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Open thread for night owls: Frackin' up the atmosphere

Mitt Romney was for the stimulus before he was against it

Bill O'Reilly: Democrats are terrorists for calling out anti-gay billionaire bully

Another James O'Keefe 'sting,' another O'Keefe fraud

Meh Romney gets another sorta kinda endorsement—from George W. Bush

Elizabeth Warren presses for more financial reform, Scott Brown doesn't want to talk about it

Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Late polls portend upset in Nebraska Republican Senate primary

Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Chasing a solution to systemic risk

Americans Elect does EVERYTHING it wanted ... except do everything it wanted

Open thread for night owls: Circus without bread, the deficit clowns confabulate Tuesday in DC

Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: Eyepopping downballot numbers kick off the week

Elizabeth Warren: We need a modern Glass-Steagall

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Intel Pushes Ultrabook Platform for Post-PC Era

The Intel Developer Forum is opening its doors this week but AMD is trying to rain on its rival's Ultrabook parade. Intel is expected to shine a spotlight on its next big platform at the event. But AMD is boasting about a new world record in a move to steal the show.

Intel seeks to give the Windows tablet and ultralight notebook market a push with its Ultrabook, a platform that combines performance with improved responsiveness and security in a thin form factor. It's Intel's answer to Apple's iPad and Mac Air of the post-PC era, and it's an important introduction for the chipmaker....

Economy still the major issue for President Obama

Here's the dividend for Republicans in working relentlessly to sabotage the economy for the entirety of President Obama's first term: a shaky economy and tough polling. From Washington Post/ABC News:

With unemployment still high, homeowners still underwater and facing foreclosure, and ongoing financial uncertainty and insecurity, it's not surprising that the nation is pretty ambivalent on Obama's performance on the economy. But what's also important to keep in mind, and for Obama to keep...

Philly Inquirer Sells $99 Tablets with Subscription

The Philadelphia Media Network is coming to market with an interesting twist on subsidizing mobile devices. The owner and publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and philly.com is offering deep discounts on a bundled package of digital newspaper subscriptions and an Android tablet.

PMN will offer 5,000 of the 10.1-inch tablets, to include digital subscriptions, or apps, of the Philadelphia Inquirer and philly.com. The Arnova 10 G2 tablet, made by Archos, is selling for a discounted $99, and also comes preloaded with other apps.

"This partnership recognizes that...

Connecticut and Alabama deal blows to Michelle Rhee-style corporate education reform

Michelle Rhee (Hyungwon Kang/Reuters)

There's good news for public education in Alabama and Connecticut, as the Michelle Rhee breed of privatizers and corporate reformers were thwarted in both states, at least partially and at least for now. In Alabama, "a radical, far-reaching charter bill that would have allowed wholesale privatization of public education in the state" was declared dead in the state House for the session just ending. And in Connecticut, legislators fought Gov. Dannel...

Adapting to the iPad: Education's 'Equalizer'

Anthony Leuck of Berkeley, N.J., is used to communicating in unconventional ways. The 18-year-old is a quadriplegic with multiple disabilities that make speech and muscle control extremely difficult. He interacts through eye gaze or by tapping his head against a switch on a communication device to spell out words.

But on a recent afternoon at the Lehmann Center, a special-needs school in Lakewood, N.J., Leuck was able to make music. With some effort, he slid his knuckles lightly over the digital image of a guitar on an iPad screen. The touches produced a series of acoustic-style chords...