Yahoo! adds tweets to online news pages
Yahoo! on Thursday began spicing up its online news pages with real-time comments fired off at the globally popular messaging service Twitter.
May 16, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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Corruption soars when politicians are placed above the law, study finds
In a new study, Stern School of Business assistant professor of economics Vasiliki Skreta and co-authors, Karthik Reddy of Harvard Law School and Moritz Schularick of the University of Bonn, examine statutory immunity provisions ...
Apr 12, 2013
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On gun control, citizens support politicians who point to big picture, not specific incidents, study finds
As the nation continues to grapple with the long-simmering issue of gun control, solutions are stymied by heated debates.
Mar 25, 2013
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Indian police set up lab to monitor social media
Mumbai police have set up India's first "social media lab" to monitor Facebook, Twitter and other networking sites, sparking concerns about freedom of speech online.
Mar 18, 2013
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Merkel cautious on 'fracking' in Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday expressed caution over whether the revolutionary oil and gas technique of "fracking" could be introduced in Germany, saying public safety was the main concern.
Feb 20, 2013
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Crazy Talk gives voice to pictures
There was Crazy Talk at Macworld on Friday.
Feb 02, 2013
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Chile's 'Power-opedia' shines light on elites
Journalists and concerned citizens can now trawl for conflicts of interest among Chile's political and business elites thanks to a new startup based on Wikipedia.
Jan 17, 2013
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Tech rival not getting Taiwan New Year's spotlight
South Korea's high-tech sector won't be taking the spotlight at Taiwan's biggest annual extravaganza.
Dec 31, 2012
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Average voter is unable to accurately assess politicians, new research shows
(Phys.org)—A new study has thrown doubt on the ability of the average voter to make an accurate judgement of the performance of their politicians, showing that voter biases appear to be deep-seated and broad.
Dec 24, 2012
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Trust in pollies concerns Australian voters
More than half of Australians think they have no say about what the government does nor any influence on politics, a new analysis from QUT shows.
Dec 06, 2012
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Hackers target Indian minister in free-speech fight
Hackers attacked and defaced the website of India's IT minister on Friday amid a growing campaign against a law governing online comments which has been condemned by free-speech advocates.
Nov 30, 2012
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How Google sees the race: Search data sheds light on likely voters
As the dust settles after the presidential election, pundits and politicians from both sides of the aisle will begin the work of analyzing the results, trying to determine which issues tipped the scales and ...
Nov 06, 2012
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Male politicians have 'bigger heads' in more gender-equal cultures
When it comes to analyzing gender stereotypes in the media, studies have shown that photographs of men focus on male faces while photographs of women are more focused on women's bodies. A recent study from Psychology of Wo ...
Oct 17, 2012
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Discursive Politics: Language with a Spin
A project sponsored by the Austrian Science Fund FWF has made a detailed investigation on what viewers understand and how they evaluate the statements of politicians during televised debates. To this effect, ...
Sep 24, 2012
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Survey finds US competitive ranking down again
(AP)—The United States' ability to compete on the global stage has fallen for the fourth year running as confidence in the country's politicians continues to decline, an annual survey from the World Economic Forum found ...
Sep 05, 2012
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