Electoral Analysis from Berkeley

June 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - "Minister Twitter - that is how the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Foreign Trade Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi greeted Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor on a Dubai stopover last week. In Dubai my old friend Sheikha Lubna, UAE foreign trade minister, hosted a friendly lunch at which she greeted me as 'Minister Twitter'! he tweeted June 24.

November 22nd, 2004 I have read some of the articles of Frangois Gautier from the website - The Ferengi's Column However even with that I can heartily recommend his articles as a must read for anyone who wants to get a clear perspective on India. As an Indian I am very impressed at his depth of understanding.

June 17th, 2009 Iranian opposition head calls for rally ThursdayTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has called on his Web site for a mass rally Thursday to protest the country's disputed election results and violence against his followers. The call presents a direct challenge to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who said Tuesday evening that Mousavi should pursue his demands through the country's electoral system.

July 8th, 2009 White House among targets of sweeping cyber attackWASHINGTON — The powerful attack that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies for days was even broader than realized, also targeting the White House, the Pentagon and the New York Stock Exchange.

January 24th, 2004 Lets take a look at outsourcing from a global perspective. I have outsourced work and now provide outsourcing services.

May 1st, 2005 An interesting article "debunking conspiracy theorists' paranoid fantasies about Sept. 11" (read mainstream media aka official version) from balsamic vinigga @ Kuro5hin.

June 17th, 2009 Iran's Revolutionary Guard warns online mediaTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's opposition announced a third day of street demonstrations Wednesday as the country's most powerful military force warned of a crackdown against online media in its first pronouncement on the deepening election crisis. Blogs and Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter have been vital conduits for Iranians to inform the world about protests over Friday's disputed election.

October 5th, 2009 Net neutrality rules face mounting GOP oppositionWASHINGTON — Republican opposition is mounting as federal regulators prepare to vote this month on so-called "network neutrality" rules, which would prohibit broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their lines. Twenty House Republicans — including most of the Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee — sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Monday urging him to delay the Oct.

October 7th, 2009 Judge sets deadline for amended Google book dealNEW YORK — A federal judge set a Nov. 9 deadline Wednesday for submission of a revised agreement in the battle over Google Inc.'s effort to get digital rights to millions of out-of-print books.

July 17th, 2009 Judge dismisses SEC complaint against CubanDALLAS — A federal judge dismissed a civil insider-trading lawsuit against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban on Friday, dealing the Securities and Exchange Commission a rare high-profile setback. U.S. District Judge Sidney A.

November 30th, 2004 Things have heated up recently in different Java forums with wide ranging topics. A case in point - JBoss, for example, is a company which people love to adore or hate.

July 2nd, 2009 Web retailers, states tussle over tax rulesNEW YORK — In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence. Increasingly, states aching under the weight of the recession are seeking a way around that rule.

July 22nd, 2009 AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDTAnalysis: Outrage over arrest of Harvard scholar a signpost on bumpy road to equality It took less than a day for the arrest of Henry Louis Gates to become racial lore.