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motherjones.com - 4/3/2009

Should Obama Control the Internet?

— motherjones.com — A new bill would give the President emergency authority to halt web traffic and access private data.... (more) Should Obama Control the Internet?

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boston.com - 4/4/2009

Times co. threatens to shut down Globe

— boston.com — By Robert Gavin and Robert Weisman, Globe Staff The New York Times Co. has threatened to shut... the Boston Globe unless the newspaper's unions swiftly agree to $20 million in concessions, union leaders said. Executives from the Times Co. and... (more) Times co. threatens to shut down Globe

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hotair.com - 4/5/2009

Can Obama shut down the Internet?

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Should Obama Control The Internet?
Pirate's Cove — ... So, he can pretty much do whatever he wants. Give Jazz Shaw kudos on this one, at least he is concerned. Though I suspect that if this was happening while Bush was president, the article would have had a much more worried tone. And other on the Left, such as ...

Should Obama Control The Internet?
Stop The ACLU — ... listening to terrorists talking overseas without a warrant, even with The bill does not only add to the power of the president. It also grants the Secretary of Commerce “access to all relevant data concerning [critical] networks without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule, or policy restricting such access.” This means he or she can monitor or access any data on private or public networks without regard to privacy laws. So, he can pretty much do whatever he wants. Give Jazz Shaw kudos on this one, at least he is concerned. Though I suspect that if this was ...