Wednesday's Daily Brief

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 BLACKOUT: Websites Go Dark To Protest Anti-Piracy Bill POLITICS Gingrich: It's Over If Romney Wins South Carolina TECHNOLOGY Yahoo Co-Founder Calls It Quits WORLD Costa Concordia Captain's Excuse: 'I Tripped' POLITICS Fired D.C. Lobbyist Says The Occupy Movement Should Hire Him (VIDEO) LATINO VOICES Hispanic Evangelicals, Longtime GOP Allies, Differ With Republicans On Key Issues BLOG POSTS Timothy Karr: Why We Go Black Today's nationwide protest of Internet blacklist legislation is part of a brewing movement to keep control over the Internet out of the hands of corporations and governments. It's a struggle that puts Internet users before information gatekeepers. Joe Sestak: The Truth About SOPA: How the Corporate Lobby's Argument Doesn't Add Up Don't be fooled by its seemingly straightforward title: SOPA is one of the greatest challenges to a free and open web that we've ever faced. Robert Reich: The Romney Tax Loophole A loophole in the tax laws allows private-equity managers like Romney to treat their compensation as capital gains. It's legal but it's a scandal. Income from employment is employment income, period. Lisa Belkin: Jay-Z Says He Won't Call Us Bitches Anymore Jay-Z is not the first man to realize he has been a misogynistic jerk only after he has a daughter. Scientists have found examples of others. Evan Shapiro: GlenVegas Glen Ross This past week I went to The Consumer Electronics Show (aka CES) in Las Vegas. "Why would a TV executive go to CES" you ask? Good question.

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