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Obama answers questions from top Cuban blogger

President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways.

Obama answers questions from top Cuban blogger

President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways.

US State Dept 'deplores assault' on Cuban bloggers

The U.S. State Department issued a statement late Monday decrying attacks on three Cuban bloggers, including one who has gained international attention for her searing observations about life on the communist island.

Freed Vietnamese blogger agrees to stop writing

A woman who was jailed after writing a blog critical of the Vietnamese government said Monday that she agreed to stop blogging as a condition of her release.

Vietnam police release detained writers

Vietnamese authorities have released a blogger and an online journalist more than a week after detaining them for questioning about postings critical of the Communist government's handling of relations with China.

Vietnam arrests blogger in crackdown on critics

Vietnamese police arrested another blogger, her mother and diplomats said Friday, as authorities continued a crackdown against writers who have criticized Communist Party policies online.

Jobless and homeless, blogger scores Elle job

Six months ago, Brianna Karp found herself living in an old truck and camper she inherited after the suicide of a father she barely knew.

Vietnam police detain dissident blogger

A Vietnamese blogger who criticized the Communist Party's policies has been detained by police, his close friend said Monday, days after another popular blogger was fired from his job at a state-controlled newspaper.

Attorney: FBI trained NJ blogger to incite others

A New Jersey blogger facing charges in two states for allegedly making threats against lawmakers and judges was trained by the FBI on how to be deliberately provocative, his attorney said Tuesday.

Blogger sentenced for leaking G N'R album

A blogger who admitted to leaking part of the Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" was sentenced to a year of probation on Monday.

Blogger arraigned on Conn. lawmaker-threat charge

A New Jersey blogger accused of encouraging violence against Connecticut legislators told authorities he hoped nobody would "go off the deep end and do something terrible," but he added, "you never can tell," according to a police report released Monday.

Ill. woman apologizes for sick baby hoax on blog

Rebeccah Beushausen wove a tale for two months about being an unmarried mother who chose to carry her terminally ill child to term rather than have an abortion because of her deep Christian faith.

Blogger surrenders on Conn. lawmaker-threat charge

A New Jersey blogger who urged readers to "take up arms" against Connecticut lawmakers and who suggested government officials should "obey the Constitution or die" surrendered Thursday on a charge of inciting violence.

Web-sensation Spanish blogger dead at 97

A Spanish great-grandmother who described herself as the world's oldest blogger — and became a Web sensation as she mused on events current and past — has died at the age of 97.

S. Korea acquits blogger of spreading false info

A popular South Korean blogger, who was initially touted as an economic prophet for his dire predictions on the global economy, was cleared Monday of spreading false information in a closely watched case that sparked heated debate over freedom of speech in cyberspace.

SKorean court acquits Internet blogger

A South Korean court Monday acquitted a blogger charged with spreading false information on the Internet under a mysterious pseudonym, in a high-profile case that sparked heated debate over freedom of speech in cyberspace.

Blogger becomes casualty of Iran cyber-wars

The first line of his first blog from Tehran in September 2006 asks: "What is freedom?"

Blogger critical of cops says he's now a target

Blogger Jeffrey Pataky is dedicated to ranting about crime — so long as it involves the Phoenix police department.

Rights groups: Iranian blogger dies in prison

Rights groups say an Iranian blogger convicted of insulting the country's ruling clerics has died in Tehran's main prison.

Chinese blogger stabbed after public reading

A Chinese blogger whose satirical postings have gained a wide following was stabbed in the stomach at a Beijing book store after giving a reading, witnesses and friends said Monday.

South Korean blogger seeks bail after arrest

A South Korean blogger charged with spreading false information has requested bail and said his arrest was unconstitutional, a lawyer said Wednesday.

Changing travel one tweet at a time

“There’s a plane in the Hudson. I’m on the ferry going to pick up the people.”

SKorean court denies bail to jailed blogger

A popular South Korean blogger arrested on accusations of posting false economic information on the Internet has been denied bail, his lawyer said Friday.

Iran confirms jailing Iranian-Canadian blogger

Iran on Tuesday confirmed reports that it has detained a well-known Iranian-Canadian blogger who had made trips to Israel.

Blogger pleads guilty to G N' R leak

A man accused of leaking nine unreleased tracks from the Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" has pleaded guilty to a federal copyright violation.

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BBC News - President Obama replies to Cuba's dissident blogger
Source: BBC News

US President Barack Obama has engaged in an unprecedented written exchange with a blogger in Cuba who is openly critical of its communist government. His comments came after prize-winning blogger Yoani Sanchez sent questions chiefly about US-Cuba relations.

I introduced Belle to vice girls: It showed her the 'human face' of sex tra
Source: the Mail online

This is about the reaction of the father of Dr.Brooke Magnanti, the medical researcher, discovering that she was the Bell du Jour prostitute blogger that everyone wondred about.

