Supreme Court: No Live Streaming Of Oral Arguments

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

In response to a question by Congressman John Culberson (R-TX), at the House Appropriations Committee Meeting on the Supreme Court budget for the fiscal year 2010, about whether the Supreme Court would consider showing posting video of their oral arguments on their website for the public to see, Justice Clarence Thomas said, "We have discussed that, and discussed it and discussed it." In concluding his point he hinted that their was disagreement amongst the Supreme Justices' on whether this change would be harmful to the institution.
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Robert Laurence "Bob" Barr, Jr.: The Internet Educates The Citizenry

by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

Robert Laurence "Bob" Barr, Jr., the 2008 Libertarian Party nominee for President and former U.S. Congressman (R-Ga.) , talks about today's "tea bag" protests and how the use of the internet can educate and organize citizens. (00:34)
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Website hosts should have responsibility to remove offensive content from the Internet

Christopher Wolf, an attorney who spoke at a discussion on online safety, discusses the need for websites that host content to play a proactive role in regulating hateful and offensive content. (1:04)
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Bush did nothing to promote online safety for children

Stephen Balkham, CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute, discusses the lack of leadership in the last eight years to promote online safety, and he outlines the challenges and goals for protecting children on the internet. (1:16)
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McCain called a "telephone company whore"

Executive Director of Free Press Josh Silver gives an exclusive interview with Talk Radio News Correspondent Elia Herman about the role of free press, social media and new media, which he says is not substantial enough. Silver says that roughly 45 percent of Americans still do not have access to the internet, and that cable and phone companies control 98 percent of internet access. He concludes by stating Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) support for internet neutrality, and speaks out against the consolidation of media ownership. Conversely, Silver says Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is a "telephone company whore", and that he does what he can to please these companies without question (6:14).
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Yahoo!-Google deal good for the economy says Google rep

David C. Drummond, Senior Vice President for Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer for Google, says that the Yahoo!-Google deal on search advertising will increase competition by strengthening Yahoo. The competition would then spark innovation that is good for consumers, the Internet, and the economy.(0:28)
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George Lucas outlines his plan for "Edutopia"

At a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, George Lucas describes Edutopia, which is his deal learning environment, and the rapid growth of broadband technology throughout the world. The U.S. has fallen to 15th in broadband ranking. (1:14)
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The internet is "tailor made" for organized crime, says Mukasey

Attorney General Michael Mukasey explains that much of organized crime is now internet based at CSIS discussion on international organized crime. (0:55)
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