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9:45am

Thu November 15, 2012
The Two-Way

New Syrian Opposition Group Gets Thumbs Up From Facebook Users

Originally published on Thu November 15, 2012 11:02 am

Credit Karim Jaafar / AFP/Getty Images

Facebook is the bulletin board for the Syrian revolt.

When a newly formed opposition group, the Syrian National Coalition, got some 18,000 "likes" within 48 hours, it was a sign that support is building for a group formed Sunday after a week of negotiations in Doha, Qatar.

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3:59pm

Wed October 31, 2012
It's All Politics

Mysterious Anti-Obama Spam Texts Linked To Republican Consulting Group

Originally published on Wed October 31, 2012 4:53 pm

Credit NPR

If you're using social media to follow the presidential campaign or even if you're related to someone else who's doing that, there's a good chance your cellphone got spammed Tuesday night with an anti-Obama text message.

The messages went out between 7:30 and 10 p.m. They were anonymous but quickly traced to a Republican consulting firm in Northern Virginia.

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2:15pm

Wed October 24, 2012

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