Obama’s Populist State of the Union Address

President Obama has the chance to talk to the biggest audience he'll get before the election in November. This is Obama's chance to make his case without pesky reporters asking questions or the Republican nominee sharing the stage. We're liveblogging the speech — plus the reactions from Republicans, the Tea…

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Man Accused Of Sec. Of State ID Theft

A Des Moines man has been arrested after police say he used, or tried to use, the identity of Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz in a scheme to falsely implicate Schultz in perceived unethical behavior in office. View full post on id theft prison – Yahoo! News Search Results…

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Iowa Caucus 2012: State GOP Worried About Hacker Threat

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Republican Party officials in Iowa are taking new steps to secure their vote counting systems after an anonymous threat suggested computer hackers could attempt to disrupt next month’s presidential nominating caucuses. A video uploaded to YouTube features a computer-generated voice denouncing a corrupt political system and…

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Maine state trooper fatally shoots dispatcher

By Alex Barber Bangor Daily News DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Piscataquis County Sheriff John Goggin said he confronted Maine State Trooper Jon Brown after Brown shot and killed county dispatcher Michael Curtis on Tuesday morning. "There were some words exchanged, mostly from me towards him," Goggin said Friday. "I never laid…

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State seeks to protect IT networks

A CONSULTANT TO protect State assets and important infrastructure from cyber attacks will shortly be appointed by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. View full post on computer security alerts – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans

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