Politics Stories for 2012

Pakistan Lifts YouTube Ban For 3 Minutes, Finds More Blasphemy 275
What Turned VR Pioneer Jaron Lanier Against the Web 212
China Tightens Internet Restrictions 83
US Congress May Not Have Stomach For Another SOPA 95
GNU Grep and Sed Maintainer Quits: RMS and FSF Harming GNU Project 476
Game On War In Syria Explores Ongoing Conflict 62
Taking Sense Away: Confessions of a Former TSA Screener 354
Makerbot Cracks Down On 3D-Printable Gun Parts 528
Zoe Lofgren Wants To Slow Down Domain Seizures By ICE & DOJ 46
Anonymous Hacks Westboro Baptist Church 1061
UK Students Protest Biometric Scanner Move 196
Marijuana Prosecution Not a High Priority, Says Obama 449
South Carolina Shows How Not To Do Security 123
Solar Panels For Every Home? 735
China Quietly Unblocks Names of Its Leaders 39
Julian Assange Runs For Office In Australia 192
North Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket 384
Chinese Firm Wins Bid For US-Backed Battery Maker 183
How Corruption Is Strangling US Innovation 391
How Yucca Mountain Was Killed 340
Republican Staffer Khanna Axed Over Copyright Memo 506
US House Votes 397-0 To Oppose UN Control of the Internet 297
NZ Pirate Party Takes Issue With Pro-Trans-Pacific Partnership Website 31
Congressional Committee Casts a Harsh Eye On Vaccination Science 858
Interviews: Ask What You Will of Eugene Kaspersky 115
North Korea Claims Archaeologists Have Found 'Unicorn Lair' In Pyongyang 182
Lamar Smith, Future Chairman For the House Committee On Science, Space, and Technology 292
US Congressman Wants To Ban New Internet Laws 205
Does Even Amazing Partisan Tech Deserve Applause? 209
U.S. Denies Using Flame Malware To Spy On French President 52
Saudi Arabia Implements Electronic Tracking System For Women 591
Google Releases Raw Election Polling Results 51
Ask Slashdot: How Should Tech Conferences Embrace Diversity? 343
USPTO Head: Current Patent Litigation Is 'Reasonable' 153
Pirate Party MEP Helps Draft New Credit Card Company Controls 129
Legalizing Online Futures Betting 80
How Free Speech Died On Campus 530
GOP Study Committee Director Disowns Brief Attacking Current IP Law 176
GOP Brief Attacks Current Copyright Law 296
Website Calls Out Authors of Racist Anti-Obama Posts 423
A Free Internet, If You Can Keep It 102
Climate Treaty Negotiators Are Taking the Wrong Approach, Say Game Theorists 227
Secession Petitions Flood White House Website 1163
John McAfee Accused of Murder, Wanted By Belize Police 353
Mega Finds New Home, Dotcom Says 115
Google Outage Shows Risk of Doing Business In China 113
Geomapping Racism With Twitter 409
Would Charles Darwin Have Made a Good Congressman? 155
Project Orca: How an IT Disaster Destroyed Republicans' Get-Out-The-Vote Effort 578
China Blocks Google.com, Gmail, Maps and More During 18th Party Congress 129
All of Nate Silver's State-Level Polling Predictions Proved True 576
The Data Crunchers Who Helped Win The Election 208
'World of Warcraft' Candidate For Maine State Senate Wins Election 220
Barack Obama Retains US Presidency 1576
Voting Machine Problem Reports Already Rolling In 386
U.S. Election Day In Progress: What's Been Your Experience? 821
Pull Lever, Don't Snap Shutter: It May Be Illegal To Post Your Ballot 383
Ask Slashdot: How To Become Informed In Judicial Elections? 153
Actual Final Third Party Debate Tonight 204
Nate Silver's Numbers Indicate Probable Obama Win, World Agrees 881
Ralph Nader Moderates One Last 3rd-Party Debate for 2012 409
New Jersey Residents Displaced By Storm Can Vote By Email 189
Why Does a Voting Machine Need Calibration? 398
Nonpartisan Tax Report Removed After Republican Protest 555
Massachusetts May Soon Change How the Nation Dies 439
