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Angry Charlie Rangel Attacks Media on Uncovering Ethical Violations
An angry Rep. Charles Rangel held a news conference Thursday morning to refute questions of ethical violation printed in a Washington Post article and across the Net . Rangel has been targeted for mis-use...
Some Lean Pockets Being Recalled for Plastic Bits in Product
Here's a heads up if you eat Lean Pockets." Nestle Prepared Foods Company is recalling nearly 200,000 pounds of frozen stuffed chicken sandwiches that may contain pieces of plastic. Nestle has received two consumer reports of injuries from the product, according to the... 
Liz Hurley and Hugh Grant get £58,000 damages over photographs
A quite large amount has been awarded in this tabloid case. In the UK such awards can get quite high. Notably, this case went on a very long time."Liz Hurley, the model and actress, her former boyfriend Hugh Grant...
At Xerox, It's Here Today ... Gone Tomorrow! :: Symblogogy
"Graphic showing the "invisible ink" effect of the Xerox "photochromatic compound" transient document process. Image Credit: Xerox Corp.At Xerox, It's Here Today ... Gone Tomorrow!Just when you begin to think that... 
Court overturns libel award over restaurant review
A UK court has overturned a €25,000 libel judgement against a newspaper for writing a negative restaurant review." Belfast High Court has ordered a retrial in the case of a newspaper's appeal against a €25,000 libel award over a restaurant review. ...
A Paris court ordered Ryanair to pay Ms Bruni €60,000 in damages, well shor...
"President Nicolas Sarkozy and France's new first lady Carla Bruni have won their legal action against Ryanair for using a photograph of the couple in its recent advertising campaign.
A Paris court ordered Ryanair to... 
'Dead' British Canoeist Found On Google Image Search By Random Woman
This story just keeps getting stranger and stranger. Was this a plan, did something go wrong?"A single mother put police and journalists to shame in their attempts to unravel the mysterious reappearance of the...
Digital consumer rights
"Digital consumer rights Sean Whelan, Europe Correspondent, reports that the plea for digital consumer rights is pretty much Jim Murray's last act after 17 years as director of the European Consumer Organisation. 'Do we have to accept that when we take the shrink wrap off a...
Mo' Money, Mo' Problems for Fake Million Dollar Baller
So this guy gets arrested for using a fake million dollar bill. Did he really think no one would notice? "Yeah, sorry, this is my smallest bill. Can you change it?""The Aiken County Sheriff's Office arrested an... 
Freaky Sneaks for Geeks... and Everyone else
I somehow feel more whole now, with the ability reconcile a lust for design and sport. Previously I had to be content drooling over Cervelo's bikes (the new white R3 particularly) and various bits of sailing gear.... 
Now Publick - Citizen Journalism 300 years ago
The folks at AP sent us an email the other day:"Take a look at this description of one of the first newspapers in America:
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The paper was 4 pages long. “The first three pages contained two columns of news…; the fourth page was blank, so... 
Jordan: Newspaper banned for publishing anti-Hamas plan details
" Jordan blocks newspaper edition over story on ‘secret’ Palestinian plan New York, April 30, 2007—Jordanian authorities should lift their ban on today’s edition of an independent paper, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. Fahd al-Rimawi, editor of the...
Nigeria Polls: The truth begins to unravel
"There are still around 70% of the ballot papers left at the Johannesburg warehouse. This was no accident. This was not poor planning. It was a concerted decision of the Nigerian electoral officials with Bidvest and...
The Media Cornucopia: Its a Golden Age of media-but not for long, if the Left...
"This media cornucopia is a wonderful development for a free society—or so you’d think. But today’s media universe has fierce detractors, and nowhere more vehemently than on the left. Their criticisms seem contradictory. Some, such as Democratic congressman Dennis...
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