Topic: POLITIK - on August 5, 2010 at 12:19:00 PM CEST
Pentagon: WikiLeaks did not contact us
The Pentagon said on Tuesday it had not been contacted by WikiLeaks, despite claims that the whistle-blowing website sought its help reviewing thousands of classified Afghan war documents ahead of their release.
U.S. officials have appealed to WikiLeaks not to post any additional documents and accused the group of endangering lives of Afghan contacts named in its initial release of tens of thousands of classified U.S. military reports last month.
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Topic: POLITIK - on August 5, 2010 at 12:16:00 PM CEST
FBI wants its seal removed from Wikipedia
Wikipedia has its critics, but now the Federal Bureau of Investigation thinks the online encyclopedia is breaking the law.
In a letter to Wikipedia (PDF) dated July 22 and posted by The New York Times, the FBI demands that its official seal be removed from a Wikipedia article about the FBI because the agency had not approved use of the image.
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Topic: Phone - on August 5, 2010 at 12:15:00 PM CEST
Regierung verbietet Mitarbeitern Blackberry und iPhone
Wer für die deutsche Bundesregierung arbeitet, hat es als Fan von iPhone oder Blackberry schwer. Diese Smartphones werden als zu unsicher angesehen, um zum Teil sensible Daten darüber zu versenden. Das Innenministerium hält deshalb alle Ressorts zum Verzicht an, empfohlen wird nur ein einziges Gerät.
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Topic: MUSIK - on August 5, 2010 at 12:09:00 PM CEST
Legendäre E-Gitarren
Kunststoff-Klampfen, Besenstiele mit Saiten und Radios als Verstärker: Als in den Dreißigern die ersten E-Gitarren gebastelt wurden, belächelte man sie als Spielzeuge. Doch sie wurden zur Revolution. einestages erinnert an die frühesten, wichtigsten und schrägsten E-Gitarren der Geschichte.
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Topic: MUSIK - on August 5, 2010 at 12:08:00 PM CEST
IRS Hits Wyclef With $2.1 Million In Tax Liens - Presumed Haitian presidential candidate owes for 1040 returns
Wyclef Jean, who appears ready to announce his candidacy for Haiti’s presidency, owes the Internal Revenue Service more than $2.1 million, according to federal tax liens filed against the musician, The Smoking Gun has learned.
In May, the IRS filed a $724,332 tax lien against Jean. Last July, the agency filed a $599,167 lien against the performer. And a $792,269 lien was lodged against Jean in July 2007. The liens cover taxes due on Jean’s individual 1040 returns for 2006, 2007 and 2008. Copies of the liens, which were filed at the Bergen County clerk’s office in New Jersey, can be viewed at left.
thesmokinggun.com Wyclef's full interview on his presidential ambitions Wyclef Jean on his presidential ambitions
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