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North Korea restricts cell phone use

CNET Tech blog  Fri, 10/24/2008 - 4:28pm

The North Korean government is supposedly clamping down on cell phone use to prevent citizens from reporting the current food crisis.



 

New law adds defenses against identity theft, but citizens can d...

CNET Tech blog  Thu, 10/02/2008 - 3:18pm

While the president signed a bill into law last week giving victims of identity theft greater restitution for the damages they suffer, a new study shows people can protect themselves better from cybercrime.



 

House Web site overwhelmed by e-mails

CNET Tech blog  Tue, 09/30/2008 - 9:36am

The Web site for the House of Representatives is sputtering under heavy traffic from citizens trying to contact Congress about the financial bailout bill.



 

The Carver Library

Austin Metablog  Mon, 09/15/2008 - 9:20pm

Learn more about the first public library in Austin, Texas which still operates today and provides access for all citizens...

(via ATXedition)



 

Austin Police Department Pleases Their Citizens

KEYE - CBS 42  Tue, 08/12/2008 - 10:07pm

At a police commander’s forum meeting in East Austin Tuesday night many citizens said they were pleased with what they heard.



 

Runners Voice Concerns About Downtown Austin Road Plans

KEYE - CBS 42  Mon, 08/11/2008 - 11:44pm

Special events and street closures are common in Downtown Austin. However, some citizens say the inconveniences continue to mount over the years.



 

Citizens talk APD policies

Daily Texan  Mon, 08/04/2008 - 11:00pm

A panel of citizens heard complaints Monday raised by Austinites regarding the Austin Police Department and its policies.

The city manager appoints the Citizen Review Panel, which works in cooperation with Austin Police Monitor Cliff Brown to determine whether incidents already reviewed by police internal affairs should be further investigated.



 

Austin welcomes 20 new refugees as U.S. citizens

KEYE - CBS 42  Sun, 06/22/2008 - 11:30am

More than a dozen people here in Austin are now citizens, after they officially got their papers Saturday, the hard way.



 

Mexico pursues appeal to stay executions in US (AP)

Ytop stories  Thu, 06/19/2008 - 2:38am

AP - The U.N.'s highest court begins emergency hearings Thursday on Mexico's appeal to block the execution of its citizens on death row in the United States.



 

Mexico's poor get food cash boost

BBC Finance  Tue, 05/27/2008 - 5:47am

Mexico gives its poorest citizens a monthly cash payment to help them cope with rising food prices.