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Will Obama keep his promises to the tech world?
Barack Obama has been elected as the President of the United States once again. It's that time when everyone deduces what this means for economics, foreign policy, defence, technology and so on. #Barack Obama #SOPA #GoodReads #PIPA #Internet freedom #Startup Act 2.0
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Worse than SOPA: New bill CISPA could even shut Wikileaks
CISPA is so broad based that it can intercept emails and text messages, send copies to one another and to the government and even block websites like Wikileaks. #Wikileaks #National Security #privacy #InsecureNet #SOPA #PIPA #Internet censorship #CISPA
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US lawmakers try hard to keep SOPA going
Five days before a critical vote, senators are abandoning a bill to punish piracy on the Web after an outpouring of online opposition to tinkering with Internet freedoms. #WhatNext #SOPA/PIPA #Stop SOPA #Internet Blackout
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ABC (Australia) OnlineKiribati carries out major survey of Phoenix Islands
The Kiribati Government is sending a second team to survey the Phoenix Islands, one of the world's largest marine protected areas. Twelve experts will join a group that set out last week to the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) to study the effects o #Kiribati #Samoa #Cook Islands
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NPRPigeon Sale Yields World Record For Feathered Bolt
BRUSSELS (AP) — Lightning fast pigeon Bolt, with a name and pedigree to match, has become the world's most expensive racing bird with his Belgian breeder selling it for 310,000 euros ($400,000) to a Chinese businessman. Belgian-bred pigeons have a worldw #Brussels #NPR #China
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BBC NewsPacy pigeon Bolt sets world record
21 May 2013 Last updated at 10:52 ET The head of the auction house where Bolt was sold said he was "stunned" at the prices offered A Belgian racing pigeon called Bolt has been sold to a Chinese businessman for a world record price of 310,000 euros (£260, #