News tagged with interest groups
High court troubled by warrantless GPS tracking (Update)
The Supreme Court invoked visions of an all-seeing Big Brother and satellites watching us from above. Then things got personal Tuesday when the justices were told police could slap GPS devices on their cars ...
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Austrian student takes on Facebook over privacy
Max Schrems wasn't sure what he would get when he asked Facebook to send him a record of his personal data from three years of using the site.
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Can I come? Final shuttle crew besieged for favors
(AP) -- The four astronauts assigned to NASA's last space shuttle flight can't seem to escape all the fuss and hubbub.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Group responds to potential NW wind power shutdown
(AP) -- Wind power companies facing a springtime shutdown to accommodate a surge of hydropower in the Northwest said Tuesday the region's main power manager has a conflict of interest, using authority over transmission lines ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 18, 2011 |
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Web site tracks congressional, presidential priorities
(PhysOrg.com) -- As a new Congress prepares to take office, a powerful online tool from University of Texas at Austin political scientists can help answer questions about lawmakers' shifting focus over time, ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Nov 25, 2010 |
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Special interest groups bipartisan in Congress, scholar finds
Contrary to common perception, special interest groups are not responsible for the partisan division in Congress - and often join bipartisan coalitions to support legislation, according to a Michigan State ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Campaign donors survey: Women and young people behind Obama's small donor success
More individuals gave more money to candidates for federal office, national and state party committees, and political action committees or other interest groups in 2007 than in any previous election. The surge in ...
Jun 23, 2009 |
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