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BenB on June 26th, 2010

This is a summary of the news this week, June 20-June 26. Politics President Obama met with Russian President Dimtry Medvedev over a diplomatic hamburger to talk about helping Russia join the World Trade Organization (WTO.) “Not quite healthy,” noted Medvedev on the hamburger, but “you can feel the spirit of America.” General Stanley McChrystal [...]

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BenB on April 17th, 2010

Security
Since there are no big headlines declaring the first hack for the iPad. Does that mean a big victory for Apple? Is it so hard to crack no one has even figured it out yet? Actually, it’s quite the opposite. The iPad has the same vulnerabilities as the iPhone or the iPod Touch. A famed [...]

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BenB on April 11th, 2010

Be careful above all things not to let go of the atomic weapon until you are sure, and more than sure, that other means of preserving peace are in your hands.” -Winston Churchill in a warning to the United States
The Obama Administration has expressed its opinion numerous times to do away with nuclear weapons. As [...]

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BenB on March 26th, 2010

(Click on the links for previous posts on the dangers of health care, and its Constitutionality.)
The health care bill passed through the House of Representatives by a razor thin margin of 219 to 212. All Republicans voted against the bill and most Democrats voted for it. Many say that this is probably the most clear [...]

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BenB on February 11th, 2010

Perhaps the Wall Street Journal put it best when they said “The last time there was this much excitement about a tablet it had some commandments written on it.” But Apple’s new iPad might not be as much of a hit as Steve Jobs would like it to be.

Look familiar? Yeah, it’s an oversized iPhone, [...]

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