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Monday, May 21st

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Headlines:

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

Tech News

Panasonic Offers Beefy -- and Costly -- iPad Competition

Apple's new iPad tablet computer may be fine for surfing the web and watching surfing movies, but Panasonic Computer Solutions thinks many field workers need a tougher companion. On Wednesday, the maker of Toughbook mobile computers released its Toughbook H1 Field, described as "the world's most rugged handheld tablet computer."

The new model is targeted at field sales personnel, first responders, supervisors, inspectors, maintenance workers, and other mobile professionals.

No Wimp

Kyp...

Apple vs Adobe: Can't We All Just Get Along?

The bickering between Apple and Adobe over why Apple's iPhone and its new iPad don't run Adobe's Flash software is giving me a headache.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs says Flash is buggy and accuses Adobe of being lazy. Kevin Lynch, Adobe's chief technology officer, denies that and accuses Apple of trying to control what iPhone and iPad users can do with their devices.

Jobs says Flash is on its way out. No way, says Lynch. Enough already. You guys are beginning to remind me of my kids. Can't you...

MySpace CEO Reportedly Fired in Corporate Drama

News Corp. late Wednesday evening announced a major shake-up in the MySpace executive ranks. With seemingly little warning, MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta has stepped down after only seven months at the helm of the struggling social-networking site.

"Owen took on an incredible challenge in working to refocus and revitalize MySpace, and the business has shown very positive signs recently as a result of his dedicated work," said Jon Miller, News Corp.'s chairman and CEO of digital media....