url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/08/05/google-voice-my-summer-obsession/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';I’m coming clean: Google Voice is my summer obsession. I sweated out weeks waiting to join Google Voice. When the golden ticket invitation finally arrived by Gmail, I excitedly logged into the site to pick my new phone number. Devastated, I discovered that all the phone numbers with my hometown area code – 202...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/08/05/russian-nuclear-subs-patrolling-u-s-east-coast/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Russia confirms that it currently has two nuclear-powered attack submarines patrolling off the East Coast of the United States. The subs have been moving up and down the coast for several days, but have not crossed into U.S. waters, which extend 12 miles from the coast. Moscow did not notify Washington in advance of...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/08/04/twitter-facebook-banned-by-marines-on-military-network/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';The U.S. Marine Corps on Monday banned social media Web sites Facebook, Twitter and MySpace from its computer networks. In an announcement, the Marines said the ban is necessary because “these Internet sites in general are a proven haven for malicious actors and content and are particularly high risk due to information exposure, user...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/08/04/mitt-romney-vs-tim-pawlenty-on-healthcare-2012-campaign-begins/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty are both publicly criticizing the healthcare reforms from President Obama and the Democrats currently being debated in Congress. At the same time, the two Republicans are jabbing at each other on an alternate approach to healthcare issues, seemingly establishing their differences in advance of 2012 campaigns for the White...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/08/03/republicans-target-70-house-democrats-for-2010/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has identified 70 Democrats to target for the 2010 election, according to an email obtained by AOL Politics Daily. Many of the targeted members are Democratic freshmen and sophomores from conservative districts. The email sent from an NRCC staffer to Republican PACs says that “we have the opportunity...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/08/03/sarah-palin-resurfaces-to-support-nra/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Sarah Palin made her first public appearance since resigning as Alaska governor at a National Rifle Association (NRA) event Saturday night in Anchorage. Palin gave a “stirring” speech on the Second Amendment right to bear arms, according to the group. According to the NRA, Palin’s speech to 130 people was the highlight of a...
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