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‘Daily Show’ reporter dares Florida governor to take drug test during press conference

By | 12.07.11 | 4:32 pm | More from The Florida Independent

During the unveiling of his budget recommendations for the upcoming legislative session, Aasif Mandvi of The Daily Show asked Gov. Rick Scott to pee in a cup to prove he is not on drugs.

Apple: Siri’s abortion answers are a mistake

By | 12.01.11 | 7:57 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The New York Times reports that Apple has released a statement claiming that the controversy over Siri, the new iPhone voice software, is the result of a glitch, and was not intentional.

Abortion rights advocates and foes weigh in on iPhone Siri controversy

By | 12.01.11 | 6:45 pm | More from The Florida Independent

This week, rumblings on the Internet that Siri,Apple’s new iPhone voice software, is “anti-choice” have garnered the attention of political advocacy groups on both sides of the abortion debate.

VIDEO: Digital rights activists target Klobuchar

By | 11.14.11 | 12:45 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

In ads that will run on cable throughout the week, digital rights activist groups criticize Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar for support of the Commercial Felony Streaming Act, which they say would throttle internet freedom to protect profits for entertainment companies.

(Video) Ellison challenger, known as anti-abortionist, releases anti-Muslim ad

By | 11.10.11 | 11:42 am | More from The Minnesota Independent

Gary Boisclair, an anti-abortion activist running in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District as a Democrat, launched an anti-Islam ad last weekend.

King Street Patriots using Fox News’ questionable ACORN/Occupy Wall Street link to elicit donations

By | 11.08.11 | 5:16 pm

An anonymously sourced Fox News story claiming the defunct voter mobilization organization ACORN is behind the Occupy Wall Street movement has served as a springboard for the latest fundraising effort from the Houston-based tea party group King Street Patriots, and its nationwide drive to recruit poll watchers.

Bachmann tells Occupy protesters to stop blaming ‘job creators’

By | 11.04.11 | 12:12 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

In the past few days, presidential contender Michele Bachmann has pushed back against the idea that the rich are to blame for the country’s unhealthy economy.

“President Obama joined with the Occupy Wall Street protestors who believe that the problem we face is capitalism, the free markets and job creators,” Bachmann said More…

Vote on Hutchison’s anti-net neutrality resolution could come next week

By | 11.04.11 | 11:00 am

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) expects a Senate vote next week on her proposed resolution to knock down the Federal Communications Commission’s rules on net neutrality.

Despite research debunking previous claims, razor found in Santa Fe candy

By | 11.02.11 | 11:17 pm | More from The New Mexico Independent

Last week, a number of publications reported on research about “Halloween sadism”, the deliberate poisoning or tampering of candy in order to harm children. The research claims that the phenomenon appears to be non-existent, with most outlets calling it an urban myth.

But an incident in Santa Fe More…

NOM ignores allegations of stealing Reuters photo

By | 11.01.11 | 1:58 pm

More than one week after initial reporting by the LGBT-news blog Good As You, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) finally addressed its usage of uncredited, altered photos on a campaign website designed to promote repealing same-sex marriage in New Hampshire.