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Declared the winner of the primary Runoff Election by 6700 votes after finishing second in the first primary driven to his victory by courting support from africanamerican democratic voters. The House Veterans Affairs committee is holding a series of hearings looking at medical care problems at the va and tomorrow the committee will look at how they handled whistle blower complaints. That is like at 7 30 eastern. We invite you to join the converation about the va on facebook and twitter. From ro...

President s own review group in december. This discussion focusing on the costs of the nsa programs to our overall Internet Security is a followup to our internet discussion earlier in the spring about the economic Foreign Policy costs overall and previews the release of our paper later in the month, surveillance costs, the nsas impact on the economy, information security, and freedom. Freedom. With that, cue the representatives, please. I am congresswoman zoe a lot of and thank you for inviting...

Byte Back, a nonprofit, aims to close the digital divide in Washington D.C. and Baltimore by providing free tech training to underserved communities.

"Tesla recently released a beta version of its Level 2 Autopilot system, described as having full self-driving capability. By releasing the system, Tesla is testing on public roads a highly automated AV technology but with limited oversight or reporting requirements," Sumwalt wrote. "NHTSAs hands-off approach to oversight of AV testing poses a potential risk to motorists and other road users." While both the NTSB and NHTSA are vehicle safety watchdogs in the U.S. government, their roles are dis...

"Tesla recently released a beta version of its Level 2 Autopilot system, described as having full self-driving capability. By releasing the system, Tesla is testing on public roads a highly automated AV technology but with limited oversight or reporting requirements," Sumwalt wrote. "NHTSAs hands-off approach to oversight of AV testing poses a potential risk to motorists and other road users." While both the NTSB and NHTSA are vehicle safety watchdogs in the U.S. government, their roles are dis...