Most famous Californian governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger stops in France on a European tour to promote is last indie movie Expendable II for a few days.
The Huntsmans made headlines today, with both father and son creating quite a stir in the world of Twitter. Starting with Jon Huntsman Sr., Twitter erupted with speculation that he could be that super secret source to Harry Reid's claims about Romney and his failure to pay his taxes.
Name: Mohamed Morsi
Age: 60
Title: President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Inauguration Date: June 30, 2012
Term Length: Four years per term; up to two terms
Party: Freedom and Justice Party
Thursday night marked the first wave of preseason football games. With the start of a new season comes a flurry of fantasy football pools between offices, families, friends and strangers.
And we figured, what about a spin? Fantasy politics.
As part of our effort to report on social media trends, tools, and technology, we will be periodically recognizing politicians, candidates, and political organizations who are utilizing social media in effective and creative ways.
Rep. Jared Polis
Name: Rep. Jared Polis
Social Media Stats:
The Charlotte Douglas International Airport is leveraging the Internet as a way to learn more about the presidential preference of the city's visitors, by asking this question before granting access to WiFi Connection: "Suppose the presidential election were held today, Who would you be more likely to vote for?" Gearing up to host the Democratic National Convention, the poll seems like an attempt to gauge popularity of the Convention.
As reported by BuzzFeed:
The new battery can power an electric car up to 100 miles, but their goal is to reach 200 miles between charges. "I think we’ve got better than a 50-50 chance to develop a car that will go to 200 miles on a charge," [GM CEO Dan] Akerson said. "That would be a game changer."
Their new lithium-ion batteries would also be substantially less expensive than existing electric car batteries.
The Democrats platform is being finalized prior to their convention. Interestingly, it states that the Democratic Party will:
Another week of the presidential campaign cycle, another wave of campaign ads hitting airwaves. The media teams of Obama for America and Romney for President have traded barbs all summer long, with no end in sight. Claims of dishonesty and distorting records are abound.
You'd think Independent voters are starting to get important or something.
This morning, The Politico reports: