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Campaign Dirty Tricks Watchdogs Crowdsource Mid-Terms

September 30, 2010 • Two watchdog groups have crowdsourcing web tools to gather reports on campaign dirty tricks. The Center for Public Integrity and the Sunlight Foundation want citizens to report deceitful robocallls and other practices to their web sites.

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Meg Whitman Blames Jerry Brown For Housekeeper 'Smear'

September 30, 2010 • Meg Whitman, the Republican nominee for California governor, blamed her rival, Democrat Jerry Brown, for smearing her via the undocumented housekeeper story. Whitman denied exploiting her ex-housekeeper and said she followed the law.

Schwarzenegger Makes Free Drinking Water The Law In Calif. Schools

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Schwarzenegger Makes Free Drinking Water The Law In Calif. Schools

September 30, 2010 • California Gov. Schwarzenegger signed a bill that will require school districts to provide students with free drinking water where they eat. Supporters of the legislation say it will help combat obesity and improve students' performance.

Rutgers University Mourns Student's Suicide

September 30, 2010 • Rutgers University in New Jersey is mourning the loss of Tyler Clementi. The shy first-year student had only been on campus a few weeks when he committed suicide last week, apparently after videos of his romantic encounter with another young man appeared on the Internet without his consent.

Rutgers University Mourns Student's Suicide

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Prosecutors In N.Y. Charge Dozens With Cybercrime

September 30, 2010 • On Thursday, federal prosecutors in New York unveiled cybercrime charges against more than 60 people who allegedly used computer viruses to steal millions from U.S. bank accounts.

Prosecutors In N.Y. Charge Dozens With Cybercrime

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Election 2010

New York Governor's Race Grows Nastier

September 30, 2010 • GOP candidate Carl Paladino's angry rhetoric spilled over into a heated confrontation with a reporter in upstate New York. The exchange could be chalked up to stress, but delivering such rage is one of Paladino's main campaign promises.

New York Governor's Race Grows Nastier

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The Rise In Cyberbullying

September 30, 2010 • NPR's Melissa Block talks to Justin Patchin, associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and co-director of the Cyberbullying Research Center, about the increase in cyberbullying, and what's being done to combat it.

The Rise In Cyberbullying

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Online Privacy, Suicide, And A New Cultural Norm

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Online Privacy, Suicide, And A New Cultural Norm

September 30, 2010 • The tragic death of Tyler Clement, a gay college student who took his own life after his roommate broadcast him having sex with another man, raises the questions, how do technology and morality interact? And how do we define privacy in a new world?

Politics

Emanuel To Step Down As White House Chief Of Staff

September 30, 2010 • The longtime administration official and Washington political figure plans to return to his hometown of Chicago to pursue a potential bid for mayor, sources tell NPR.

Student's Suicide Highlights Bullying Over Sexuality

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Student's Suicide Highlights Bullying Over Sexuality

September 30, 2010 • Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi jumped off a bridge after a recording of his sexual encounter with a man was broadcast online. Two students have been charged with invading his privacy.

Dozens Charged In Global Computer Virus Scam

September 30, 2010 • Hackers in Eastern Europe used computer viruses to steal usernames and passwords, and teamed up with foreign students who opened bank accounts in the U.S. to snatch at least $3 million from American bank accounts, authorities said Thursday. Charges were announced against more than 80 people.

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Emanuel To Leave White House To Run For Chicago Mayor

September 30, 2010 • White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will announce his resignation from the Obama administration tomorrow, to run for mayor of the city of Chicago, NPR has confirmed.

Rahm Emanuel, on his political aspirations, from "Charlie Rose."

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