Archive for the 'Security' Category

‘Birther’ controversy: Arizona election official says it’s ‘possible’ Obama might not make ballot

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Arizona’s top election official said in a radio interview Thursday that it’s “possible” President Obama may not make the state’s November ballot due to unanswered questions about his birth certificate.
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Obama raising money off proposed Jeremiah Wright attack

Friday, May 18th, 2012

How worried is President Obama about a Jeremiah Wright attack?
Here’s a clue. While former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is staying far away from a strategist’s proposal to use the controversial pastor as a cudgel, Obama’s campaign is raising money off the prospect.
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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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