Iraqi journalists protest government pressure

BAGHDAD — Scores of Iraqi journalists and political figures rallied Friday to protest what they say is a political effort to censor media that follows steps to crack down on Internet sites.

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Air Force used Twitter to track NY flyover fallout

WASHINGTON —As the Pentagon warns of the security risks posed by social networking sites, newly released government documents show the military also uses these Internet tools to monitor and react to coverage of high-profile events.

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Review: Yahoo's shift to Bing could be risky bet

NEW YORK — Is Microsoft's Bing really a better search engine? Since it debuted last month, it has earned praise for the smart way it presents results and how it lets users preview Web sites without clicking through to them.

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Google shuts office in India over swine flu fears

HYDERABAD, India — Internet search leader Google Inc. shut one of its offices in southern India for two days after an employee tested positive for swine flu, a company statement said Wednesday.

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BANGALORE - The ninth edition of Bangalore Bio, India's premier Biotechnology event organized by the Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka, Vision Group on Biotechnology and MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications Co was inaugurated today by Prithviraj Chavan, Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent Charges) for Science and Technology and Earth Science, Prime Ministers' Office and Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions - Government of India, B.S. Yeddyurappa, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Karnataka.

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WASHINGTON - If a new, tech-savvy White House is using new social networking tools - Twitter, Facebook and text messages - to spread its message, it is because media in the United States has turned to them in a big way to provide news and instant analysis.

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TORONTO - Seventeen new cases of human swine flu took the Canadian total to 51 Friday even as the government launched a Citizen Readiness Campaign to check the spread of the virus. As part of the nation-wide campaign, the government is putting advertisements in dailies and weeklies May 2 and May 4 to raise public awareness about flu infection.

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White House joins FaceBook, Twitter, MySpace

WASHINGTON — OMG. The White House is joining the popular social network sites of Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.

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