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ACTA kicked to Europe's highest court

The antipiracy treaty is now stalled as the European Commission ask for a ruling on its legality.

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Rick Santorum takes the lead on Twitter

On Twitter, at least, the 2012 GOP race has a new front-runner.

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Conservative blogger impersonates Michelle Obama on Pinterest

The Cosmopolitan Conservative, Adrienne Rover, mocks the First Lady with snarky and unbecoming pins. 

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Canvas tries to artfully figure out the difference between Rick Santorum and Ron Paul

Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Ron Paul are given what can only be called the Canvas treatment.

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Pinterest gets political with Mitt Romney pinboards

Forget the parodies: Pinterest users are now providing visual commentary on the GOP candidate's campaign lifestyle.

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Massachusetts Senate race may come down to likes and tweets

Not all Facebook fans are created equal—and understanding why may be crucial to predicting victory in this tight contest.

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Four Twitter parody accounts of France's Sarkozy suspended

The sweeping move came shortly after the French president signed up for Twitter last week. 

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Pres. Obama recounts “The Story of Us: Five Years Ago Today”

On the fifth anniversary of his campaign announcement, President Obama reflects on the shared connections and highlights of his first term. 

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Canvas counts the days until Obama is elected—or tossed out

Canvas users count Barack Obama's remaining days in office.

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Obama Girl returns with "Glease"

Pres. Obama's not-so-secret admirer appears to be having doubts about the 2012 presidential election. 

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Tumblr political blogger disappears from lists of top editors after protest

Online controversialist Alexander Ryking has dropped off Tumblr's list of top political bloggers. Was a petition to out him successful?

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Nancy Pelosi polls Facebook: What's wrong with this picture?

This image of five make Republicans at House Oversight Committee hearing on women's health has been shared more than 5,000 times on Facebook. 

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Web designer is now Spreading Romney

The leading GOP presidential candidate has also been Google-bombed. And it ain't pretty.

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Actress apologizes for Hoekstra's racist Super Bowl ad

Lisa Chan took to Facebook to apologize for her portrayal of Chinese women in an ad for U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra. 

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Canadian minister gets a dose of oversharing

Vic Toews's first mistake was calling for government monitoring of the Internet. His second mistake ... oh, he didn't need a second mistake.

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Obama's campaign manager is called out on Twitter

When Obama's campaign manager quoted the Washington Post on Twitter, referencing Latinos and chimichangas, he created quite ruckus.

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Canvas protests ACTA copyright-enforcement treaty

The cleverest way to register your political views? Make a meme out of them.

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Heavy meddling: Megadeth's Dave Mustaine stumps for Rick Santorum

To quote Chris Regan, "Sheets smell, but who's wiping?"

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Bulgaria and The Netherlands reject ACTA

Both European countries dismissed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement on human rights violations.

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Sarkozy says bonjour to Twitter to help launch reelection campaign

The jump to Twitter comes on the heels of the French president switching his Facebook page last week to a more visually appealing Timeline. 

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In Google+, a political Bizarro World

On Google's social network, the horse race gets just plain weird.

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Gingrich at the zoo

For Facebook users expecting a town hall, the GOP candidate delivered something very different.

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YouTubers to Mitt Romney: Hit the brakes

The GOP candidate's new campaign ad is getting panned.

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Mr. Conservative's baffling Valentine's Day ecard

More than 3,000 conservative Facebook users have shared this parody card of President Obama. But who's the joke really on?