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Editorial: Is Big Brother your Facebook friend?
Imagine a world where nothing is secret and everything you do on the Internet is monitored, kept under surveillance and stored as data. Remember that Skype chat you had last week? Or how about that Facebook conversation you had yesterday? Yes, it’s a chilling idea.
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Editorial: Ahmadinejad’s deplorable blame game
When Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the United States government of orchestrating and/or backing the Sept.
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Editorial: Donation a definite “like”
Many people use Facebook to send virtual gifts on Farmville or Mafia Wars, but this week Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg sent part of his fortune - $100 million of it, to be exact - as a gift to the school system in Newark, N.J.
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Editorial: Be prepared, the flu is coming
Thursday marks the first official day of autumn. When we think about fall, we usually associate it with football, Halloween and the changing of leaves. However, other changes take place, as well. They include sneezing, coughing and fever. Friends and classmates disappear for days at a time.
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Editorial: The how-tos for Facebook etiquette
Have you ever been “friend requested” by your roommate’s ex’s cousin and felt unsure if you should click “confirm”? Almost ten million Americans over the age of 55 now have a Facebook profile. What will happen when your nana comments on your party photos?
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Editorial: French citizens should protest restrictions on freedom, not age limits
France came to a standstill last week as a 24-hour strike shut down schools, offices, and even public transportation throughout the country. Nearly 1.1 million angry French citizens took to the streets.
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Editorial: At last, the sky above Cuba is blue
“The Cuban model doesn’t even work for us anymore” -Fidel Castro The Cuban dictator who implemented aggressive social, political and economic reforms has shocked the world; not with his radicalism this time, but with his nonchalant response to Jeff Goldberg, a writer for the Atlantic.
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Editorial: Comedy Central goes to Washington
As a satirical response to Glenn Beck’s rally to “Restore Honor,” Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are having rallies of their own at the National Mall on Oct. 30.
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Editorial: Obama should make environment priority
President Barack Obama proposed a climate change legislation overhaul while running for office, but unlike the healthcare overhaul, there has been no action to change how Americans obtain energy.
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