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Tweet If you only read the comments and ignore the post, Volokh can get you through what happened in Mann vs.
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Bloomberg reports France’s ‘Culture Tax’ Could Hit YouTube and Facebook Should YouTube subsidize le cinéma français? France’s audiovisual regulator thinks so. In a report this week, the Superior Audiovisual Council (CSA) says that video-sharing websites should be subject to a tax that helps finance the production of French films and TV shows.
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Tweet Ralph Keeling has written a letter to the world, appealing for help in keeping the Scripps CO 2 and O 2 programs going. Those bunnies who have not contributed yet, might do so now. Others could spread the word. The big button on the left takes you directly to the donation page.  ———————————————————————————————————————— Friends,I am writing as the director of the Scripps CO 2 and O 2 programs, which keep track of how these vital gases are changing in the atmosphere over time. The CO 2 measurements include the iconic Mauna Loa record, now commonly known as the “Keeling Curveâ€, which was started by my father in the late 1950s.
Obamacare Showdown: Missouri Bill to Gut Obamacare, Ban Penalties, Ban Healthcare Exchange; How Would Obama Respond? If enough states act, we are on the way to a constitutional showdown over Obamacare. The Washington Times reports Missouri bill would gut Obamacare Next month, the Missouri Senate will consider a bill which would effectively cripple the implementation of the Affordable Care Act within the state
The Guardian comments on today’s NSA Phone Ruling . A legal battle over the scope of US government surveillance took a turn in favour of the National Security Agency on Friday with a court opinion declaring that bulk collection of telephone data does not violate the constitution. Friday’s ruling makes it more likely that the issue will be settled by the US supreme court, although it may be overtaken by the decision of Barack Obama on whether to accept the recommendations of a White House review panel to ban the NSA from directly collecting such data