Recent Votes

• BlackBerry maker's CEO: No drastic change needed

  The new chief executive of Research in Motion said Monday that drastic change is not needed, even as the once iconic maker of the BlackBerry smartphone confronts the most difficult period in its history.

  2

  0

• White House concerned over online piracy bills

  The Obama administration raised concerns Saturday about efforts in Congress that it said would undermine "the dynamic, innovative global Internet," urging lawmakers to approve measures this year that balance the need to fight piracy and counterfeiting against an open Internet.

  5

  3

• Recess Appointment Follow-Up: Republican Acknowledgment of the Recess

  On January 5th, I posted a fairly lengthy exposition on recess appointments and the recent decision of the Obama administration to ignore the fictitious "session" that the Senate has been forced into by House Republicans overstepping their constitutional role.  Nine days ha …

  58

• Christopher Hitchens, militant pundit, dies at 62

  Cancer weakened, but did not soften Christopher Hitchens. He did not repent or forgive or ask for pity. As if granted diplomatic immunity, his mind's eye looked plainly upon the attack and counterattack of disease and treatments that robbed him of his hair, his stamina, his speaking voice and eventually his life.

  20

  46

• Dear Newsvine / MSNBC: Here's why I answered 0 to your question...

  I used to frequent Newsvine -- obsess over might be a better phrase -- and now I don't. Mostly, I scan the headlines and lurk in the politics and technology sections.

  71

  248