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U.S. senator seeks information on carmaker efforts to thwart hackers

2013-12-03 23:46:43| Wireless - Topix.net

A U.S. senator has asked 20 of the world's biggest automakers for information on how they secure their vehicles from cyber attacks, in light of reports by security experts who say they have identified ways to hack into cars.

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This Senator Is Going To Keep Talking About Climate Change Until Somebody Listens

2013-11-13 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Huffington Post: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) has been on a one-man quest to get the Senate to talk about climate change. And talking is exactly what he's been doing, delivering a floor speech on climate change every week the Senate is in session. On Wednesday afternoon, he delivered his 50th speech. "There's literally no way to exhaust this topic," Sheldon told The Huffington Post Wednesday before his speech. "I can exhaust my staff doing the research, but there's no way I can exhaust this topic." Whitehouse...

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Dem senator seeks probe of GOP chief over fracking

2013-11-09 03:18:07| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

A Democratic senator has asked for an investigation of state Republican Chairman Ed Cox for his campaign supporting hydraulic fracturing while he has a personal stake worth millions of dollars in a gas drilling company.

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