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How A Fired Republican Staffer Became A Powerful Martyr For Internet Activists

Someone in DC thought they had snuffed out an official Republican report on radical intellectual property reform by convincing the authoring agency to erase the document from the Internet and fire the staffer charged with writing it. The shadowy politicking backfired. The young fall-boy, Derek Khanna, instantly became a front-page living martyr against the entertainment and telecommunication lobbies, who have long been villainized for pushing aggressive anti-piracy laws at the expense of innovation. Just 3 months later, Khanna led a massive 100,000-person petition to give consumers more rights over their cell phone carriers, convincing the White House and Congress to publicly prioritize consumer choice and uphold the principles first laid out in the now non-existent committee document. A day later, legislation was introduced to codify the White House’s support into law, with an official hat-tip to Khanna. “They sought to ‘silence’ him by firing him, but it just brought him more attention ...

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Ryan blames Republican election loss on poor communication, turnout

WASHINGTON - Ending a self-imposed silence about the November election, 2012 Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan said on Wednesday that he and presidential running mate Mitt Romney lost not because of ideas, but due to ineffective communication.

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Hurricane Sandy Pushing Obama, Romney to Break Climate Silence

Will Hurricane Sandy force climate change to be the decisive issue in the presidential election? The aftermath from historic storm Sandy continues to unfold and has brought presidential campaigning by the contenders to a halt. Both President Obama and Republican contender Romney took Monday and Tuesday off from the campaign trail, and Obama has planned to stay off the trail Wednesday as well.

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Taxes, boos cap brutal week for Romney campaign

WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney tried to silence questions about his taxes as the Republican presidential candidate limped to the end of a brutal week on Friday, while his running mate faced boos and heckling at a campaign stop.

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