Politics

Winner of 2008 election accidentally leaked
"Hillary Clinton isn't about to give up just because she lost the election."
Lessig decides not to run for Congress
The tech-policy activist says he's sure he'd lose.
Bush-friendly station blocks "60 Minutes" Rove report
Was it just a technical snafu?
Lessig, a copyfighter for Congress?
The brilliant copyright critic and Stanford law professor says he's considering running for Tom Lantos' seat.
NYC voting snafu may work in Obama's favor
In many city election districts, unofficial results showed Obama winning no votes at all. A review has turned up a better margin.
Should we vote like Hot or Not?
Why choosing our presidents like we rate people's bods is a good idea.
Creator of Hillary music video insists he's on her side
"Hillary4U&Me" means well, it really does.
Hot or Not? And other voting methods
Farhad Manjoo on the new book "Gaming the Vote."
How the Web pushes politics further left, further right
In Maryland, online activists fuel a win for conservative Republicans and for liberal Democrats.
Despite Web success, Obama loses Silicon Valley
Having a lot of Facebook followers meant little for votes.
What's going on with Los Angeles' voting machines?
Matt Drudge reports a scary snafu in California.
A guide to Super Tuesday's riskiest voting machines
Six states will use paperless touch-screen machines that can't be counted by human beings. Get ready for some chaos.
California independents: You can vote for a Democrat
A non-tech public service announcement.
Clinton, Huckabee on for MTV/MySpace town hall
Other candidates have yet to confirm.
Kucinich's New Hampshire recount doesn't change results
Hillary Clinton seems to have really won New Hampshire after all.
Presidential Paintball: Clinton shoots Obama in the face
An online game that's less fun than it looks.
Finding Iowa Caucus results online
Check out Google's mash-up map.
Huckabee, Obama, Kerry, Dean: Are they Macs or PCs?
Why presidential candidates love to claim they're like Apple.
On Notice: Colbert trounces Obama on Facebook
"1,000,000 Strong For Stephen T Colbert" may be the fastest-growing Facebook group of all time.
ABC, CNN and NBC free their debate clips. But not Fox
News networks now explicitly allow bloggers to download, edit and post clips of presidential primary debates -- except for one holdout.
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Cyrus Farivar is a freelance technology journalist who regularly reports for National Public Radio, PRI's The World, The Economist and others. His forthcoming book is "The Internet of Elsewhere."

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