Facebook Privacy: A Bewildering Tangle of Options - Graphic - NYTimes.com
To manage your privacy on Facebook, you will need to navigate through 50 settings with more than 170 options. Facebook says it wants to offer precise controls for sharing on the Internet.
Vulnerable Democrats defend support for campaign finance legislation - TheHill.com
Several vulnerable Democrats are defending their support for a new campaign finance bill in the face of vigorous opposition from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business interests.
Missouri Senate votes to rename Mark McGwire Highway for famed writer Mark Twain | StarTribune.com
Chase Davis said: I drove through St. Louis on this highway for years. I could point out the sign in my sleep. And every single time I passed it, I wondered when someone would finally do this.
The Missouri Senate wants to take away Mark McGwire's highway.
SK Foods at Center of Bribe Scheme to Sell Tainted Tomatoes - NYTimes.com
Over the last 14 months, Mr. Watson and three other purchasing managers, at Frito-Lay, Safeway and B&G Foods, have pleaded guilty to taking bribes. Five people connected to one of the nation’s largest tomato processors, SK Foods, have also admitted taking part in the scheme.
Bay Area News Group asks four gubernatorial candidates to release tax returns - San Jose Mercury News
The San Jose Mercury News and its partner papers in the Bay Area News Group on Thursday requested that the four major candidates for governor release copies of their federal and state tax returns from the past decade.
Government Offers Data to Miners - NYTimes.com
Many local governments are figuring out how to use the Internet to make government data more accessible. The goal is to spawn useful Web sites and mobile applications — and perhaps even have people think differently about their city and its government.
FEC releases data files for administrative fines, congressional candidates
The Federal Election Commission today released two new data files designed to give the public easier access to federal campaign finance information and the Commission’s regulatory actions.
Sunlight Labs' Great American Hackathon
Chase Davis said: Sunlight Labs is hosting a two-day hackathon on Dec. 12-13 to encourage development of open source government applications.
