National

1. Digital Divide Narrows (Kansas City Star)
   As Connie Crumble worked her way through a room full of computers, she came upon Ja’River Dunlap. (June  13, 2005)
   
   
2. Wikis Find Role In Community Governance (FCW)
   Ohio State University philosophy lecturer Larry Sanger envisions a democracy in which citizens will improve policy decisions by making their ideas known through public Web pages that they can modify. (June  13, 2005)
   
   
3. An End To 'Everybody's Press'? (Tech Central Station)
   TCS Editor Nick Schulz interviewed FEC Commissioner Brad Smith about regulation of speech on the Internet and what it might mean for blogs, websites and the future of technology and politics. (June  13, 2005)
   
   
4. Florida's New Political Blog Wars (St. Petersburg Times)
   At Florida Politics (flapolitics.blogspot.com) last week they debated whether Florida Democrats should focus on improving their showing in big counties or rural counties. (June  12, 2005)
   
   
5. Women Should Embrace The Blogosphere (TownHall.com)
   No discussion of women bloggers would be complete without some gross generalizations and politically incorrect observations -- both of which I plan to include here. (June  10, 2005)

International

1. Microsoft Bans 'Democracy' For China Web Users (MSN)
   Microsoft's new Chinese internet portal has banned the words "democracy" and "freedom" from parts of its website in an apparent effort to avoid offending Beijing's political censors. (June  13, 2005)
   
   
2. Over 2 Mln Texts Send Live 8 Into Record Books (Reuters)
   Music fans broke a world record when they sent more than 2 million text messages to try to get tickets for next month's Live 8 concert in London, the Guinness Book of Records said Monday. (June  13, 2005)
   
   
3. Political Web Sites Offer Lebanese Open Platform to Express Views (Daily Star)
   Thanks to a new wave of political Web sites and discussion groups, with the click of a mouse, Lebanese are discovering new avenues to express their views and displeasure with their leaders. (June  11, 2005)
   
   
4. Iran Election Candidate Supports Satellite/Internet Censoring (Iran Focus)
   Iran’s former paramilitary police chief and presidential hopeful said in an interview with a state-run daily that he supported Internet censorship and state control over satellite channels. (June  11, 2005)