Bahrain backs India's UNSC bid, tweets TharoorOctober 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bahrain has endorsed India's bid for a UN Security Council seat in 2011-12, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said in a tweet posted on the social networking site from the Gulf country Monday. Tharoor, who narrowly lost his bid for the top UN job over two years ago, is India's chief pointsperson to push New Delhi's case for a Security Council seat as a non-permanent member.
Politicians, energy leaders meet in Las Vegas to talk jobs for fledgling industryAugust 10th, 2009 Politicians, energy leaders convene in Las VegasLAS VEGAS —A high-profile cast of politicians and alternative energy leaders is meeting in Las Vegas to talk about prospects for the fledgling industry. Quick hopes for employment in alternative energy went bust quickly over the past year as credit markets seized up, major projects were canceled and workers in solar and wind industries were laid off.
The twittering civil servant: British government publishes microblogging guidelinesJuly 28th, 2009 British government tells civil servants to tweetLONDON — The British government has told civil servants: Go forth and tweet. The government published guidelines Tuesday for its departments on using the microblogging service Twitter.
Iran government builds Internet walls but activists still slip around in political turmoilJuly 24th, 2009 Iran activists work to elude crackdown on InternetCAIRO — The tweets still fly and the videos hit YouTube whenever protesters take to the streets in Iran — even as the Internet battle there turns more grueling. Authorities appear to be intensifying their campaign to block Web sites and chase down the opposition online, and the activists search for new ways to elude them.
Iran's top leader reportedly warns politicians against disturbing securityJuly 20th, 2009 Iran's top leader reportedly warns politiciansTEHRAN, Iran — State radio says Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has told politicians to be careful in their stances on the country's postelection unrest, saying that disturbing security is "the biggest vice."
Khamenei's comments appear aimed at warning opposition politicians against making any moves that would encourage further protests like the ones that shook the country following the disputed presidential election on June 12. Khamenei also says foreign enemies supported the unrest by broadcasting "procedures for rioting" through their media, according to Monday's state media report.
NASCAR: Driver Jeremy Mayfield's latest drug test still being analyzedJuly 11th, 2009 Mayfield's drug test still being analyzedCHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR was still analyzing Jeremy Mayfield's latest drug test Friday, four days after demanding the driver submit to a random test.
Politicians protecting illegal mining, says Goa speakerJune 13th, 2009 PANAJI - Local politicians have been protecting the illegal mining industry that has led to degradation of environment in Goa, Assembly Speaker Pratapsing Rane said. "Illegal mines in Goa are protected by politicians like me.
Mayors in NJ and CA gain huge following on Twitter, 140 characters at a timeJune 6th, 2009 Mayors in NJ and CA popular 'tweeters'NEWARK, N.J. — Newark Mayor Cory Booker and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom are blazing a new trail in political discourse from opposite sides of the country as they build huge Internet followings on Twitter's fast-growing social network.
Examples of 'tweets' by Newark's Cory Book and San Francisco's Gavin NewsomJune 6th, 2009 Some 'tweets' from Newark and San Francisco mayorsHere are a few examples of Newark Mayor Cory Booker's messages sent on Twitter, called "tweets":
— "I need a cup of coffee: There's too much blood in my caffeine system!" (10:02 a.m., June 3)
— "Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing" Aristotle (10:05 a.m., May 30)
— Long meeting on a ‥ of city development efforts. Economy slowed r major projects but they r moving forward.
A sample menu for Georgia prison inmates on Friday, when they get only 2 mealsJune 5th, 2009 A sample Friday menu for Georgia inmatesA sample Friday menu for prisoners in Georgia, who are now getting only two meals that day as the state tries to save money:
Breakfast:
Scrambled eggs
Grits
Corn Muffins
Bran cereal
Pineapple beverage
Margarine
Coffee
Milk
Dinner:
Chicken and biscuits
Turnip greens
Tossed salad
Vinegar and oil dressing
Mashed potatoes
Spice cake
Iced tea
Source: Georgia Department of Corrections
Tweaked about fake tweets, Idaho governor joins Twitter and starts tweetingMay 3rd, 2009 Tweaked about fake tweets, Idaho gov joins TwitterBOISE, Idaho — A bogus Twitter account set up five weeks ago in the name of Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has been shut down — only to reopen with the real governor sending out tweets.
Sound bites shrink to 140 characters as politicians get a taste of the tweet lifeMay 1st, 2009 Politicos get taste for Twitter's tiny sound bitesMADISON, Wis. — Waiting for the Legislature's budget committee to start its work, state Rep.
Pithy peace deals? European diplomats set aside nuance and turn to 140-character TwitterApril 24th, 2009 Pithy peace treaties? Diplomats turn to TwitterPARIS — Enough reading between the lines. European diplomats are saying it all in 140 characters.
Poets, polls and politiciansMarch 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Poets suddenly find themselves in great demand in Lucknow, a city known for its culture of Urdu 'shayari'. And the reason lies not in a spurt in literary activity but in the Lok Sabha polls.
Birds fly out, politicians flock inMarch 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With the weather getting hotter in Bihar, it's time for migratory birds to fly away. But the heat and dust of general elections is making some other creatures flock right back home - politicians.
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