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Gibbs clarifies White House Twitter archiving policy

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says that only his tweets and direct messages to him will be preserved under the Presidential Records Act.

By Garance Franke-Ruta | February 17, 2010; 6:35 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Tweets of @PressSec Robert Gibbs prompt Twitter questions from WH press

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Tuesday pronounced himself fascinated by Twitter.

By Garance Franke-Ruta | February 16, 2010; 5:51 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Google apologizes for offensive image of first lady

Search engine behemoth Google has taken out a house ad to apologize for image-search results delivered for first lady Michelle Obama that show the No. 1 image of her online to be a racist caricature of her.

By Garance Franke-Ruta | November 24, 2009; 12:20 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (75)
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The GOP: Luddites or high tech?

Are Republicans trailing the Democrats in their ability to exploit new technology to communicate with voters -- or overtaking them?

By Web Politics Editor | November 19, 2009; 7:56 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (27)
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Antiwar Protesters Take to White House Facebook Page

By Garance Franke-Ruta On Monday, they staged a protest to deliver petitions to the White...

By Web Politics Editor | October 7, 2009; 9:29 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Secret Service Probing Facebook Poll on Obama

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating an online survey that asked whether people thought President Barack Obama should be assassinated, officials said Monday.

By Web Politics Editor | September 28, 2009; 3:21 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (297)
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