Archive for the 'Spyware' Category

Obama welcomes France’s Hollande to White House, outlines plan to fight African famine

Friday, May 18th, 2012

President Obama welcomed new French President Francois Hollande to the White House on Friday, an initial meeting that comes as world leaders feel a renewed sense of urgency to contain the European debt crisis.
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Call of Duty hacker jailed after meatspace burglary

Friday, May 18th, 2012

18 months’ porridge for banking malware-spreader
A Brit who distributed a Trojan horse that posed as a patch for popular shoot-em-up game Call of Duty has been jailed for 18 months.…

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Franks is D.C.’s new guy; breast cancer survivor blogs on ; and Barry’s ISO flack (read-this roundup)

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Here’s what the Loop is reading Friday morning:

Trash talk — We hope Rep. Trent Franks is ready to solve some trash-delivery problems. After the Arizona Republican refused to allow Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton to speak at a hearing about abortion in the District, Washington residents have a plan: they’re going to show up at his office and ask him to solve “local problems,” since he’s become the city’s advocate, reports Ben Pershing.
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Obama hosts world leaders at Camp David, Romney to N.H. | Schedules for May 18

Friday, May 18th, 2012

President Obama is gearing up for the G8 summit in Chicago this weekend by hosting world leaders at Camp David, while Mitt Romney heads to a campaign event in New Hampshire.

Here’s your look at the candidates’ schedules for May 18, from the White House Press office and the PBS News Hour political calendar:
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Mitt Romney makes Day One promises in ad

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Mitt Romney is out with his first ad of the general election campaign, “Day One,” in which he promises some major changes on his first day in office.
While it’s a positive spot that introduces the candidate, as Romney himself said it would be, the ad also is filled with digs at the current White House occupant.
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