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SMS snooping can doom relationships

Vikas — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:12:12 +0000

Can’t help checking your partner’s text messages on the sly? You’re not alone, with an Australian survey showing one in three mobile phone users are text message snoops, and the consequences can often be...

Best-laid plans: Media beat Obama to the punch

AP — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:33:38 +0000

Sen. Barack Obama’s pledge to supporters that they would be the “first to know” his running mate turned out to be a brilliant but unworkable communications...

Obama Sharpens the Message

Varsha Lohlta — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:15:55 +0000

Barack Obama seems to have gotten the message about his message. In the past few days, amid growing concerns among Democratic allies, Obama has begun campaigning in a different gear, one that is more aggressive in attacking John McCain and more...

Bin Laden lashes out at Arab leaders

AP — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:44:25 +0000

Osama bin Laden has released a message saying Arab leaders have sacrificed the Palestinians and Muslim militants should help break the blockade of Gaza.The audiotape appeared on an Islamic militant Web site where al-Qaida leaders issue statements....

Bin Laden issues new message on Islamic militant Web site

AP — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:15:31 +0000

Osama bin Laden has issued a new message addressed to the Islamic world.The audiotape appears on an Islamic militant Web site where al-Qaida leaders issue their statements. The group’s media wing announced earlier Sunday that bin Laden would...

Bin Laden to send 'strong message': Al-Sahab

AP — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:04:00 +0000

The media wing of al-Qaida says Osama bin Laden soon will issue a new message addressed to the Islamic world.Al-Sahab posted a banner Sunday on a militant Web site known for carrying the terror network’s messages. It said a “powerful...

Space workers replying to seaborne message from Bahamas

AP — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:58:08 +0000

A Bahamian girl’s seaborne school project has landed on the sandy doorstep of NASA.United Space Alliance worker Jill Vogel found a message in a bottle from a student at the Holy Name Catholic School in Bimini, about 220 miles southeast of...

Amazon Launches Text-Message Shopping

AP — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:35:33 +0000

Amazon.com Inc.’s brick-and-mortar competitors have yet another reason to fear the Web: a new service that lets shoppers compare prices and buy things with a few quick taps on their cell phones.Amazon TextBuyIt, which launched late Tuesday,...

Finland's Foreign Minister Ousted

AP — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:27:00 +0000

Finland’s foreign minister was ousted Tuesday by his conservative party over a text message scandal involving an erotic dancer.The scandal, which had been making headline news for weeks, had eroded trust in and respect for Ilkka Kanerva, said...

Scandal Claims Finland Foreign Minister

AP — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:14:59 +0000

Finland’s foreign minister lost his post Tuesday over a text message scandal involving an erotic dancer, party officials said Tuesday.Ilkka Kanerva _ who reportedly sent some 200 cell phone text message to the dancer _ cannot remain as...