial Times said on Saturday. In a five-year accord with Brussels, Google has promised to make users “clearly aware” when

The day’s top stories in social media and technology for 4/5:  Justin Timberlake SWATted, family pleads for jailed Saudi blogger, member of Anonymous arrested in Australia, hacker ‘Weev’ is tweeting from prison, telephone hack that could cripple your 911 service,

Make a racist remark, get fired by CBS. Call Jesus Christ gay, and you’re good to go. Just ask Don Imus. Imus was fired by CBS in February of 2009 after he referred to the members of the Rutgers women’s basketball team as

Politico, ever eager to paint Barack Obama in a positive light, has an article about the supposed thaw in relations between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Politico delights in Netanyahu’s weakness and Obama’s strength as Obama is visiting

(AFP) In a challenge to instant video leader Netflix, telecom giant Verizon and rental group Redbox have launched a streaming video service for US customers. The service was open to the public Friday after several weeks in testing. “Redbox Instant

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates

It’s that time of year again. CPAC is here and therefore, so is, the Original Blog Bash. It’s our 4th year and it has grown every year in new and exciting ways. This last year, we added awards BY bloggers

Across the American political spectrum, there is the right, the center-right, the center, the center left, the left, and there is Ashley Judd.  Now that Judd is making noises about running for Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in 2014, it seems

In his Tuesday State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama promised, “Let me repeat–nothing I’m proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime.” That line quickly proved to be typical political rhetoric, as he spent the rest

The second richest person on the planet, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, has used the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s $37 billion to fund philanthropic interests the world over. But Gates’s investment of $173 million to shape and promote a uniform

(AP) Pressure on Sacramento to speed up offer for Kings By ANTONIO GONZALEZAP Sports Writer The clock is ticking for Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s efforts to keep the Kings from moving to Seattle. Speaking at his weekly City Hall news

At Globalchange.gov, a Federal Advisory Committee called The National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC) is boasting of their climate report. In the upper right corner of the webpage, the motto is written: “Thirteen Agencies, One Vision: Empower the

The War On Women is being waged fiercely–by Barack Obama. Obama has yet to appoint a woman to his 2nd term cabinet, and the National Organization for Women is furious: President Obama has made a number of high-profile appointments recently

Now that California Governor Jerry Brown has claimed credit for reducing the deficit of the state into single-digit billions with his cuts and austerity plan, the money is flowing out again. Although state Democrats will howl that it’s not enough,

The NBA is coming back to Seattle.  The owners of the Sacramento Kings are in the process of finalizing a deal to a group that will move the franchise to Seattle for the 2013-14 season. According to a Yahoo! Sports

Real competition in the cable television industry is forcing change at long last. And we can thank the dawn of streaming content. Time Warner Cable just axed the Ovation channel, and the cable giant threatens more channels may get trimmed

In December, Google hired as its director of engineering Ray Kurzweil, 64, the “grand prophet” of something called “the Singularity”–the moment when machines will overtake human intelligence to such a level that “human life will be irreversibly transformed.” A graduate

Well, despite the best intentions of the devoted potheads of Washington and Colorado, the federal government has decided they will bust people for smoking legal marijuana. What the hipsters didn’t realize when they voted to legalize pot is that President

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Thousands of Egyptians protest the ‘Brotherhood Constitution’ Israel approves 3,000 new settlement homes on the West Bank Bankster types take over the computer malware detection industry Thousands of Egyptians protest the ‘Brotherhood Constitution’ Thousands

The Big Labor thugs continue toshow their true colors by attacking one of America’s most sacredholidays, Thanksgiving. The Big Labor Bosses have their own selfish interests at heart, working to save theirlifestyle, political influences and ultimate power. These tenacioustactics all

The latest product she’s gushing over–Microsoft’s new Surface tablet. Oprah even put it on her list of favorite things this year. She even tweeted about it, saying “Gotta say love that SURFACE! Have bought 12 already for Christmas gifts.” But

An Iranian blogger who had the courage to post an open letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khameini, accusing him of running a slaughterhouse against the Iranian people in the name of Islam, was arrested and tortured to death in

An enormous rally for Mitt Romney in Bucks County, PA had people incredulous and tweeting like fury:  @robertcostaNRO my mother is at the Bucks County Romney rally. Says she has never seen a crowd like this. Dwarfs the Bush ’04

A new Center for Responsive Politics analysis out this week shows that despite President Obama slipping in the polls, he still has the love of many employees of the biggest players in Washington, D.C.: Google, Microsoft, Lawyers and Lobbying Firms.

In a semi-satirical column, “Paul Ryan vs. The Stench,” Politico’s Roger Simon asserts that the Romney presidential campaign is flailing and a frustrated Paul Ryan has “gone rogue.” “[Ryan] is unleashed, unchained, off the hook,” Simon opens the piece. He

I’m writing this from the media center sponsored by Google. The entire place looks like a cross between an Ikea and Willy Wonka candy room. Bright colors, free wifi, free espresso, lattes, iced coffee, and more. The conservatives with whom

PORT With Mitt Romney’s recent announcement that Paul Ryan is his VP choice, we can now all go back to our BarcaLounger and ponder the real matter at hand: Romney vs. Obama. Not so fast.  C’mon, do you really think

The Obama campaign is teaming up with Microsoft and Facebook to make sure the youth of America, who voted in droves for Obama in 2008, don’t forget to vote in 2012. Facebook approached Microsoft about a new app that would

Proving that no misdeed goes unrewarded on the left, reports have it that once Microsoft and NBC News break up housekeeping and put an end to MSNBC.com in its current form, the resulting new Internet outlet will be getting a

The 2012 London Summit on Family Planning, to be held on July 11, is intended to “mobilize global policy” to assure that 120 million women and girls are afforded family planning, contraceptives and other information.  Sponsors of the event want more

By ELENA BECATOROSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceAssailants attacked Microsoft’s office in Athens on Wednesday, driving a van through the front door and setting off an incendiary device that burned the building’s entrance, police said. There were no injuries in the pre-dawn attack