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Obama Clinton Indiana Primary Analysis: Roemer and Bayh |
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2008 Indiana Primary
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Written by Guillermo Brown
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Thursday, April 24, 2008 |
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After her decisive win in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton shows no signs of withdrawing her bid for the Presidential Democratic Nominee versus Barack Obama. We leave the Keystone State with it's cast of characters including Michael Nutter, Ed Rendell and Bob Casey; and move on to the remaining contests.
Indiana is one of next states given a chance to be heard in the Democratic Party's pick in the upcoming contests on May 6th. Both candidates have local support in the state with one of Barack Obama's main backers being Former House Representative, Tim Roemer; and one of Hillary Clinton's surrogates being Senator Evan Bayh.
The excitement for the Hoosier primary is high with the Secretary of State reporting having more than 4,260,000 total registered voters; a 332,679 person increase since the 2006 election, with almost half of these new voices registering within the last four months.
Indiana polls as of April 16 show Hillary Clinton ahead of Barack Obama 46.0% to 43.8% in the Real Clear Politics Average.
Indiana may be considered historically as a more moderate Democratic state with George W. Bush easily defeating John Kerry with 60% of the vote in the 2004 Presidential race. Responders to a 2004 Indiana voter exit poll cited "Moral Values" to be their most important issue.
Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have moderate Democratic surrogates within the state.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, May 01, 2008 )
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Hacker Testifies: Paid $20,000 by Fox News Parent Company |
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Mediagenda - Media Analysis
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Written by Lady Anker
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Thursday, April 24, 2008 |
Christopher Tarnovsky, thought of as one of the "best hackers in the world", testified yesterday that he received concealed payments totaling $20,000 from News Corp, the parent company of Fox News, to develop a pirating program to make Direct TV more secure, according to Reuters.
Lawyers for EchoStar Communications and DISH Network claim that Tarnovsky was responsible for creating "the stinger", a device that can communicate with and reprogram other smart cards. A smart card uses a digital encryption system to control access to information such as television broadcasting signals.
The lawyers allege that under the direction of NDS, part of the News Corp family, Tarnovsky was paid to hack into the DISH Network, steal the security codes, create counterfeit Echostar cards used for the DISH and flood the market with the pirated versions, resulting in $900 million dollars in lost revenue and repairs.
Although Tarnovsky admitted to creating "the stinger", he claimed, "I never got money for reprogramming Echostar cards," and "Someone is trying to set me up."
However, fellow hacker Tony Dionisi testified on Tuesday that Tarnovsky bragged about creating "the stinger" and he knew of 50 EchoStar smart cards that were reprogrammed with the device by another hacker and NDS employee.
The trial is expected to continue for another two to three weeks. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, April 24, 2008 )
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Clinton and Obama Gain New Moderate Superdelegate after Pennsylvania |
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Politics
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Written by Guillermo Brown
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008 |
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Today, both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton each received an endorsement from a moderate Democratic superdelegate.
Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry threw his support to Barack Obama citing his view that Obama can bridge chasms in the political divide.
I believe Senator Obama is uniquely positioned to unite our nation and move beyond the divisiveness and partisan skirmishes that too often characterize politics as usual in Washington.
After the win over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton received a superdelegate endorsement from Tennessee's Eighth Congressional District Representative, John Tanner. Within his endorsement, Tanner notes that Hillary Clinton possesses the qualities of being a "smart, pragmatic leader who understands the grave situation our country faces."
Both Governor Henry and John Tanner represent the centrist wing of the Democratic Party.
Governor Henry, who is up for re-election in 2008 in a state that voted for George W. Bush over John Kerry with 66 percent of the vote, describes himself as a "fiscal conservative and social moderate." Henry also received the endorsement of the National Rifle Association.
John Tanner has represented his district since 1989, served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy and is a co-founder of the Blue-Dog Democrats, a group of 37 self-described conservative and moderate party members in Congress.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, April 23, 2008 )
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GOP Uses Associations to Clinton and Obama as Attack Points |
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