Twitter Rundown for Monday, April 23, 2012
Legal Expert Says Important Issues At Stake In Edwards Trial
Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards goes on trial for campaign finance violations Monday and law professor Jonathan Turley says the case raises important legal questions.
Dartmouth Student Blows The Whistle On Fraternity Hazing
As Cornell looks to change fraternity pledging after a student’s death, 22-year-old Andrew Lohse of Dartmouth wants his school to do that preemptively.
Should Cats Be On Leashes?
Concord, Massachusetts resident Lydia Lodynsky says that neighborhood cats destroyed her backyard bird sanctuary and she wants new regulations that control where cats can wander.
Md. Passes Bill Banning Social Media Password Requests By Employers
Facebook is applauding a pending law in Maryland that would prohibit employers from asking prospective or current employees to hand over their login information for social media sites.
British Panel Investigates Phone Hacking Scandal
Rupert and James Murdoch are expected to be questioned about practices at their Newscorp newspapers in front of a British panel this week.
If you find yourself waxing nostalgic for the kind of 1970s investigative journalism that led to the Watergate hearings, you can now relive the chills and thrills of the Washington Post investigation.
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The law requires the IRS to determine whether a group is a social welfare organization, which is allowed some political activity, or a political group, which must disclose its donors.
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A conversation Here & Now’s Alex Ashlock had with Paul Monti about his son Jared Monti, who was killed in Afghanistan, sparked a song that hit No. 1 on the country charts last month.
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