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Rolling Stone: General Deployed Psy-Ops Against US Senators

The U.S. Army ordered a "psychological operations" team to manipulate visiting U.S. senators into pushing for more funding and troops for the war in Afghanistan, according to a report in Rolling Stone magazine. Three-star U.S. general Lt. Gen. William Caldwell is accused of deploying propaganda techniques, which the...

William Caldwell: 5 Facts on the General at the Center of Rolling Stone's Psy-Ops Story

Michael Hastings, the reporter whose "Runaway General" profile of Stanley McChrystal forced him to resign his command in Afghanistan, has another blockbuster in the pages of Rolling Stone. According to a report published Wednesday night, the U.S. military ordered its "psychological operations" unit in Kabul to manipulate...

FCC Net Neutrality Ruling: What Does It Mean for You?

Are some versions of the Internet more equal than others? The Federal Communications Commission passed its first-ever regulation of the Internet today, in a net neutrality compromise that saw its 3-2 vote split sharply along party lines. The full text of the new regulations will not be published until later this week,...

Opinion: 10 Years Later, Our Electoral System Is Still Broken

(Nov. 10) -- Let's face it -- our electoral system is broken. Not completely. In most instances the system does its job and determines a winner. But if the race is close and the outcome determines who gets political power, the cracks in the structure become painfully clear. This was the real lesson of the 2000...

Today in Voter Fraud: Hysteria or Imminent Threat?

(Oct. 27) -- As another election draws near, it's worth asking: Which is the larger problem in America, voter fraud or voter intimidation? On Tuesday, 47 people in Minnesota were charged with voter fraud stemming from the 2008 general election, Minnesota Public Radio reported. That location is significant, as...

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05/31/12 Sen. Franken: Encrypt laptops with medical info Source: Product Design and Development U.S. Sen. Al Franken said Wednesday he plans to pursue legislation or federal regulations requiring encryption of all laptops containing private medical information, after presiding over a hearing on aggressive debt collection practices in several Minnesota hospitals.
05/31/12 MN legislators target health law's med-tech tax Source: Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal - Minneapolis MN Minnesota companies have a big stake in a coming fight over a tax on medical devices that was included in the federal health care overhaul.
05/30/12 Accretive exec apologizes if its tactics were offensive Source: Star Tribune - Minneapolis MN An executive of Accretive Health apologized Wednesday morning to Minnesota patients who felt offended by aggressive debt-collection tactics at Fairview hospitals, but defended the company by saying that its work was done by "trusted, dedicated employees" whose mission was to help patients pay their bills and help nonprofit hospitals improve their finances.
05/29/12 Courthouse Security Bill Moving Through U.S. Senate Source: ABC - KAAL 6 - Austin MN The goal is to increase safety in America's courthouses.
05/28/12 Franken introduces bill for clearer financial aid... Source: Minnesota Daily - St Paul MN Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) introduced a bill last Thursday aimed at increasing transparency of college costs for parents and students.

Background on al franken

Alan Stuart "Al" Franken (born May 21, 1951) is the junior United States Senator from Minnesota. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, which affiliates with the national Democratic Party.

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