Presidential Campaigns Leak Supporters' Info To Tracking Firms 67
ITER Fusion Project Struggles To Put the Pieces Together 138
CodeWeavers Announces Flock the Vote Software Giveaway 97
72% of Xbox 360 Gamers Approve of "More Military Drone Strikes" 446
Texas Attorney General Warns International Election Observers 817
Third Party Debates Moderated by Larry King: Discuss 221
Third 2012 US Presidential Debate Tonight: Discuss Here 529
Pols Blur Line Between Data Mining, Cyberstalking 115
The Long Reach of US Extradition 242
Kaspersky's Exploit-Proof OS Leaves Security Experts Skeptical 196
Jill Stein and Gary Johnson Debate Online Tonight 349
Twitter Censors German Neo-Nazi Group, Within Germany 227
"New Statesman" Pirates Its Own Magazine 117
Democracy Now Asks Third Party Candidates Questions From Last Night's Debate 257
Iran Running Out of Physical Currency, Satellite Broadcasts Dropped in Europe 480
US Presidential Debate #2 Tonight: Discuss Here 706
Congressman Warns FTC: Leave Google Alone 303
How Facebook Can Out Your Most Personal Secrets 467
Bill Nye 'the Science Guy' Urges Letters To Obama To Restore NASA Budget Cuts 259
Libertarian Candidate Excluded From Debate For Refusing Corporate Donations 627
US Election's Only VP Debate Tonight: Weigh In With Your Reactions 698
Why Do So Many Liberals "Like" Mitt Romney On Facebook? 376
Pressure Rises On German Science Minister In Plagiarism Scandal 130
Is Mobile Broadband a Luxury Or a Human Right? 332
Study Shows Tech Execs Slightly Prefer Romney Over Obama 461
US Congress Rules Huawei a 'Security Threat' 186
Assange Seeks To Sue Prime Minister Gillard For Defamation 244
Sweden Returns Passport To Pirate Bay Co-Founder 74
US House Science Committee Member: Evolution Is a Lie From Hell 1113
Hiring Smokers Banned In South Florida City 1199
World of Warcraft Character Becomes Campaign Issue 381
For Obama, Jobs, and Zuckerberg, Boring Is Productive 398
French Science and Higher Education Programs Avoid Austerity 139
What Happened To Diaspora, the Facebook Killer? It's Complicated 215
Scientists Want To Keep Their Research Work Out of Court 288
Iran Lifts Block On Gmail 46
Statistical Tools For Detecting Electoral Fraud 215
Iran's News Agency Picks Up Onion Story 118
Google Gets Into Politics With Civic Info API 58
Torvalds Uses Profanity To Lambaste Romney Remarks 1223
DNC Salute to Vets Featured Backdrop Of Russian Warships 218
Google Brazil Exec "Detained" For Refusing YouTube Takedown Order 131
Stanford-NYU Report: Drone Attacks Illegal, Counterproductive 362
Light Bulb Ban Produces Hoarding In EU, FUD In U.S. 1080
Canadian Minister Mined Data To Target Email To Gay Voters 145
Woz Applying For Australian Citizenship Because of the NBN 385
Russian Opposition Figure Thinks Anti-Putin Movement Has Faltered 144
Romney-Ryan Release Space Policy Paper 378
Pakistan's PM Demands International Blasphemy Laws From UN 957
The Swiss Pirate Party Has Its First Mayor 110
US House STEM Visa Bill Fails 133
TSA Spending $245 Million On "Second Generation" Body Scanners 335
How the Critics of the Apollo Program Were Proven Wrong 421
NASA To Face $1.3 Billion Cut Next Year Under Sequestration 242
Chicago Teachers Rip 'Big Money Interest Groups' 404
YouTube Refuses To Remove Anti-Islamic Film Clip 622
Preventing Another Carrier IQ: Introducing the Mobile Device Privacy Act 60
Japan Aims To Abandon Nuclear Power By 2030s 214
Study: Online Social Influence Has the Strongest Effect On Voting Behavior 114
House Approves Extending the Warrantless Wiretapping Act 326
EVE Online CSM and Diplomat Killed in Libyan Consulate Attacks 680
Arma III Developers Arrested In Greece For 'Spying' 162
