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While this is almost certainly not illegal, it's certainly unethical 16

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That said I wouldn't try to ban anyone from encouraging others who to vote for because that would also affect those that I support and free speech is more important than control. 

What must happen is that we eliminate these tax-exempt super-PACs and also require full disclosure of all donors and how much they are spending.  Everyone should have the same opportunity to speak, but we should know who is trying to buy our elections. 

Finally, this case involves the National Federation of Independent Business which broke off from the US Chamber of Commerce because they thought that organization was "too progressive"

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Leaked Audio Captures Romney Asking Employers To Tell Their Employees How To Vote
Newly-discovered audio from a conference call in June captures Mitt Romney asking business owners to urge their employees to vote for him. Romney, speaking on a call to the very conservative National …


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Check out the Highcroft Racing team building a whole new car in less than 20 hours…

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Check out the Highcroft Racing team building a whole new car in less than 20 hours before the 2009 Petit Le Mans after Scott Sharp's crash destroyed the previous car. http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/27/patron-highcroft-team-builds-new-acura-prototype-in-just-over-20/


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There's something about the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta that must give the…

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There's something about the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta that must give the Highcroft Racing crew nightmares. During a practice session on Wednesday, the innovative DeltaWing crashed, doing heavy damage to the car. The incident was eerily similar to Scott Sharp's crash in the run-up to the 2009 race. 

The damage to the Acura ARX-02a that Highcroft was campaigning then was even more extensive than the damage this time including a cracked tub. Honda Performance Development air-freighted a fresh carbon fiber tub from California to Atlanta and crew went to work, basically building a whole new car in just 20 hours putting it back on the track in time for the Saturday morning pre-race warmup. http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/27/patron-highcroft-team-builds-new-acura-prototype-in-just-over-20/

This time around, the team expects to be back on track later today. 

BTW, driver Gunnar Jeanette walked away from this, again demonstrating how well modern race cars protect their occupants. 

deltawing – News – NISSAN DELTAWING ASSAULTED IN ROAD ATLANTA TESTING
The Nissan DeltaWing’s assault on the 15th annual Petit Le Mans event suffered a set-back in testi…


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fascinating look inside Google's data centers

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fascinating look inside Google's data centers

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Starting today, you can get a never-before-seen look at our data centers on our new site, Where the Internet lives: google.com/about/datacenters/gallery. Browse beautiful photos of the technology, the people and the places that keep Google running.

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Bullshit live log: 2

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Bullshit live log:

Romney says he wants to grow Pell Grants:

Under the Ryan budget, more than 1 million students would no longer be eligible for Pell grants in the next decade, according to Education Trust, and those who did qualify would receive less aid.

Romney claims domestic oil production is down because permits were not granted. This is not true:
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPUS1&f=A
It has actually gone up since Obama took office.

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Attention Corvette fans 8

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GM will be holding a press conference on Thursday morning at Road Atlanta (ahead of the Petit Le Mans this weekend) to make an announcement about the C7. No details available yet, but since it includes chief engineer Tadge Juechter, ALMS drivers Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner and Corvette Racing Team Mgr Gary Pratt they will presumably at least confirm that a new C7R will be running in ALMS in 2013. 

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Moving a shuttle orbiter across a city like Los Angeles is a major undertaking but…

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Moving a shuttle orbiter across a city like Los Angeles is a major undertaking but here's a great time lapse view of how it was done. 

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Time-lapse video: Space shuttle Endeavour’s trek across L.A. – Framework – Photos and Video – Visual Storytelling from the Los Angeles Times
The space shuttle Endeavour made its final journey last weekend, traveling 12-miles from Los Angeles International Airport, through Inglewood, to the California Science Center in Exposition Park. The …

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