Cuba won't let blogger travel to New York to accept award - CNN.com
Source: CNN

Cuba won't let blogger travel to New York to accept award HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- A Cuban blogger who has criticized her government has been denied permission to travel to New York to pick up a prestigious journalism award Wednesday.

Feds crack down on greedy bloggers and celebrities
Source: TG Daily

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revised its official endorsement and testimonial guidelines for advertisers. The guidelines - which were last updated in 1980 - have been altered to mandate the disclosure of "important connections" between advertisers and endorsers.

Blogger Tavi Gevinson is capturing people's attention
Source: MSN

Blogger Tavi Gevinson is capturing people's attention - it's been said she has millions of readers - with her musings on the world of high fashion. Here's more about her experiences and other aspiring fashionistas.

Did Conservative Blogger Dan Riehl Kill Census Worker Bill Sparkman?

I want to point out, upfront, that I have no idea who killed Bill Sparkman.

Outed model blogger plans to sue Google
Source: CNN

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Her identity revealed, a blogger who posted rants about model Liskula Cohen said she was the real victim in the case and plans to sue Google for violating her privacy.

Anonymous Blogger Comes Out, Fired
Source: CNN

Blog fans in Pittsburgh, PA saw PittGirl as their masked superhero-a comedian and local commentator who jibed the mayor without reserve and ranted freely about her hatred of pigeons.

Vogue cover girl Liskula Cohen wins right to unveil 'skank' blogger
Source: Australian News Network

A COVER girl for Vogue has won the right to reveal the name of an anonymous blogger who called her a "skank".

Lawyer: FBI Trained Hal Turner As An "Agent Provocateur" : Hate inciting blogger
Source: The Hartford Courant

HARTFORD — - Internet blogger Harold "Hal" Turner's attorney said today that Turner's background as an FBI informant will be a key part of his defense to charges that he incited violence against two state legislators and a state ethics official.

Learn to blog

As your interest peaks for something new, you came up with the idea of creating a blog. Simple enough, everyone has one these days. But there are tricks to blogging that are just not clear to all.

Twitter DDoS Attack Politically Motivated, Says Report
Source: PC World

The distributed denial of service attack on Thursday that targeted Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal, and several Google sites may have been politically motivated.

Russia Attacked Twitter to Silence Pro-Georgia Blogger
Source:

Surprisingly, the recent denial of service attack was likely launched by Russia in an attempt to silence a blogger critical of the nation's policies in regards to Georgia...

Internet attacks 'targeted Georgian blogger'
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Widespread internet attacks that hit services at Google, Facebook and Twitter on Thursday could have been the result of an online assault against a single blogger.

Preschools warned of paedophile blogger
Source: thelocal.se

The discovery of a blog about naked children and life as an employee at a Stockholm preschool has led city officials to take action.

Palin Doesn't Know How To Kill A Story, Threatens Blogger with Lawsuit over Divorce Story
Source: pensitoreview.com

t's predictable that Sarah Palin would threaten to sue a blogger who posted a story claiming Palin and her husband, Todd, were divorcing.

Palin Spokesperson Denies Rumors of the Impending Divorce of Alaska's Former First Couple
Source: Christian Science Monitor

Word of a pending divorce between former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and former First Dude Todd is gaining a lot of traction in Internet land. "Palin divorce" is the fourth-most searched topic right now on Google Trends.

Radio host denies threatening federal judges
Source: World net daily

excerpt: ""An Internet radio host pleaded not guilty today to threatening to kill three federal appellate judges in Chicago and then sought his release from custody, saying he has been an informant for the FBI.

The Chef Apprentice Join a self-taught cook as he trains at a top restaurant {various topics...}
Source: The Sacramento Bee

There is a local newspaper person that has taken a crash course in the culinary arts in the kitchen of a restaurant. I have seeded an article here and there but here are all the articles he has written to date in the paper...Some topics are informative... They include...

Michael Steele welcomes all to GOP with "fried chicken and potato salad"? Actually, it's worse than that.
Source: Crooks and Liars

excerpt: ""Much has been made today in the blogs (here and here, for instance) of the first few moments of Michael Steele illustrating once again his death wish for his career and his party.

Celtic Diva's Alaska Records Request-First Returns
Source: Blue Oasis

The answers begin to appear.

'Kill soldiers' Muslim blogger is back in job as Treasury civil servant
Source: the Mail online

A Muslim civil servant suspended amid claims that he used his personal website to justify the killing of British troops in Iraq has returned to work at the Treasury.

'Jewish Ahmadinejad' blogger arrested
Source: JPost.com

"The Iranian blogger who claimed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has Jewish roots is being detained by the authorities after he was arrested along with 150 university students earlier this week, according to sources in Teheran. Iranian President Mahmoud...

Press Draws First Blood on Their Turf
Source: RealClearPolitics

President Barack Obama made news at a press conference last week - by planting a question with a blogger, not by offering anything new in spite of taking his sharpest questions to date.

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