From the BBC: Since 2003, 64 people have been arrested for publishing their views on a blog, says the University of Washington annual report.In 2007 three times as many people were arrested for blogging about political issues than in 2006, it revealed.More than half of all the arrests since 2003 have been made in China, Egypt and Iran, said the report....Arrested bloggers exposed corruption in government, abuse of human rights or suppression of protests. They criticised public policies and took political figures to task.The report said the rising number of arrests was testament to the "growing" political importance of blogging. Full story...
I'm gonna guess not any more.You see, Donny decided to write about gays on his Web site. He kind of equated us with men who beat their wives and children, or perhaps men who have sex with their own children, it's a bit hard to tell.
Brilliant idea. Whether you like 'em or not, Muslims make up between 1 and 1.8 billion of the world's 6.
Another proud moment in compassionate conservatism. Bonus money for the failures on Wall Street and food stamp record numbers for the poor.
America's "best and brightest" are not doing very well either on Wall Street or minding their own shop.
Rolling Stone:
From the start, the leaders of the No on Prop 8 campaign and their high-priced consultants failed to realize what they were up against.
Some "real" journalists understand how to blog. That would include Jake Tapper at ABC (and Ben Smith at Politico).
The U.S. is not a theocracy, thank god. Although there are members of Congress who want it to be one.
The entire length of the mall -- from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial -- will be used for the crowds at Obama's inauguration.
My sister, Sharon, wanted to make sure I saw the following article. In Maine, the new Speaker of the House, the new President of the Senate, the new Attorney General, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the two U.
Oops. And it just happens to hurt Al Franken's bid for the Senate. No one could have predicated that would happen.
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