Obama Campaign Disabled Address Verification for Online Donors

By Albert N. Milliron, Editor Politisite.comHow does a candidate raise 700 million dollars in a recession?  What is the reason that the Obama campaign cannot verify information on donations below...

Citi to Buy Back Auction Rate Securities

" Citigroup  Inc. will buy back more than $7 billion in auction-rate securities and pay $100 million in fines as part of settlements with federal and state regulators announced Thursday. "Citi Group, which is...

American Non Military aid to Pakistan tripled to $7.5

Helping America on war on terror is paying dividends to Pakistan. The American senate has approved three fold hike in non military aid to Pakistan. "Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Senator Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr on Tuesday introduced a landmark...

eBay Responds to Privacy Busting Payment Legislation

"The global online auction giant eBay has responded to a frightening piece of legislation that will force retailers to report every transaction to the federal government, warning that it will "negatively impact individual Internet users, the growth...

German camper finds stolen tent, catches thief on eBay

A 45-year old German stumbles upon his stolen tent put up for auction on eBay, and uses the site to catch the thief. " "Bigger even than his delight at getting the tent back, was his surprise when he discovered in the course of the transaction that the seller lived in his...

PayPal Fails, Wreaking E-Commerce Havoc

An enhancement can very easily- and very quickly- turn into a bug, as Paypal is learning... Basically, Paypal users are finding that their payments are not getting accepted by merchants, though their linked credit...

HP buys EDS for $13.9 billion

Announced this morning, Hewlett Packard is set to buy EDS at a price of $25.00 per share - around 13.9 billion in value. "The terms of the transaction have been unanimously approved by the HP and EDS boards of directors. The transaction is expected to close in the second half...

Yahoo lukewarm on Microsoft bid

The Yahoo response of the Microsoft's bid. Microsoft has set a deadline for the their offer recently to the Yahoo."Internet search engine Yahoo says it is "not opposed" to Microsoft's takeover bid, but wants a better price.The letter from Yahoo's board was a swift response to...

Microsoft sets a 3 week ultimatum for a Yahoo decision

""If we have not concluded an agreement within the next three weeks, we will be compelled to take our case directly to your shareholders, including the initiation of a proxy contest to elect an alternative slate...

Stereogum owners sell company for piece of BuzzNet

Not sure how or if this will affect the Stereogum experience. Any bets?"December 7, 2007 -- The owners of hipster music Web site Stereogum, which include former AOL executive Bob Pittman, former MTV digital guru...

President asks law enforces to solve major corruption cases

""There are some major corruption cases like those involving the BLBI credits which have been completed but others have remained unsolved. Some big-time corrupters have become fugitives who have taken with them billions or even trillions of rupiahs and are now hiding...

Mahavilachchiya - first village to have BPO operation

"Technology Mahavilachchiya - first village to have BPO operation by Surekha Galagoda Students at a session Mahavilachchiya, a village 245 kms from colombo is well known among locals and the international...

FBI loses 007 license

"The FBI lost its ‘blanket right’ to access financial, telephone and Internet records without court authorization after a federal judge struck down the parts of the recently revised USA Patriot Act. A US judge...

Craig Chirinda on Him Helping to Inject 4 Billion USD into African Economies

"On Craig Chirinda: What Would You do with 4 Billion USD… Posted by beninmwangi on May 5th, 2007 eafrica.jpgWhat would you do if you had 4 billion USD in your Rolodex (if through your personal and professional contacts you had access to it)? That’s a really tough...

Phishers Move into New Waters: Your Phone

Whenever my bank calls me, I call them back on a number that I have for them. this is due to paranoia, and it is evidently not misplaced: phishers have moved in on our phones."Victims are told to confirm their...

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