Entries Tagged ‘Election’:
filed in Politics, Privacy on Nov.07, 2008
Reports indicate that hackers cracked into the networks of John McCain and Barack Obama during the US presidential campaign.
CNN and Newsweek cited sources within both camps as reporting that hackers from an undisclosed foreign location targeted each network over the summer in an attempt to acquire information.
The report did not specify which group or nation [...]
Tags: Election, Hackers, McCain, Networks, Obama, security
filed in Politics on Nov.05, 2008
Senate Democrats edged closer to a supermajority by ousting Republicans in North Carolina and New Hampshire and adding three seats held by retiring GOP incumbents to a fragile 51-49 majority in the Senate. Four other races involving Republican incumbents were too close to call early Wednesday.
In the House, Democrats captured GOP-held seats in the Northeast, [...]
Tags: Democrats, Election, Obama, Politics, Senate
filed in People, Politics on Oct.19, 2008
“Joe the Plumber” is lashing out at the media for analyzing his personal life since he suddenly became a focal point of the presidential race last week.
Joe Wurzelbacher, a plumber from Holland, Ohio, told Mike Huckabee on his Fox News talk show Saturday that he is upset by the attention and has been unable to [...]
Tags: Election, Joe The Plumber, McCain, Obama, Plumbing
filed in Games, Politics on Oct.14, 2008
Drive through the virtual streets of Burnout Paradise this week and you might find, among the usual mix of deodorant and fast food billboards, a new one featuring an image of Barack Obama.
The Democratic presidential nominee is looking to connect with young voters through campaign billboards planted in the virtual city of the racing videogame [...]
Tags: Barrack Obama, Burnout, Election, gaming, Xbox 360