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Audio: Rep. Culberson on Twittering, Energy, and Science

By Timothy M. O'Brien
July 12, 2008 | Comments: 2
Audio: Rep. Culberson on Twittering, Energy, and Science
In this 24 minute interview, John Culberson backs down from the partisan call to arms he issued this week on Twitter. He discusses transparency and technology in Congress, and the efforts to clarify the rules governing which web sites a member of Congress can participate in. Culberson also talks about wind energy, nuclear energy, oil exploration, doubling the budget for the National Science Foundation, and interesting innovations in Carbon Nanotubes which could dramatically change the way we use and store energy.

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Let Our Congress Tweet. Sign the Petition.

By Timothy M. O'Brien
July 9, 2008 | Comments: 0
Let Our Congress Tweet. Sign the Petition.
Social network is just beginning to affect the way the governed relate to The Government. Let's not close the door on congressional access to tools like Twitter, Qik, and Identi.ca. The Sunlight Foundation urges the Congress to clarify rules and remove restrictions on member web use. If you want congress to let member tweet, sign the petition by tweeting.

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Dear United States Congress: You're Fired!

By M. David Peterson
July 9, 2008 | Comments: 3
For those of you in the United States who care about things like the ability for those in whom you elect to represent you to speak their minds without fear of being censored if their opinions go against those in whom are in "control" of the system, you might find interest in learning just what it is that's being proposed such that these same "rebels" will have no other choice than to say nothing.

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