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shared by radhika chatterjee on 30 Apr 09 - Cached

To help our children compete in a 21st century economy, we need to send them to 21st century schools," Obama said
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The plan will also include rolling out broadband, both to places where it isn't available and to health-care facilities, Obama said. It is "unacceptable" that the U.S. ranks 15th in the world in broadband adoption
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Obama also called for hospitals to be connected to each other through the Internet. Modernizing the U.S. health-care system "won't just save jobs, it will save lives,"
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"In our 21st-century society, having a connection to a fast and affordable Internet is no longer a luxury -- it's a public necessity," Josh Silver, executive director of Free Press, said in a statement. "Right now, more than 40 percent of American homes are not connected to broadband. This digital divide isn't just costing us our ranking as global Internet leader -- its costing us jobs and money at a time when both are urgently needed."
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shared by Margaret O. on 21 Oct 11 - No Cached

Cyberbullying Is Prevalent But Young People Are Unaware Of Its Deadly Impact
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The suicide of 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer has moved Lady Gaga to confront President Obama about bringing an end to the anti-gay bullying that led the young “It Gets Better” video-maker to take his own life
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In fact, young people are twice as likely to suggest that biased slurs are used “to be funny” or “to sound cool” than to actually express hateful feelings toward a group of p
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Perhaps more disconcerting is that 54 percent of young people think it’s OK to use discriminatory words within their own circle of friends, because “I know we don’t mean it.
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And if we didn’t have all these social networks out there — the Facebook, you know, and the Internet in general — that is where a lot of the bullying occurs
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shared by Hayes G. on 23 Feb 11 - No Cached

- Hayes G. on 23 Feb 11
  
  This could be a bad thing because the government would be able to easily look at what you are doing on the internet.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This could be a bad thing because the government would be able to easily look at what you are doing on the internet.</div>
  
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The Obama administration is pushing to make it easier for the government to tap into internet and e-mail communications. But the plan has already drawn condemnation from privacy groups and communications firms may be wary of its costs and scope.
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