http://www.pcworld.com/article/17429…ml?tk=rss_news For those unaware about what Net Neutrality actually is, here is a quick rundown. Quote: The FCC has approved a notice of proposed rule making on the subject of net neutrality, and here are a few questions and answers to help shine a light on what that means. (See “FCC takes first step toward net neutrality rules”) What exactly did the FCC do? The FCC agreed to consider what regulations, if any, to impose on ISPs about the applications and services that they allow, ban or rate limit.

Choike – Brave new world emerges from IMF and World Bank Istanbul meetings “The IMF /World Bank 2009 Annual meetings were, as every three years, held outside of Washington, this time in the city of Istanbul. The meetings came on the heels of the recent summit of the Group of 20 in Pittsburgh, giving follow up to several of its decisions. Some of the outcomes were perplexing. Around this same time last year, the world was grappling with the potentially catastrophic consequences of a crisis in which developing countries had no responsibility but that would significantly set back their progress towards the MDGs.

Posted in news, politicsAP – Time growing short, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate still face key decisions if they are to achieve President Barack Obama’s goal of passing legislation to remake the nation’s health care system by year’s end. Similar posts:

BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials say the toll from Sunday’s two powerful car bombs in central Baghdad has risen to 155 killed and more than 500 others wounded.   The near-simultaneous attacks hit near the heavily-guarded Green zone and appeared to target a provincial government building and the Ministry of Justice. The blasts caused heavy damage to the government buildings, demolished nearby cars and scattered body part across the streets.

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Jennifer Rubin writes about responses she received in regards to her mention of American Task Force on Palestine and its president Ziad Asali as one of the groups that hate Israel.She quotes Commentary contributor Josh Muravchik:I have spent many hours in public forums and private conversations with Ziad Asali and the other two principle leaders of the ATFP, Hussein Ibish and Ghaith al-Omari. They are, in a sense, what we supporters of Israel have been seeking: a group of Arabs and Arab-Americans who are working for the creation of a Palestinian state but not for the destruction of Israel.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091026…ankingpolitics Quote: WASHINGTON (AFP) – A bill to be introduced in Congress by a key ally of President Barack Obama would make it easier for the US government to seize control of troubled financial institutions that are considered too big to be allowed to fail, The New York Times reported. Citing a senior administration official, the newspaper said the measure would be proposed this week by Representative Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, after extensive consultations with Treasury Department officials.

This time round we tackle blogs and how they are used as political tools. It has been widelyreported about how web2.0 and the blogosphere contributed towards Barack Obama’s success and popularity. A large demographic of modern internet users currently use blogs as their primary source of news, as such a campaign needs to be fought online in order to reach these users. Blogging has become a political tool that cannot be controlled or manipulated by institutions, there are aspects to blogging that means that information gleaned from blogs should be taken with a pinch of salt:For the most part, they are anonymous.

“ AP – Time growing short, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate still face key decisions if they are to achieve President Barack Obama’s goal of passing legislation to remake the nation’s health care system by year’s end. “ Read the whole article…

The same president who aggressively harnesses the power of the press to promote his agenda has taken to lacing his comments with criticisms of the media, with no bigger target than the gabby culture of cable television.