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Why Reddit is the new political soapbox

In the age of Reddit, political conversations teeter between thoughtful discussions on the war on drugs to cartoon emoticons, but earning upvotes isn't as easy as simply showing up. 

On Feb 6, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Monday’s Reddit Digest—the politicians invade!

The weekend saw two more politicial longshots turn to Reddit, clearly hoping the social news site can improve their odds against entrenched opponents.

On Feb 6, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Upvote: This week, Reddit corrected its mistakes

A misidentified deliveryman, a misguided Internet protest, and a misfired Q&A made news.

On Feb 3, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Why Reddit’s upset about new child-porn bill

Lamar Smith, the social news site's favorite Congressional bogeyman, is at it again.

On Feb 2, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Reddit Digest: February 2, 2011

Internet bogeyman Rep. Lamar Smith continues to outrage redditors.

On Feb 2, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Reddit campaigns to unseat House Judiciary Chairman

The social news community is backing Richard Mack, a political unknown, in an attempt to make Congressman Lamar Smith pay for his support of a pro-copyright bill.

On Jan 30, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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SOPA headed for complete rewrite

Rep. Lamar Smith, who championed the controversial antipiracy bill, now says "we need to revisit the approach."

On Jan 20, 2012 by Owen Thomas

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SOPA author calls Wikipedia’s protest a “publicity stunt”

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith announced that debate over the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act will resume in February. 

On Jan 18, 2012 by Austin Powell

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Reddit Digest: January 5, 2012

The Reddit section /r/sceince debunks a sensational article about "time cloaks" while a redditor takes down Stop Online Piracy Act coauthor Lamar Smith. 

On Jan 5, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Does the Stop Online Piracy Act support the porn industry?

After blocking 20 amendments, including one involving "obscene and pornographic works," the House Judiciary committee in charge of preparing the act for a full vote has pushed back the next hearing until 2012. 

On Dec 21, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

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