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Keith Olbermann's Replacement Better Not Have Donated to Anyone, Ever

(Nov. 5) -- Like a bad segment on MSNBC's "Countdown," the Keith Olbermann suspension episode (which may rapidly transition into the Keith Olbermann firing episode) just keeps on getting more outlandish. Late this afternoon, the unapologetically left- (sorry, "forward") leaning cable news show host was unceremoniously...

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Is Back On, Indefinitely: Initial Reactions

(Nov. 1) -- The day before the critical midterm elections, the Obama administration has won its federal case to extend the freeze on the overturning of "don't ask, don't tell," which was ruled unconstitutional by another federal judge less than a month ago. What does it all mean? Under the previous ruling, the...

Opinion: A Big Step Toward Online Freedom

(Jan. 22) – In a groundbreaking speech at the Newseum on Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reset U.S. policy on Internet freedom, emphasizing the vital need for governments, companies and technology providers to ensure that the World Wide Web is a force for human rights. Of course, the real test will come...

Opinion: Internet Alone Won't Make Them Free

(Jan. 22) – It's ironic that an Internet company is getting kudos for its announcement that it may leave China. After all, for many years, the presumption has been that the Internet would be an unstoppable force for good in China and American companies would be on the cutting edge of this transformation. No one did...

Clinton Tips Hat to Google in China Web Spat

(Jan. 21) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waded into the row between Google and China during a speech on Web freedom Thursday, declaring that U.S. companies should "take a principled stand" against repressive regimes that block their citizens' access to the Internet and cell phone networks. "We are urging U.S....

Background on freedom of expression

Freedom of speech is the political right to communicate one's opinions and ideas via speech. The term freedom of expression is sometimes used synonymously, but includes any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used.

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