Google has filed a motion to end the gag order on the secret FISA court requests that it gets from the government as a part of the National Security Agencies surveillance, which could work considering how recent efforts to reveal the secrets of the secret court have gone.
A first look at the new software
Things could be about to get much, much worse
Features, upgrade incentives and loyalty matter
Securing $20 billion in an escrow fund is just the start
Fines, escrows, new regulation: there's more than one way to right a wrong
Disappointment in the lack of details and ideas
It's easy to protect wildlife that doesn't actually live in the affected region
The pros and cons of opening airspace to unmanned aircraft
Tough talk not only for BP, but for all the five biggest oil firms
6,700 stores will offer free Web access and hyper-local content
An escrow-style fund would be set aside to pay for damages
Why oil companies won't be leading the way on alternative energy
Execs come to Washington as the Obama administration threatens legal force
One Exxon-Valdez every 8 to 10 days
A vote to strip EPA power fails, but just barely
The official explanation: "a bug"
Plus, bros doing all sort of things to other bros
114,000 e-mail addresses--including that of Rahm Emanuel--were compromised
Scathing satire from Upright Citizens Brigade
"Now he's a lot wiser and a better business executive"
Could the oil giant become the next ACORN?
And one reason to be wary
Google search gets juiced
"They're messing with my shrimp!"
The president shows his fangs to Matt Lauer
We can't resist the inevitable joke: you're bored already, right?
Pete Cashmore says Facebook photos may be no bar to become president
A thinner handset, sharper display screen, video chat and more
If only Facebook's image hadn't taken such a beating
The process could take years
How was GetYourOilOffOurCoast.com not already taken?
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