Nature Lover Vladimir Putin Flies With the Cranes 285
Complex Systems Theorists Predict We're About One Year From Global Food Riots 926
Look-Alike Web Sites Hoodwink Republican Donors 294
Space Vs. Poverty Debate In India 315
Election Tech: In Canada, They Actually Count the Votes 500
Poll-Based System Predicts U.S. Election Results For President, Senate 519
Science Wins Over Creationism In South Korea 302
Secret Service Investigating Romney Tax Hack Claim 836
Did Sweden Pay Cambodia For the Pirate Bay Co-founder? 250
Why Apple Should Stop Censoring Apps 144
The UK's New Minister For Magic 526
Should We Print Guns? Cody R. Wilson Says "Yes" (Video) 444
Partisan Food Fight Erupts Over NASA, Commercial Space 164
Obama and Romney Respond To ScienceDebate.org Questionnaire 608
Leave Your Cellphone At Home, Says Jacob Appelbaum 306
Download With Caution: Romney, Obama Campaign Apps Have Privacy Flaws 106
Apple Rejects Drone Strike App 234
Can the UK Create Something To Rival Silicon Valley? 395
Iranian Players Blocked From World of Warcraft Due To Trade Sanctions 475
White House Finalizes 54.5 MPG Fuel Efficiency Standard 1184
Can Data Mining Win a Presidential Campaign? 124
Saudi Aramco Reveals Cyber Attack Hit 30,000 Workstations 65
Russia's Former KGB Invests In Political Propaganda Spambots 164
Hackers Dump Millions of Records From Banks, Politicians 310
Photo Reveals UK Plan: "Assange To Be Arrested Under All Circumstances" 847
Republican Platform To Include Internet Freedom Plank 459
IT Industry Presidential Poll: 'Not Sure' Beats Both Obama and Romney 238
Location Privacy Act Approved By California Legislature 65
Iran Universities To Ban Women From 77 Fields of Study 585
Radio Royalty Legislation Described As 'RIAA Bailout' 272
Hurricane Could Make a Mess of Republican Convention 503
'Wiki Weapon Project' Wants Your 3D-Printable Guns 570
Polish MP Returns iPad Citing Lack of Control 148
A Call For Science Policy Debate Among Presidential Candidates 375
Should Medical Apps Be Regulated? 254
The Mathematics of 'Legitimate Rape' and Pregnancy 1469
Green Party Releases International Joint Statement Criticizing the TPP 76
California Wants Genetically Modified Foods To Be Labelled 559
Where the Candidates Stand On Net Neutrality 420
Indian Gov't Bans Bulk SMS, Investigating Social Media 101
Kasparov Arrested By Russian Police 374
Paul Ryan's Record On Science and Government 543
Ecuador Grants Asylum To Julian Assange 923
Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Place To Relocate? 999
House Representatives Working On NASA Reform Bill 188
Let the Campaign Edit Wars Begin 571
White House Pulls Down TSA Petition 638
Validating Voters For Open Source Governance, In Person 214
Romney Taps Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan As Running Mate 757
Software Engineering Has Its Own Political Axis From Conservative To Liberal 283
For Much of the World, Demand For Water Outstrips Supply 318
Wikipedia Edits Forecast Romney's Vice Presidential Pick 300
Is Your Neighbor a Democrat? There's an App For That 550
What If There Was a Microsoft Appreciation Day? 362
Today, Everybody's a Fact Checker 143
Senate Cybersecurity Bill Stalled By Ridiculous Amendments 233
Twitter Launches Political Index 86
Mitt Romney To Announce VP Decision Via Smartphone App 461
Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), Gun Control, and Patent Law 380
Flight 4590 Didn't Kill the Concorde; Costs Did 403
F-Secure Report: Another SCADA Attack in Iran — This Time With AC/DC 253
Prime Ministerial Plagiarism Farce Continues In Romania 60
EU Parliament Debates a DMCA Equivalent 73
Harvard Study Suggests Drone Strikes Can Disrupt Terror Groups 429
