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Social media and politics from around the web

A lot of social media and politics stories in the news.  Republicans launched AmericaSpeakingOut.com to “increase dialogue between Americans and Congress.”  The site apparently uses a new Microsoft platform for political efforts. YouCut is making headlines; The  project is designed to let users vote on what spending projects to cut.  (It’s not at www.YouCut.com, by […]

Byrne sues Crist for (Dr. Evil voice) one million dollars

Billboard.com’s got the story on David Byrne’s lawsuit against Charlie Crist for alleged use of “Road to Nowhere.” Byrne’s attorney Lawrence Iser — who also represented Jackson Browne in his successful suit against 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s illegal use of his song “Running on Empty” — says that the Crist campaign did not obtain either […]