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US tobacco firms sue over graphic labels - Americas - Al Jazeera English

Read full story: Manufacturers say anti-smoking warnings on cigarette packets violate their free speech rights and are unconstitutional. posted by TGBDirkJacobsen source: english.aljazeera.net

comment: 0| round: 3 | pub 181 days, 16 hrs, 39 mins ago
Q: Do you think that the FDA is violating the tobacco firm's 1st amendment rights?
A: Yes
Thursday, August 25, 2011 6:57:05 AM GMT Friday, August 19, 2011 2:15:13 AM GMT
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WASHINGTON YANKS PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP « Stephanie's World…

Read full story: the American Justice system imposed consequences against the State of Washington for its unfair practices. The 9th Circuit Court ruled that Washington State must return the money to Davey, stating that “We believe that ... posted by TechnoCowgirl source: cowgirlkitty41.wordpress.com

comment: 0| round: 1 | pub 245 days, 7 hrs, 13 mins ago
Q: Did Washington act in good faith, or were there actions malicious?
A: Undecided
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 4:22:53 PM GMT Saturday, June 18, 2011 7:00:23 AM GMT
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Match.com Lawsuit: Trial Monday In Los Angeles

Read full story: An online dating empire is headed to court. Match.com President Mandy Ginsberg will appear in a Los Angeles Federal Court Monday afternoon to testify in the case of Carole Markin, who suffered an alleged sexual assault aft... posted by IdLeon source: www.huffingtonpost.com

comment: 0| round: 1 | pub 267 days, 8 hrs, 45 mins ago
Q: Is Mandy Ginsberg at fault for the alleged sexual assault Carole Markin said to hav...?
A: No
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 2:51:01 PM GMT Saturday, May 28, 2011 6:57:17 PM GMT
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Matt Taibbi: Courts Helping Banks Screw Over Homeowners | Rolling Stone Politics

Read full story: The foreclosure lawyers down in Jacksonville had warned me, but I was skeptical. They told me the state of Florida had created a special super-high-speed housing court with a specific mandate to rubber-stamp the legally di... posted by maxrevz source: www.rollingstone.com

comment: 0| round: 2 | pub 438 days, 4 hrs, 4 mins ago
Q: If banks are found guilty of fraud regarding home mortgages on a large scale should...?
A: Yes
Saturday, December 11, 2010 7:32:20 PM GMT Monday, November 29, 2010 12:12:28 AM GMT
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No more adult services on Craigslist: 1st Amendment issue or business decision? | ZDNet

Read full story: It’s finally happened. After years of mounting concern over the relatively blatant advertisement of prostitution on Craigslist, the company has finally decided to stop accepting ads for “adult services”. That’s roughly $36... posted by TheRusher source: www.zdnet.com

comment: 0| round: 1 | pub 527 days, 22 hrs, 45 mins ago
Q: Is this a good business decision on the part of Craigslist.org?
A: Yes
Monday, September 13, 2010 12:51:25 AM GMT Sunday, September 05, 2010 11:42:54 PM GMT
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Why We Need To Abolish Software Patents

Read full story: During my tech days, I co-authored four software patents . Each cost my startup about $15,000—which seemed like a fortune in those days. I didn’t really expect these to give me any advantage; after all if my competitors ha... posted by maxrevz source: techcrunch.com

comment: 0| round: 1 | pub 552 days, 25 mins ago
Q: Are you for, or against allowance of software patents?
A: For allowance
Thursday, August 19, 2010 11:11:00 PM GMT Tuesday, August 10, 2010 7:10:31 PM GMT
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Schwarzenegger: All State Employees Must Take 3 Days Off Without Pay

Read full story: Controller John Chiang said that unless lawmakers enacted a budget soon, the state's cash would go into the red by October. The governor's new executive order requires employees take three unpaid days off per month. The ad... posted by XT_3As source: blogs.sacbee.com

comment: 0| round: 1 | pub 564 days, 25 mins ago
Q: Is California the next Greece?
A: No, because California will get a bailout by the federal government
Saturday, August 07, 2010 11:11:04 PM GMT Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:05:30 AM GMT
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How Oakland's Walmart-ization of Weed Could Choke Out Small-Time Growers | Fast Company

Read full story: Oakland, California, became the first city this week to allow large-scale industrial marijuana cultivation. As a result of the new policy, four lucky Oakland marijuana entrepreneurs will be allowed to build growing facilit... posted by XT_3As source: www.fastcompany.com

comment: 0| round: 1 | pub 571 days, 2 hrs, 44 mins ago
Q: Do you think the crimes and murder rate of the City of Oakland will increase becaus...?
A: No
Saturday, July 31, 2010 8:51:50 PM GMT Thursday, July 29, 2010 8:54:31 AM GMT
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Dell to pay $100 million to settle SEC case - BusinessWeek

Read full story: Dell, several former executives, and its founder, Michael S. Dell, agreed Thursday to pay more than $100 million in penalties to settle charges of disclosure accounting fraud filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. posted by XT_3As source: www.businessweek.com

comment: 0| round: 1 | pub 575 days, 1 hr, 10 mins ago
Q: Do you think Big Corporations are practicing Price Fixing?
A: All the time-they (airlines, retailers, etc) are just so clever that the consumers don'...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:25:39 PM GMT Saturday, July 24, 2010 12:35:20 AM GMT
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eBay sued for $3.8 billion in PayPal patent case - Yahoo! Finance

Read full story: EBay Inc was sued for at least $3.8 billion on Tuesday by a Connecticut company that accused the online auctioneer and retailer of infringing six patents to develop lucrative payment systems such as PayPal. According to th... posted by maxrevz source: finance.yahoo.com

comment: 0| round: 1 | pub 584 days, 7 hrs, 30 mins ago
Q: eBay has a notorious and lengthy history of ignoring patent rights e.g. MercXchange...?
A: No, technology (method/system) patents should be allowed and enforceable
Sunday, July 18, 2010 4:06:18 PM GMT Tuesday, July 13, 2010 11:31:49 PM GMT
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Break the law and your new 'friend' may be the FBI

Read full story: U.S. law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, going undercover with false online profiles to communicate with suspects and gather private information, acc... posted by tercan source: news.yahoo.com

comment: 0| round: 1 | pub 701 days, 18 hrs, 1 min ago
Q: Are you concerned about putting personal information on the web?
A: Yes
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 5:35:25 AM GMT Saturday, March 20, 2010 3:38:26 AM GMT
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