Australian Sex Party May Sue Google Over Ad Refusal 183
Obama's Portrait of Cyberwar Isn't Complete Hyperbole 240
Political Ideology Shapes How People Perceive Temperature 193
EPIC Files Motion About Ignored Body Scanner Ruling 183
Al Franken Calls for Tight Rules on Facial Recognition Software 158
Washington State To Allow Voter Registration Over Facebook 178
How NY Gov. Cuomo Sidesteps Freedom of Information Requests With His Blackberry 306
'Madi' Cyber Espionage Malware Hits Middle East Targets 45
Rethinking How Congress Pushes Copyright Laws 228
Florida Accused of Concealing Worst Tuberculosis Outbreak In 20 Years 409
Trying to Untangle Anarchist Attacks On Scientists 333
Bye ACTA, Hello CETA 225
Google Launches International Campaign For Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage 804
UN Wades Into Patent War Mess 178
WHO Says Afghan School "Poison Attacks" Probably Mass Hysteria 146
UN Declares Internet Freedom a Basic Right 161
US Election Year, Still No Voting Reform 302
Ron Paul's New Primary Goal Is "Internet Freedom" 948
WikiLeaks Begins Release of 2.5m Syrian Emails 322
ACTA Rejected By European Parliament 142
7,000 Irish e-Voting Machines To Be Scrapped 198
Texas GOP Educational Platform Opposes Teaching Critical Thinking Skills 734
Majority of Americans Think Obama Is Better Suited To Handle an Alien Invasion 305
EU Commissioner Reveals He Will Ignore Any Rejection of ACTA 253
Fires Sparked By Utah Target Shooters Prompt Evacuations 709
Bryson Crash Reveals Threat of Headless Government 308
Iran Claims New Cyber Attack On Its Nuclear Plants, Blames US and Allies 289
Bev Harris of Black Box Voting Releases Accenture's Voting Software 245
Chuck Schumer Tells Apple and Google To "Curb Your Spy Planes" 302
2 New Social Networks With Very Different Political Twists 99
Microsoft Wins Congressional Backing For Do-Not-Track Default In IE10 147
Shenzhou 9 Sparks Renewed Debate On Space Race With China 283
Bloomberg, WSJ: Student Aid Increases Tuition 433
Romanian Prime Minister Accused of Plagiarism 64
Schneier Calls US Stuxnet Cyberattack a 'Destabilizing and Dangerous' Action 351
National "Do Not Kill Registry" Launched In Response To Drone Kill List 484
The Canadian DMCA Battle Concludes: How Thousands of Canadians Changed Copyright 122
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces TSA Reform Legislation 585
Vermont Senate Hopeful Jeremy Hansen Responds On (Mostly) Direct Democracy 126
A Digital Citizen's Bill of Rights 167
With Euro Zone Problems, Bitcoin Experiencing Boost In Legitimacy 430
Pro-ACTA Site Says 'Get the Facts' 84
Hungarian Sequencing Company Vets DNA For 'Gypsy Or Jew' Genes 467
Search Tracking Purports To Show Effect of Racism On '08 Election 511
Audacious Visions For Future Spaceflight 176
The Art of Elections Forecasting 101
Committee Offers Scenarios for Japan's Energy Future 131
NASA, Congress Reach Accord On Commercial Crew Program 137
Classroom Clashes Over Science Education 493
Ask Slashdot: Reasonable Immigration Policy For Highly-Trained Workers? 357
Taking Issue With Claims That American Science Education is 'Dismal' 564
Canadian Agency Investigates US Air Crash 84
New Rules Bring a "Credit Rating" For Users of Chinese Social Network 89
SSID As the New Community Bulletin Board and Yard Sign 165
'Legitimized' Cyberwar Opens Pandora's Box of Dirty Tricks 134
Venezuela Bans the Commercial Sale of Firearms and Ammunition 828
House Appropriators May Limit Public Availability of Pending Bills 194
Soda Ban May Hit the Big Apple 1141
European Parliament Committees Reject ACTA As IP Backlash Grows 98

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