January 2009 – Page 5 – vinayaugustine.com

Despite the thunderous applause he received at yesterday’s DNC meeting, where Tim Kaine was formally elected as the party’s new chairman, Howard Dean’s exit hasn’t received that much attention in…

First thoughts: Caroline's out – First Read – msnbc.com

Asking Scott McNealy to write a paper about open source software is a bit like asking Dick Cheney to write a paper about government transparency.

An odd choice to help government with open source strategy

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TPMMuckraker | Talking Points Memo | Merrill Paid Billions In Bonuses, As New Owner Sought More Bailout Dollars

Awesome.

Colbert is mad (Lessig Blog)

Addressing his new White House staff in a ceremony this afternoon, President Barack Obama spoke repeatedly of the importance of open government to his new administration. “Transparency and the rule…

Day One: New FOIA Rules : CJR

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Three years undercover with the identity thieves | IDGNS | January 20, 2009 | Robert McMillan |

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I’m writing up a STORM!

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I love it when TV/movie parents apply traditional parenting techniques to whacked out scenarios

How did it come to this? Ten days remain before California will begin defaulting on its obligations. … The state is spending so much money that Governor Schwarzenegger could fire every…

California to be bankrupt in 10 days

David Iglesias — the former US Attorney who was fired in 2006 for failing to prosecute politically motivated cases as aggressively as the Bush administration and its allies wanted — has a new job.

TPMMuckraker | Talking Points Memo | Fired US Attorney To Prosecute Gitmo Cases