HPR1095: TGTM Newscast for 2012/10/07




Hacker Public Radio show

Summary: Here is a news review: Another Longstanding Montana Campaign Funding Law Struck Down Youngest Gitmo Prisoner Transferred to Canada Legislate First, Ask Questions Never California approves election-day voter registration ‘Small’ NFIB’s big bucks from GOP funders PRQ Raid Targets Revealed, Pirate Party Gets Boost, Plot Thickens…. Governor Brown Vetoes California Electronic Privacy Protection. Again. Why The MPAA Can't 'Win The Hearts And Minds' Of The Public: File Sharing Is Mainstream Report On Internet Freedom Shows We're Seeing Less And Less Of It Megaupload Seized Data Case Will Get a Hearing, Court Rules Other Headlines: So Close and Yet So Far Thought Control Expanding the Debate Exclusive: Third Party Candidates Break the Sound Barrier As Obama-Romney Spar Washington Doesn't Like Democratic Elections in Venezuela, Because of the Result France's Bold Plan to Tax the Rich News from "techdirt.com," "thestand.org,"  "inthesetimes.com," and "allgov.com" used under arranged permission. News from "torrentfreak.com" and "eff.org" used under permission of the Creative Commons by-attribution license. News from "democracynow.org," and "peoplesworld.org" used under permission of the Creative Commons by-attribution non-commercial no-derivatives license. News Sources retain their respective copyrights. Links http://www.allgov.com/news/where-is-the-money-going/another-longstanding-montana-campaign-funding-law-struck-down-121005?news=845869 http://www.democracynow.org/2012/10/1/headlines#1015 http://inthesetimes.com/article/13809/legislate_first_ask_questions_never1/ http://peoplesworld.org/california-approves-election-day-voter-registration/ http://www.thestand.org/2012/09/small-nfib-gets-big-bucks-from-gop-funders/