White House Taps Twitter Legal Vet for Tech Advisor Post

Another tech appointment by the Obama administration.
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BlogHer to WSJ: Here’s the Rest of the Story About Blogging Business Trips

According to a WSJ.com article by Katie Rosman, the chardonnay-infused disco just never ends at women’s blogging conferences, where every blogger is a mom getting her due.
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With White House on Tumblr Promising GIFs, Here’s Some to Kick It Off Right

Don’t miss the skateboarding one.
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10 Million Jobs in 10 Years

“10 for 10” proposes that the government join forces with the American business and entrepreneurship community to create 10 million new U.S. jobs in the next 10 years.
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Tech Loves Obama, and Obama Loves Tech: The Campaign Roundtables

In the lead-up to his reelection, Barack Obama set up a series of unusually intimate events to talk tech.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook to Join Michelle Obama for State of the Union Address

When President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday, a Silicon Valley luminary will be watching alongside the First Lady. Apple CEO Tim Cook is joining Michelle Obama for her husband’s address, the first of the president’s second term.

As Obama Speaks, Tech Industry Praises Immigration Reform Proposal

Tech companies are particularly optimistic about a bill introduced this morning that is focused on highly skilled workers.
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Obama Urges $10 Million to Study Video Games and Violence

In a highly-anticipated press conference Wednesday morning to address gun violence in the United States, President Barack Obama called for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to renew scientific inquiry into the relationship between “video games, media images, and violence,” and urged Congress to support a bill that would grant the organization $10 million to conduct this new research.

Lerer Ventures Hires an Obama Electioneer to Run Its Incubator

Meet Ashley Arenson, Soho Tech Labs’ new general manager.
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White House Vaporizes Death Star Petition

“The Administration does not support blowing up planets.”
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