How George Clooney and other high-profile actors are gaining exposure for the controversial trial on California's same-sex marriage ban; how online activists are fanning flames underneath Rush Limbaugh after his comments about a Georgetown Law student who spoke about the availability of birth control before Congress; how the Internet spreads rumors about the fluoridation of tapwater; and more in today's First POST, techPresident's round-up of news about technology in politics. Read More

Hank the Cat, the feline challenger for the Virginia U.S. Senate seat up for election this year, "has enemies;" Republican lawmakers introduce the SECURE IT Act, signaling opposition to government regulation or monitoring of the Internet as expansions of government power; Newt Gingrich's efforts to call on supporters to help him via social media; joining France's data protection authority, a European Union official takes a dim view of Google's new privacy policy; and more in today's First POST, a round-up of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More

Cat pictures become the news of the day in Virginia's U.S. Senate campaign; as his existing donor base begins to reach the contribution limit, Mitt Romney finally asks people to give him money online; grading Rick Santorum's college term paper; and more in today's First POST, techPresident's round-up of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More

Highlights from today's First POST, our round-up of news about technology in politics from around the web: Barack Obama's presidential campaign spent more on online ads in January than some Republican candidates raised that month; a Buzzfeed writer's new book for dog owners, titled "Hey Mitt! Dogs don't go there!" is now available for purchase; the MPAA's Chris Dodd says "Hollywood is pro-technology and pro-Internet;" and how Syrian activists are circumventing government denial of their access to the Internet. Read More

Unasked debate questions, who's spending the most on online web ads in this campaign, web filtering software meant to block pornography that also blocks BoingBoing and Techdirt, and international technology-in-politics news from Germany to Australia in today's First POST, our round-up of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More

In today's First POST: The Romney family's online footprint, new frontiers for long-distance wireless Internet, the Russian teddy bear protests, and more. Read More

How microtargeting by presidential campaigns has or hasn't changed since 2008, an apology from the actress who appeared in an offensive congressional campaign ad, and an online defense from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie about his decision to veto a same-sex marriage bill all lead today's First POST, with all you need to know about news in technology and politics from around the web this morning. Read More