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Despite a recent flap over a post on the social networking site Twitter criticizing the president for a comment on health care, Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley said he will keep on using the site to communicate with his constituents.
“I’ve tried to use every latest technology to keep in touch with constituents. Representative government is a [...]

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Anyone using the social networking site Twitter to follow Tuesday night’s public hearing on federal deductibility would have gotten a very one-sided description of events.
While the House Democratic caucus and the state party have Twitter feeds, as do five state Democratic lawmakers, it was the Republicans who used the site to document the chaotic hearing.

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Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd’s Presidential campaign rolled out a web site change Monday and announced the hiring of Matt Browner-Hamlin as chief blogger.
Browner-Hamlin is an experienced blogger who has contributed to The Huffington Post, My Left Nutmeg and The Right’s Field. He plans to travel with Sen. Dodd and offer updates from the campaign trail.