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US Congress Launches Their Own YouTube Channels
Taking their cue from Barack Obama's high-tech campaign that won him the presidency, the US Senate and the House of Representatives have launched their own YouTube channels in order to connect with the American public. Although past restrictions have prevented government officials from posing on outside websites, the rules have quickly changed to catch up with the online population.
Not only will the Senate's Official YouTube page bring you messages straight from your senator's office, but you'll also catch some behind the scenes tidbits, like which senators entered into a friendly wager on the Florida Gator/Ohio Buckeye game, and which one had to pay up in push-ups.
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Google's Marissa Mayer Is One of Glamour's Women of the Year
At just 34-years-old, as Google's vice president, search and user experience, Marissa Mayer, will soon be celebrating her 10-year Google anniversary. Being the very first female engineer to be hired by the search engine company way back in 1999, Mayer climbed her way to the top and is now a very prominent figure at Google, which now employs over 19,000 people worldwide.
This month, Glamour Magazine is honoring Mayer with a Woman of the Year award.
Private Security Contractors Gone Wild in Afghanistan
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got a letter on Tuesday from Project on Government Oversight (POGO), and I’m sure she didn’t like what she saw. It was reported that private security contractors ArmorGroup North America guarding the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, have been behaving not like professionals responsible for keeping American government workers safe, but like crazed frat boys on a particularly debaucherous Spring break.
What have they been up to?
Abortion Ban Clears North Dakota's House of Representatives
The North Dakota House of Representatives just recognized a new set of constituents: fertilized eggs. The House voted 51-41 to declare that a fertilized egg has all the rights of a person.
As you might have guess this vote amounts to a vote for banning abortion.
Geeks We Love: Mike Fahey of Kotaku
A man after my own heart, Mike Fahey is a game addict. Currently helping to hold down the East Coast office of Kotaku, and ripping through game after game so you don't have to, Mike is a man of many hats. He's been everything from an arcade attendant (totally expected) to a vinyl sign cutter (huh?), but still, his love for games made him who he is today.
Obamas Bring Their Private Chef to the White House
When it comes to the President's preferences, we know he likes johnnycakes and medium-well cheeseburgers. Now we can add one more thing to the list: private chef Sam Kass's food.
Representatives for the Obamas announced yesterday that the family would be bringing Sam Kass on board.
The Digital TV Transition Is a Go For February 17
For the eighty-four percent of you who said that you are ready for the Digital TV Transition, please disregard this message. For those of you that aren't ready, here are two tidbits of useful info.
The first is that the bill that the Senate was pushing to make the digital television transition easier for Americans — by changing the original February 17 date until June 12 — did not pass yesterday in the US House of Representatives.
2009 Spring Couture: Chanel
Seems like Karl Lagerfeld has gotten all loved up on us as he presents the Spring couture collection for Chanel. The purely white show was like a big fashion hug and fresh page for the classic French fashion house. It took place in a former bank and I think the collection represents a fresh start for the industry in such tough financial times.
Front Page! Bush Administration Preps Obama For Crisis
- George W. Bush's White House has prepared more than a dozen contingency plans for President-elect Barack Obama to use if he faces an international crisis after Inauguration Day. The extent of the transition, which also includes personal briefings by senior counterterrorism officials with their replacements, is unprecedented.
Front Page: Travelers and Shoppers Face Subzero Temps Around US
- Subzero temperatures have hit the Midwest with high winds driving the windchill to 25 degrees below zero. Around the entire US, record snow and cold temperatures are being recorded. — AP
- Toyota has projected its first loss in 70 years, the first since the Japanese car company began such reports.
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