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President-elect Obama promised during his campaign to create a “Google for government.” Now that he’s on his way to the White House, let’s imagine what this might look like, and how such a tool could change the way people relate to those tasked with running our country. The first image this phrase brings to mind [...]

President-elect Barack Obama’s plan to build a Google-enabled government began modestly this week with the new Change.gov Web site, which includes the means to apply for a job in the new administration.
One of the people this administration plans to hire: a CTO to manage federal IT. The person selected will be the nation’s first chief [...]

(L to R) Gigi Sohn, president, Public Knowledge; Jennifer Canty, CEO, Dyscern; Ben Scott, policy director, Free Press; Stephen J. Ezell, senior analyst, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation; Harry Wingo, policy counsel, Google; Michael Oldak, senior director of state competitive and regulatory policies, Edison Electric Institute.
WASHINGTON — Google’s not just a technology company anymore.
The search [...]

Has our economy hit rock-bottom or can it get even worse? Where can you put your money to keep it safe?
Fast Money’s Dylan Ratigan appeared Friday on The View to help answer some of these questions and more.
Dylan warned hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Joy Behar and guest host Rachael Ray that the economy was [...]

“Human Weapon” co-host Jason Chambers was arrested earlier this month over an alleged rape in Los Angeles, according to the celebrity gossip site TMZ.com.
The report states that Chambers was arrested on Nov. 11 on suspicion of sexual assault and drug charges. He posted the $200,000 bail and has a court date set for Dec. 5.

Anne Lu - Celebrity News Service News Writer
Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - Former “Human Weapon” host Jason Chambers has been arrested earlier this month for alleged rape.
The martial arts expert, 28, was busted on November 11 on suspicion of sexual assault and drug charges. TMZ reports that he may have used drugs to commit rape. [...]

The L.A. County District Attorney has rejected the case against Jason Chambers, the host of “Human Weapon” on The History Channel.
As we first reported, Chambers was arrested November 11 for allegedly raping a woman. Cops also believed he used some sort of drug to allegedly commit the sexual assault.
The D.A.’s office tells us they rejected [...]

The following companies may have unusual price changes in Canadian trading today. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from yesterday’s close in Toronto.
The Standard & Poor’s/TSX Composite Index fell 9 percent to 7,724.76. The main Canadian stock index has fallen 15 percent in four days and is poised for its worst weekly [...]

*TSX rises 1.5 percent after 9 pct fall Thursday
*Energy, materials up as oil edges higher, gold rises
*TD Bank slumps after brokerage cuts price target
*Canada October CPI eases sharply

Stocks in New York had been enjoying a break from selling pressure early Friday, but were fluctuating after Citigroup (C Quote - Cramer on C - Stock Picks) CEO Vikram Pandit reportedly denied rumors that his firm was seeking to sell its Smith Barney brokerage unit.
After rising some 170 points early and then taking a [...]