National

Groups Weigh In On Web Politicking (Washington Post) A raft of lawmakers, campaign finance watchdog groups, election lawyers and bloggers urged the Federal Election Commission on Friday to exempt the vast majority of -- if not all -- individual political activists on the Internet from new regulations. (June  6, 2005)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/04/AR2005060401042.html

Online Activists Use Ohio Election As Testing Ground (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Though he does not live in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District, Chris Baker is trying to work outside traditional political outlets to elect a progressive candidate there. (June  6, 2005)

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/111797250872650.xml&coll=2

E-Gov

E-government As Economic Stimulant (PSTM.net) Countries need to make progress with e-government in order to improve their business environment and create new opportunities for the private sector, says a senior executive at IBM. (June  6, 2005)

http://www.pstm.net/article/index.php?articleid=631

RNC Submits Comments On FEC's Proposed Rulemaking (RNC) The RNC today submitted comments to the Federal Election Commission regarding the Commission's Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking on Internet Communications. (June  3, 2005)

http://www.gop.com/News/Read.aspx?ID=5515

International

Blog Muscle In Europe (Forbes) For a 50-year-old, Europe seemed in reasonably good health, if maybe a little flabby, until it was hit by the equivalent of a double heart attack this week as citizens of France and the Netherlands refused to ratify the treaty codifying the European Union's proposed constitution. (June  6, 2005)

http://www.forbes.com/columnists/2005/06/03/cx_sm_0606mcgookin.html

Singapore Speaks Out On The Net (The Standard) The events leading up to Shanmugam Murugesu's execution in Singapore had enough excitement, anguish and cries of injustice for a fast-paced novel, or at the very least an interesting news story. (June  6, 2005)

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Focus/GF06Dh01.html